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Oregon in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Oregon changed +3.0%, against +4.5% for the United States and +3.6% in 2002.

25,015 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,875 single-family), +12.8% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+3.0%Oregon index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
25,015housing units permitted in 200317,875 single-family
32 of 34counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.6%
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
Josephine County+8.9%6244957.1
Curry County+8.0%1801588.0
Jackson County+6.9%2,1381,7549.6
Grant County+6.4%000.0
Coos County+5.8%45390.7
Crook County+5.4%2242148.1
Deschutes County+5.4%3,1452,31714.8
Lake County+5.3%15151.8
Klamath County+4.9%3052414.3
Wallowa County+3.8%000.0
Lincoln County+3.7%2542525.0
Douglas County+3.4%3483033.1
Hood River County+3.4%1661567.0
Multnomah County+3.4%4,8711,5826.1
Jefferson County+3.3%1111114.3
Morrow County+3.3%990.7
Lane County+3.1%1,5341,3104.0
Benton County+2.6%4392784.5
Clackamas County+2.4%1,7221,6064.0
Clatsop County+2.4%2182025.3
Marion County+2.3%1,5881,2844.5
Washington County+2.2%4,1963,1046.9
Yamhill County+2.1%7846517.1
Baker County+1.9%39392.3
Polk County+1.7%3912824.3
Linn County+1.6%6776305.1
Wasco County+1.6%17170.6
Tillamook County+1.5%28119610.3
Umatilla County+1.4%1901662.3
Union County+1.4%31311.2
Columbia County+0.9%2932655.4
Malheur County+0.8%47471.5
Harney County−1.9%10101.4
Gilliam County−4.3%000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Oregon by year020,00040,0001995: 26,201 units (15,379 single-family, 10,822 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 27,814 units (17,232 single-family, 10,582 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 26,999 units (16,250 single-family, 10,749 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 25,854 units (16,936 single-family, 8,918 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 23,249 units (16,595 single-family, 6,654 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 19,877 units (15,619 single-family, 4,258 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 21,322 units (16,323 single-family, 4,999 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 22,186 units (17,413 single-family, 4,773 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 25,015 units (17,875 single-family, 7,140 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 27,309 units (20,728 single-family, 6,581 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 31,024 units (23,840 single-family, 7,184 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 26,623 units (19,859 single-family, 6,764 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 21,101 units (15,310 single-family, 5,791 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 11,676 units (7,466 single-family, 4,210 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,039 units (5,278 single-family, 1,761 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 6,868 units (5,259 single-family, 1,609 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 7,663 units (4,854 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 10,608 units (6,342 single-family, 4,266 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 14,843 units (8,417 single-family, 6,426 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 16,645 units (8,573 single-family, 8,072 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 17,510 units (10,255 single-family, 7,255 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 19,586 units (11,006 single-family, 8,580 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 20,053 units (10,604 single-family, 9,449 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 20,132 units (11,217 single-family, 8,915 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 22,037 units (11,586 single-family, 10,451 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 18,665 units (11,492 single-family, 7,173 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 21,916 units (13,185 single-family, 8,731 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 20,321 units (10,312 single-family, 10,009 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 17,697 units (9,797 single-family, 7,900 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 14,621 units (9,810 single-family, 4,811 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 14,839 units (9,215 single-family, 5,624 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Oregon 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.