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Ohio in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +1.7%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.3% in 2002.

53,041 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (42,703 single-family), +3.5% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+1.7%Ohio index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
53,041housing units permitted in 200342,703 single-family
85 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.6%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Monroe County+10.1%000.0
Fayette County+4.2%100943.5
Meigs County+4.2%880.4
Perry County+4.0%78382.2
Adams County+3.9%110.0
Crawford County+3.5%45451.1
Holmes County+3.1%14100.3
Hocking County+3.0%108683.9
Knox County+3.0%3943756.2
Morrow County+3.0%56531.5
Paulding County+3.0%12120.6
Athens County+2.9%40170.6
Richland County+2.7%4903553.9
Ashland County+2.3%1501422.9
Carroll County+2.3%660.2
Delaware County+2.3%2,8642,79311.8
Clermont County+2.2%1,4361,2306.6
Fairfield County+2.2%1,5531,4339.1
Franklin County+2.2%9,5805,7277.0
Lake County+2.2%8958443.9
Licking County+2.2%1,3251,1067.1
Lucas County+2.2%1,6811,4994.0
Ottawa County+2.2%2592476.6
Champaign County+2.1%2022025.2
Hamilton County+2.1%2,3461,3272.8
Madison County+2.1%2501865.3
Van Wert County+2.1%95953.3
Butler County+2.0%2,6352,2986.6
Geauga County+2.0%3943924.1
Wayne County+2.0%5324454.6
Henry County+1.9%98983.6
Mercer County+1.9%1701264.0
Shelby County+1.9%2041884.2
Columbiana County+1.8%83450.8
Cuyahoga County+1.8%2,1081,8651.7
Belmont County+1.7%23210.4
Hancock County+1.7%2211992.9
Logan County+1.7%1911914.1
Medina County+1.7%1,3811,3817.5
Pickaway County+1.7%2162163.4
Stark County+1.7%1,5501,4314.1
Warren County+1.7%2,6662,46710.4
Clinton County+1.6%2092024.9
Union County+1.6%5795797.9
Wood County+1.6%1,0956168.2
Jackson County+1.5%1241163.8
Jefferson County+1.5%33260.5
Pike County+1.5%2042047.5
Ross County+1.5%48480.6
Miami County+1.4%3423423.0
Noble County+1.4%34342.4
Tuscarawas County+1.4%1951622.1
Williams County+1.4%1621404.4
Defiance County+1.3%1461263.8
Guernsey County+1.3%61611.6
Portage County+1.3%8368015.1
Summit County+1.3%2,3541,9294.4
Montgomery County+1.2%2,4181,5294.5
Morgan County+1.2%110.1
Putnam County+1.2%82762.4
Wyandot County+1.2%74703.4
Allen County+1.1%2842602.8
Clark County+1.1%2732442.0
Fulton County+1.1%1701634.1
Preble County+1.1%1911734.7
Sandusky County+1.1%2391564.1
Lawrence County+1.0%16160.3
Mahoning County+1.0%5745242.6
Washington County+1.0%54280.9
Harrison County+0.9%330.2
Huron County+0.9%1921683.3
Lorain County+0.9%2,2622,1197.0
Seneca County+0.9%1561382.9
Ashtabula County+0.8%3313313.4
Brown County+0.8%1151102.6
Greene County+0.8%1,1587826.6
Scioto County+0.8%6660.9
Trumbull County+0.8%4803922.4
Highland County+0.7%107952.4
Hardin County+0.6%38361.3
Auglaize County+0.5%2001654.4
Darke County+0.5%105972.0
Muskingum County+0.5%70120.8
Marion County+0.4%1581312.4
Vinton County+0.2%000.0
Erie County0.0%3342084.6
Coshocton County−1.0%440.1
Gallia County−1.0%440.1

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.