States › Missouri › 1996
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Missouri changed +3.7%, against +3.2% for the United States and +5.6% in 1995.
26,298 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,107 single-family), +8.3% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
+3.7% Missouri index, 1995–1996 US +3.2%
26,298 housing units permitted in 1996 20,107 single-family
51 of 55 counties with a rising index median county +3.8%
1,425,616 units permitted nationally in 1996
Counties in 1996 Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1996 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Camden County +15.6% 36 36 0.8 Cooper County +11.5% 22 22 1.3 Lafayette County +10.3% 101 101 3.0 New Madrid County +9.8% 14 14 0.9 Webster County +9.4% 78 78 1.8 Andrew County +8.3% 9 9 0.5 Warren County +7.7% 239 239 6.1 Adair County +7.3% 21 21 0.8 Lawrence County +7.1% 48 48 1.2 Barry County +7.0% 52 52 1.4 Marion County +6.8% 117 117 4.1 Pettis County +6.5% 21 21 0.5 Buchanan County +6.2% 194 194 2.3 Howell County +6.1% 107 107 2.6 Polk County +6.0% 66 66 2.0 Crawford County +5.9% 17 17 0.7 St. Francois County +5.8% 177 177 2.6 St. Louis city +5.1% 80 80 0.3 Callaway County +4.9% 22 22 0.5 Miller County +4.9% 16 16 0.6 Cass County +4.6% 624 624 5.4 Jackson County +4.4% 3,503 3,503 4.8 Nodaway County +4.4% 18 18 0.9 Platte County +4.2% 283 283 2.5 Clinton County +3.9% 188 188 8.7 Franklin County +3.9% 647 647 6.0 Lincoln County +3.9% 99 99 1.5 Clay County +3.8% 761 761 2.9 Cole County +3.8% 483 483 6.2 Johnson County +3.8% 76 76 1.3 Newton County +3.8% 52 52 0.8 St. Charles County +3.8% 3,099 3,099 7.3 Jefferson County +3.7% 1,444 1,444 6.2 Phelps County +3.6% 90 90 2.0 Christian County +3.5% 515 515 5.3 Jasper County +3.5% 425 425 3.3 Audrain County +3.2% 49 49 2.0 Greene County +3.2% 1,302 1,302 4.2 Randolph County +3.0% 17 17 0.7 St. Louis County +2.9% 2,744 2,744 2.8 Perry County +2.8% 65 65 3.4 Boone County +2.7% 861 861 4.5 Cape Girardeau County +2.7% 189 189 2.3 Henry County +2.3% 20 20 0.9 Ray County +2.3% 91 91 3.9 Scott County +2.3% 65 65 1.7 Ste. Genevieve County +1.7% 8 8 0.4 Saline County +1.1% 26 26 1.1 Moniteau County +0.9% 7 7 0.5 Laclede County +0.6% 77 77 2.1 Taney County +0.4% 246 246 4.3 Vernon County −0.1% 17 17 0.9 Butler County −0.6% 37 37 0.9 Stone County −0.6% 16 16 0.5 Pulaski County −2.6% 8 8 0.1 Atchison County — 6 6 1.2 Barton County — 20 20 1.7 Bates County — 6 6 0.4 Benton County — 11 11 0.5 Bollinger County — 2 2 0.2 Caldwell County — 2 2 0.2 Carroll County — 1 1 0.1 Cedar County — 22 22 1.5 Chariton County — 7 7 0.9 Dade County — 3 3 0.4 Dallas County — 0 0 0.0 Daviess County — 0 0 0.0 DeKalb County — 2 2 0.2 Dent County — 7 7 0.5 Douglas County — 14 14 1.1 Dunklin County — 38 38 1.4 Gasconade County — 3 3 0.2 Gentry County — 2 2 0.3 Grundy County — 19 19 1.9 Harrison County — 8 8 1.0 Hickory County — 0 0 0.0 Holt County — 2 2 0.5 Howard County — 6 6 0.6 Iron County — 3 3 0.3 Lewis County — 1 1 0.1 Linn County — 5 5 0.4 Livingston County — 49 49 3.3 McDonald County — 10 10 0.4 Macon County — 8 8 0.5 Madison County — 0 0 0.0 Maries County — 0 0 0.0 Mississippi County — 13 13 1.1 Monroe County — 61 61 6.8 Montgomery County — 14 14 1.2 Morgan County — 0 0 0.0 Oregon County — 1 1 0.1 Osage County — 0 0 0.0 Ozark County — 6 6 0.7 Pemiscot County — 30 30 2.1 Pike County — 17 17 0.9 Putnam County — 13 13 2.9 Ralls County — 7 7 0.7 St. Clair County — 0 0 0.0 Shannon County — 1 1 0.1 Shelby County — 3 3 0.5 Stoddard County — 29 29 1.0 Texas County — 15 15 0.6 Washington County — 3 3 0.1 Wright County — 19 19 1.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Missouri by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 24,282 units (18,975 single-family, 5,307 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 26,298 units (20,107 single-family, 6,191 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 25,156 units (18,811 single-family, 6,345 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 25,657 units (19,997 single-family, 5,660 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 26,840 units (20,658 single-family, 6,182 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 24,321 units (17,929 single-family, 6,392 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 24,739 units (18,792 single-family, 5,947 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 28,255 units (20,747 single-family, 7,508 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 29,309 units (22,730 single-family, 6,579 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 32,791 units (26,269 single-family, 6,522 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 33,114 units (25,949 single-family, 7,165 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 29,172 units (19,926 single-family, 9,246 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 21,525 units (14,905 single-family, 6,620 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 13,273 units (7,777 single-family, 5,496 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 10,056 units (6,552 single-family, 3,504 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 9,699 units (6,901 single-family, 2,798 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 9,242 units (6,059 single-family, 3,183 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 12,297 units (7,998 single-family, 4,299 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 13,708 units (9,366 single-family, 4,342 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 16,003 units (9,072 single-family, 6,931 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 18,344 units (10,339 single-family, 8,005 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 18,997 units (11,292 single-family, 7,705 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 18,811 units (12,109 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 16,875 units (11,376 single-family, 5,499 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 17,460 units (10,955 single-family, 6,505 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 19,839 units (13,107 single-family, 6,732 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 21,372 units (13,941 single-family, 7,431 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 20,901 units (11,598 single-family, 9,303 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 16,781 units (11,022 single-family, 5,759 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 18,464 units (11,528 single-family, 6,936 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 17,474 units (11,374 single-family, 6,100 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Missouri by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .