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Ohio in 1999

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +3.5%, against +4.3% for the United States and +3.6% in 1998.

55,880 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (40,033 single-family), +16.3% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+3.5%Ohio index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
55,880housing units permitted in 199940,033 single-family
85 of 86counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%
1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999
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Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1999Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Noble County+14.8%32322.2
Harrison County+11.4%000.0
Vinton County+10.9%000.0
Morrow County+7.8%89692.5
Gallia County+7.5%770.2
Wyandot County+7.3%85763.9
Fayette County+6.9%1581525.5
Van Wert County+6.9%92923.2
Perry County+6.8%40401.1
Jackson County+6.4%1281233.9
Washington County+6.2%56321.0
Brown County+5.8%1011012.3
Seneca County+5.6%2001943.7
Hocking County+5.5%990.3
Columbiana County+5.2%104661.0
Paulding County+5.2%74744.0
Defiance County+5.0%1541264.0
Ottawa County+5.0%2532416.4
Scioto County+5.0%550.1
Fulton County+4.9%111792.7
Logan County+4.8%2372055.1
Knox County+4.6%4183386.5
Darke County+4.5%1931913.7
Ashtabula County+4.4%4814745.0
Hamilton County+4.4%2,6291,3163.1
Lucas County+4.3%1,5351,2003.6
Putnam County+4.3%74662.2
Champaign County+4.2%1641624.2
Marion County+4.2%2101563.2
Union County+4.2%4974976.8
Henry County+4.1%91853.3
Wood County+4.0%6514944.9
Preble County+3.9%2272175.6
Adams County+3.8%730.3
Clermont County+3.8%1,8691,4978.6
Hardin County+3.7%141814.7
Muskingum County+3.7%186172.1
Tuscarawas County+3.7%1561381.7
Williams County+3.7%1261093.4
Licking County+3.6%1,0669935.7
Sandusky County+3.6%1651492.8
Butler County+3.5%3,4082,2148.5
Cuyahoga County+3.5%2,8542,2022.3
Franklin County+3.5%10,6154,6997.8
Warren County+3.5%3,5002,72513.6
Allen County+3.4%2362142.3
Lorain County+3.4%1,5741,3654.9
Madison County+3.4%1981424.2
Meigs County+3.4%21211.0
Ashland County+3.3%2232044.2
Geauga County+3.3%5945846.2
Pickaway County+3.3%1991973.2
Portage County+3.3%8087804.9
Trumbull County+3.3%5594462.8
Carroll County+3.2%22220.8
Mercer County+3.2%1821214.3
Summit County+3.2%2,8362,3705.3
Shelby County+3.1%2712315.6
Delaware County+3.0%2,9592,16412.2
Stark County+3.0%1,4631,3203.9
Clinton County+2.9%2302255.4
Wayne County+2.9%4613563.9
Clark County+2.8%4494093.3
Hancock County+2.8%2752323.7
Fairfield County+2.7%8107534.8
Holmes County+2.7%550.1
Lake County+2.7%9017463.9
Medina County+2.7%1,5141,4708.2
Guernsey County+2.6%1071072.8
Belmont County+2.5%54420.8
Crawford County+2.5%87792.1
Richland County+2.5%5043234.0
Huron County+2.4%1561492.7
Auglaize County+2.3%1971714.3
Erie County+2.3%4792436.5
Miami County+2.3%3212762.8
Montgomery County+2.2%1,8671,0533.5
Pike County+2.2%11110.4
Ross County+2.1%77561.0
Athens County+2.0%45140.7
Greene County+2.0%1,0626166.1
Highland County+1.9%52421.2
Mahoning County+1.4%8026783.6
Jefferson County+1.1%38220.6
Lawrence County+0.5%30250.5
Coshocton County0.0%10100.3
Monroe County—110.1
Morgan County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Ohio by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 44,812 units (32,635 single-family, 12,177 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 49,280 units (35,719 single-family, 13,561 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 46,487 units (32,728 single-family, 13,759 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 48,034 units (36,563 single-family, 11,471 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 55,880 units (40,033 single-family, 15,847 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 49,745 units (38,013 single-family, 11,732 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 49,931 units (38,765 single-family, 11,166 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 51,246 units (39,785 single-family, 11,461 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 53,041 units (42,703 single-family, 10,338 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 51,695 units (42,543 single-family, 9,152 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 47,727 units (38,306 single-family, 9,421 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 34,422 units (27,514 single-family, 6,908 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 27,095 units (20,511 single-family, 6,584 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 17,666 units (12,873 single-family, 4,793 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 13,343 units (10,593 single-family, 2,750 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 13,710 units (10,603 single-family, 3,107 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 13,762 units (9,320 single-family, 4,442 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 16,905 units (10,894 single-family, 6,011 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 19,903 units (12,717 single-family, 7,186 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 19,872 units (12,535 single-family, 7,337 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 20,047 units (13,529 single-family, 6,518 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 22,816 units (15,221 single-family, 7,595 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 23,917 units (16,153 single-family, 7,764 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 24,221 units (16,329 single-family, 7,892 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 23,047 units (16,078 single-family, 6,969 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 29,686 units (18,352 single-family, 11,334 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 30,418 units (20,506 single-family, 9,912 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 30,843 units (17,350 single-family, 13,493 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 27,318 units (16,009 single-family, 11,309 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 31,411 units (17,791 single-family, 13,620 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 33,640 units (17,327 single-family, 16,313 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Ohio by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

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.