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Ohio in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +3.1%, against +9.2% for the United States and +1.7% in 2003.

51,695 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (42,543 single-family), −2.5% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+3.1%Ohio index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
51,695housing units permitted in 200442,543 single-family
86 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.0%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Vinton County+8.3%000.0
Muskingum County+6.9%121371.4
Jackson County+6.7%1141103.5
Belmont County+6.2%96651.5
Lawrence County+5.7%29170.5
Fulton County+5.2%2222145.3
Scioto County+5.1%4380.6
Guernsey County+4.7%61611.6
Mercer County+4.6%1821544.3
Ottawa County+4.6%2552436.5
Defiance County+4.5%1401273.7
Erie County+4.5%3562464.9
Washington County+4.5%36240.6
Madison County+4.4%1351202.9
Allen County+4.3%3693313.7
Fayette County+4.3%1621445.7
Darke County+4.2%1271092.5
Geauga County+4.2%4354354.5
Greene County+4.2%1,1928376.8
Holmes County+4.2%1351133.0
Licking County+4.1%1,1699676.3
Athens County+4.0%43140.7
Franklin County+4.0%7,0865,2205.2
Lake County+4.0%1,0469014.5
Knox County+3.9%3763725.9
Pike County+3.9%2332338.6
Putnam County+3.9%1391294.0
Morrow County+3.7%43242111.9
Pickaway County+3.6%2492344.0
Hamilton County+3.5%1,5821,2311.9
Lucas County+3.5%1,9471,5824.6
Wood County+3.5%1,70559512.7
Adams County+3.3%400.1
Butler County+3.3%3,0602,2927.6
Ashtabula County+3.2%3753713.9
Clermont County+3.2%1,3111,2006.0
Cuyahoga County+3.2%2,2482,0101.8
Delaware County+3.2%2,4372,31210.1
Henry County+3.2%84723.0
Sandusky County+3.2%1981673.4
Trumbull County+3.2%5203762.6
Brown County+3.1%2251895.1
Warren County+3.1%2,6642,32810.4
Wayne County+3.1%4964114.2
Hardin County+3.0%53491.8
Highland County+3.0%62601.4
Huron County+2.9%1971583.4
Paulding County+2.9%24241.3
Tuscarawas County+2.9%2292072.5
Union County+2.9%5175177.0
Van Wert County+2.9%74722.6
Clark County+2.8%2582581.9
Medina County+2.8%1,6391,4008.9
Carroll County+2.7%3391.2
Meigs County+2.6%17170.8
Preble County+2.6%1251213.1
Lorain County+2.5%2,0411,9656.3
Montgomery County+2.5%1,4671,2662.7
Richland County+2.5%4463343.6
Seneca County+2.5%132662.4
Hocking County+2.4%4691.7
Jefferson County+2.4%94241.5
Logan County+2.4%2852086.2
Ross County+2.4%47470.6
Fairfield County+2.3%1,2651,0237.5
Marion County+2.3%4151986.4
Perry County+2.3%77712.1
Portage County+2.3%7116524.4
Mahoning County+2.1%7737373.4
Noble County+2.1%38382.7
Stark County+2.1%1,4931,3914.0
Summit County+2.1%2,2231,8284.1
Miami County+2.0%3763763.3
Auglaize County+1.9%2092094.6
Shelby County+1.9%2181844.5
Coshocton County+1.8%770.2
Crawford County+1.8%148683.5
Williams County+1.8%1331133.6
Hancock County+1.7%99198913.2
Columbiana County+1.6%1421051.4
Ashland County+1.5%2141914.1
Clinton County+1.3%2492035.9
Wyandot County+1.3%74533.4
Champaign County+0.8%2122125.5
Morgan County+0.4%57574.2
Gallia County+0.2%620.2
Harrison County−1.1%330.2
Monroe County−6.3%3602.8

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.