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Ohio in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +3.9%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.5% in 2015.

22,816 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,221 single-family), +13.8% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+3.9%Ohio index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
22,816housing units permitted in 201615,221 single-family
80 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Morgan County+19.9%36362.6
Monroe County+12.5%000.0
Vinton County+8.4%000.0
Harrison County+7.5%110.1
Hardin County+7.3%52401.7
Marion County+7.0%39390.6
Franklin County+6.5%5,7701,6044.2
Crawford County+6.3%770.2
Morrow County+6.1%38381.0
Fayette County+6.0%33291.2
Knox County+6.0%1481382.3
Delaware County+5.6%1,5221,2926.3
Shelby County+5.5%53531.1
Clinton County+5.3%48481.1
Union County+5.3%3873875.3
Champaign County+5.2%53531.4
Wyandot County+5.1%19190.9
Fulton County+4.9%49441.2
Hocking County+4.9%840.3
Pike County+4.9%58582.1
Trumbull County+4.9%2411061.2
Holmes County+4.7%660.1
Licking County+4.7%2912911.6
Mercer County+4.6%67541.6
Brown County+4.5%70701.6
Perry County+4.5%38361.1
Pickaway County+4.4%84841.3
Hamilton County+4.3%1,3407451.6
Hancock County+4.3%203912.7
Putnam County+4.3%57571.7
Warren County+4.2%1,2871,0625.0
Clermont County+4.1%4883292.2
Lucas County+4.1%5053851.2
Madison County+4.0%45451.0
Montgomery County+4.0%4114090.8
Ottawa County+3.9%1351353.4
Auglaize County+3.8%1131012.5
Erie County+3.8%132961.8
Fairfield County+3.8%4543762.7
Huron County+3.8%53460.9
Cuyahoga County+3.7%8297190.7
Butler County+3.6%1,1407062.8
Henry County+3.5%20200.7
Highland County+3.5%660.1
Miami County+3.5%1531531.4
Ashland County+3.3%58561.1
Tuscarawas County+3.3%67670.7
Jefferson County+3.2%990.1
Sandusky County+3.2%37370.6
Stark County+3.1%5534571.5
Lake County+3.0%3843821.7
Ross County+3.0%19190.2
Summit County+3.0%6366361.2
Allen County+2.7%76620.8
Scioto County+2.7%16342.3
Wood County+2.7%2732652.0
Clark County+2.6%55550.4
Portage County+2.5%2732691.7
Muskingum County+2.4%32300.4
Wayne County+2.4%1731551.5
Geauga County+2.3%1481421.5
Lorain County+2.2%9906813.1
Mahoning County+2.2%1461420.6
Richland County+2.2%69540.6
Williams County+2.2%38381.0
Medina County+2.1%7026943.8
Greene County+2.0%7183954.1
Lawrence County+2.0%12120.2
Belmont County+1.8%10100.2
Seneca County+1.7%76241.4
Logan County+1.5%91912.0
Columbiana County+1.3%90320.9
Defiance County+1.3%42341.1
Washington County+1.3%15110.3
Preble County+1.2%34300.8
Gallia County+0.9%660.2
Carroll County+0.8%110.0
Athens County+0.5%22120.3
Coshocton County+0.4%330.1
Guernsey County+0.4%34340.9
Van Wert County0.0%20200.7
Darke County−0.2%28280.5
Adams County−0.4%330.1
Paulding County−0.4%21211.1
Noble County−0.8%25251.8
Ashtabula County−1.3%92741.0
Meigs County−1.5%14140.6
Jackson County−2.2%69692.1

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.