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Oregon in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Oregon changed −9.9%, against −7.5% for the United States and −2.8% in 2008.

7,039 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,278 single-family), −39.7% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−9.9%Oregon index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
7,039housing units permitted in 20095,278 single-family
2 of 34counties with a rising indexmedian county −8.4%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Gilliam County+7.4%000.0
Grant County+1.0%000.0
Union County−0.4%51512.0
Umatilla County−1.0%55370.7
Baker County−1.6%33332.0
Malheur County−2.8%22220.7
Harney County−3.0%11111.5
Wallowa County−4.3%000.0
Benton County−4.4%96961.0
Morrow County−4.7%11110.9
Hood River County−5.2%49432.1
Linn County−6.5%2462361.9
Polk County−6.8%120781.3
Tillamook County−7.6%1161104.2
Lane County−7.8%6164281.6
Lake County−7.9%10101.2
Clatsop County−8.0%82802.0
Klamath County−8.4%95591.4
Marion County−8.4%7154322.0
Yamhill County−8.4%2592592.4
Multnomah County−8.9%1,0405191.3
Lincoln County−9.2%1001002.0
Wasco County−9.5%000.0
Coos County−9.8%23210.4
Douglas County−10.1%1821701.6
Columbia County−10.2%62601.1
Curry County−10.3%165367.3
Washington County−10.3%1,2038712.0
Clackamas County−11.0%7155801.7
Josephine County−11.0%1051031.2
Jefferson County−13.4%25251.0
Jackson County−14.0%3213171.4
Crook County−20.8%51511.9
Deschutes County−21.0%3763481.8

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.