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Ohio in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +3.5%, against +12.4% for the United States and +3.1% in 2004.

47,727 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (38,306 single-family), −7.7% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+3.5%Ohio index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
47,727housing units permitted in 200538,306 single-family
87 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Monroe County+20.2%000.0
Morgan County+10.3%63634.6
Adams County+8.3%000.0
Meigs County+8.0%12120.6
Henry County+7.3%81692.9
Pike County+7.3%1551015.7
Athens County+7.2%26170.4
Auglaize County+6.6%1901744.1
Logan County+6.0%1911734.1
Noble County+5.9%27271.9
Morrow County+5.6%1711714.7
Wyandot County+5.5%63552.9
Gallia County+5.4%110.0
Hocking County+5.4%156205.7
Perry County+5.4%117803.3
Warren County+5.2%2,4772,2419.6
Brown County+5.1%2021624.5
Carroll County+5.1%550.2
Highland County+5.1%1441083.3
Lawrence County+5.1%35270.6
Fayette County+5.0%1811316.3
Fulton County+4.9%1711634.1
Madison County+4.9%1631473.5
Harrison County+4.8%330.2
Holmes County+4.7%1421053.2
Shelby County+4.7%2952156.1
Allen County+4.6%3202673.2
Ashland County+4.6%3581626.8
Clermont County+4.6%1,5281,1967.0
Union County+4.6%4404406.0
Guernsey County+4.4%74721.9
Delaware County+4.3%1,9571,8518.1
Franklin County+4.3%7,2844,4465.3
Butler County+4.2%2,7772,5736.9
Coshocton County+4.2%550.1
Geauga County+4.1%3653653.8
Greene County+4.1%1,3671,0437.8
Hardin County+4.1%39391.3
Van Wert County+4.1%67672.3
Clinton County+4.0%2642646.2
Defiance County+4.0%2011165.2
Fairfield County+4.0%9928105.8
Hamilton County+3.9%2,1071,2362.5
Mercer County+3.9%1451173.4
Ross County+3.9%39390.5
Tuscarawas County+3.9%1641461.8
Licking County+3.8%1,0877675.9
Portage County+3.8%7566254.6
Jefferson County+3.7%1170.2
Sandusky County+3.7%1321282.3
Paulding County+3.5%43252.3
Wood County+3.5%1,1526098.6
Hancock County+3.4%98198113.1
Montgomery County+3.4%1,3721,2802.5
Clark County+3.3%2872472.1
Marion County+3.3%2421823.7
Medina County+3.3%1,1891,1616.4
Washington County+3.3%39390.7
Lake County+3.2%9338174.0
Muskingum County+3.2%8220.9
Williams County+3.2%1211193.3
Belmont County+3.1%41190.6
Jackson County+3.1%89892.7
Pickaway County+3.1%1691672.7
Lorain County+3.0%1,9581,7846.1
Seneca County+3.0%122822.2
Summit County+3.0%1,9681,6853.7
Trumbull County+3.0%4493502.3
Miami County+2.9%3073072.7
Cuyahoga County+2.8%1,9931,7481.6
Scioto County+2.8%5950.8
Ashtabula County+2.7%2142142.2
Columbiana County+2.7%1931381.9
Ottawa County+2.7%3363288.5
Knox County+2.6%3733655.8
Putnam County+2.4%1021023.0
Stark County+2.4%1,4041,2523.8
Mahoning County+2.3%5115112.3
Lucas County+2.1%1,5071,2973.6
Erie County+2.0%4232235.8
Richland County+2.0%4302653.4
Champaign County+1.5%1141142.9
Huron County+1.5%1661242.8
Crawford County+1.0%60561.4
Preble County+1.0%109972.7
Wayne County+0.7%4663684.0
Darke County+0.3%1691033.3
Vinton County−3.2%400.3

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.