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Ohio in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +2.3%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.3% in 2001.

51,246 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (39,785 single-family), +2.6% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+2.3%Ohio index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
51,246housing units permitted in 200239,785 single-family
84 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.3%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Noble County+8.2%29292.0
Hocking County+5.0%880.3
Gallia County+4.0%110.0
Wyandot County+4.0%100604.6
Huron County+3.8%1811463.1
Madison County+3.8%2171894.6
Carroll County+3.5%550.2
Guernsey County+3.5%97932.5
Lawrence County+3.5%26120.5
Seneca County+3.4%1841803.4
Franklin County+3.3%10,2435,2237.5
Union County+3.3%5295297.2
Delaware County+3.1%2,8882,56411.9
Jackson County+3.1%93902.8
Sandusky County+3.1%2041713.5
Ashland County+2.9%2151814.1
Hamilton County+2.9%2,2111,3082.6
Butler County+2.8%2,4962,1026.2
Clermont County+2.8%1,4721,2196.8
Fairfield County+2.8%1,2889677.6
Jefferson County+2.8%123441.9
Knox County+2.8%3553455.5
Lake County+2.8%7207113.1
Logan County+2.8%2132134.6
Erie County+2.7%2041912.8
Fayette County+2.7%1321324.6
Preble County+2.7%1771684.4
Wayne County+2.7%5924345.1
Brown County+2.6%79761.8
Coshocton County+2.6%14140.4
Pickaway County+2.6%1481482.4
Portage County+2.6%5615593.4
Warren County+2.6%2,7682,65010.8
Washington County+2.6%32320.5
Medina County+2.5%1,5291,3738.3
Morrow County+2.5%49491.3
Auglaize County+2.4%1891824.1
Lorain County+2.4%2,1231,8446.6
Lucas County+2.4%1,2291,1242.9
Marion County+2.4%1521482.3
Ross County+2.4%46460.6
Wood County+2.4%9705797.2
Ashtabula County+2.3%4414414.6
Geauga County+2.3%4364364.6
Muskingum County+2.3%117121.3
Scioto County+2.3%5750.8
Hardin County+2.2%51511.7
Stark County+2.2%1,3951,2303.7
Cuyahoga County+2.1%1,9961,8051.6
Holmes County+2.1%29110.6
Putnam County+2.1%94792.7
Richland County+2.1%4463683.6
Clinton County+2.0%2192145.2
Columbiana County+2.0%102801.0
Greene County+2.0%9077665.2
Hancock County+2.0%2892553.9
Meigs County+2.0%14140.6
Pike County+2.0%35351.3
Ottawa County+1.9%2582406.5
Summit County+1.9%2,0731,6233.9
Allen County+1.8%1901811.9
Licking County+1.8%1,7531,2579.4
Mahoning County+1.8%6706523.0
Tuscarawas County+1.8%1601481.7
Miami County+1.7%3573573.2
Athens County+1.6%25250.4
Montgomery County+1.6%1,8051,2393.3
Champaign County+1.5%1781784.6
Henry County+1.5%91913.3
Morgan County+1.5%220.1
Harrison County+1.4%110.1
Crawford County+1.3%82712.0
Fulton County+1.3%1941574.6
Shelby County+1.3%2051884.3
Clark County+1.2%2922702.2
Perry County+1.2%37251.0
Darke County+0.9%1681483.3
Defiance County+0.9%1421283.7
Trumbull County+0.9%4913542.5
Williams County+0.7%1631614.5
Highland County+0.6%98732.2
Belmont County+0.4%22200.3
Mercer County+0.3%1241102.9
Paulding County+0.1%73733.9
Vinton County−0.2%000.0
Van Wert County−0.4%77772.7
Adams County−1.3%220.1
Monroe County−3.1%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.