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Ohio in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +0.7%, against +6.6% for the United States and +3.5% in 2005.

34,422 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (27,514 single-family), −27.9% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+0.7%Ohio index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
34,422housing units permitted in 200627,514 single-family
66 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.1%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Vinton County+10.3%000.0
Harrison County+7.9%330.2
Holmes County+7.5%990.2
Lawrence County+5.8%19190.3
Morgan County+5.7%47473.4
Champaign County+4.9%1061062.7
Ottawa County+4.8%3002917.6
Washington County+4.8%34340.6
Gallia County+4.3%000.0
Hocking County+4.1%27101.0
Guernsey County+3.8%72721.9
Perry County+3.8%89872.5
Knox County+3.7%3372675.3
Coshocton County+3.6%440.1
Jackson County+3.1%90872.7
Williams County+3.0%1211133.3
Belmont County+2.9%47230.7
Jefferson County+2.9%990.1
Henry County+2.7%68682.5
Noble County+2.7%33332.3
Paulding County+2.6%35351.9
Putnam County+2.5%88762.6
Morrow County+2.3%1911695.3
Adams County+2.2%000.0
Clermont County+2.1%9727854.5
Highland County+2.1%135943.1
Athens County+2.0%97261.5
Hamilton County+2.0%1,9869932.4
Scioto County+1.9%5430.8
Wayne County+1.7%3483043.0
Darke County+1.6%1001001.9
Logan County+1.6%2171564.7
Carroll County+1.4%550.2
Franklin County+1.4%4,6392,7073.4
Hardin County+1.4%67672.2
Madison County+1.4%1241202.6
Brown County+1.3%2701646.1
Geauga County+1.3%2582582.7
Union County+1.3%2712713.7
Butler County+1.2%1,6711,4954.2
Lake County+1.2%8588103.7
Greene County+1.1%7446514.3
Muskingum County+1.1%6520.7
Preble County+1.1%81702.0
Seneca County+1.1%91491.7
Fairfield County+1.0%6045763.6
Pickaway County+1.0%1061041.7
Portage County+1.0%5815173.6
Ross County+1.0%41410.5
Warren County+1.0%1,6761,5246.5
Clinton County+0.9%1781684.2
Montgomery County+0.9%1,0298411.9
Defiance County+0.8%1801144.7
Tuscarawas County+0.8%1411151.5
Allen County+0.7%1931841.9
Delaware County+0.7%1,2471,1655.2
Huron County+0.7%2031013.5
Auglaize County+0.6%1931664.2
Mahoning County+0.6%4023861.8
Marion County+0.6%3881366.0
Medina County+0.5%1,1718906.3
Columbiana County+0.4%1251151.3
Wyandot County+0.3%61382.8
Miami County+0.2%2772772.5
Licking County+0.1%6945293.7
Summit County+0.1%1,6281,2293.0
Sandusky County0.0%1121021.9
Mercer County−0.1%84782.0
Richland County−0.1%2312021.8
Ashland County−0.2%1411332.7
Hancock County−0.2%86182811.5
Stark County−0.3%1,0059412.7
Cuyahoga County−0.5%1,4871,2461.2
Fulton County−0.5%91872.2
Trumbull County−0.5%3042421.5
Lorain County−0.6%1,4201,3384.4
Clark County−0.8%2001901.5
Ashtabula County−0.9%2272272.3
Fayette County−0.9%1711696.0
Shelby County−0.9%2221904.6
Wood County−0.9%6514524.9
Van Wert County−1.1%47441.6
Lucas County−1.2%9388312.2
Meigs County−1.2%19190.9
Erie County−1.3%1961722.7
Pike County−2.1%76762.8
Crawford County−4.4%39390.9
Monroe County−13.0%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.