States › Pennsylvania › 1996
State, one year
Pennsylvania in 1996
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +1.7%, against +3.2% for the United States and +0.9% in 1995.
37,895 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,439 single-family), +4.5% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
Counties in 1996
Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1996 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County | +12.9% | 85 | 85 | 2.2 |
| Huntingdon County | +12.2% | 145 | 145 | 3.4 |
| Lawrence County | +11.5% | 185 | 185 | 2.2 |
| Somerset County | +10.6% | 204 | 204 | 2.8 |
| Bradford County | +8.7% | 133 | 133 | 2.2 |
| Bedford County | +7.5% | 134 | 134 | 2.8 |
| Armstrong County | +7.2% | 99 | 99 | 1.6 |
| Wyoming County | +7.1% | 110 | 110 | 4.3 |
| Perry County | +6.0% | 147 | 147 | 3.1 |
| Lackawanna County | +5.7% | 390 | 390 | 1.8 |
| Mercer County | +5.0% | 321 | 321 | 3.0 |
| Mifflin County | +4.9% | 115 | 115 | 2.5 |
| Beaver County | +4.1% | 324 | 324 | 2.0 |
| Monroe County | +4.1% | 980 | 980 | 5.9 |
| Fayette County | +3.9% | 305 | 305 | 2.5 |
| Schuylkill County | +3.5% | 290 | 290 | 2.0 |
| Lycoming County | +3.4% | 306 | 306 | 2.7 |
| Columbia County | +3.3% | 205 | 205 | 3.1 |
| Westmoreland County | +3.3% | 910 | 910 | 2.6 |
| Cambria County | +3.0% | 182 | 182 | 1.4 |
| Erie County | +3.0% | 631 | 631 | 2.4 |
| Union County | +3.0% | 114 | 114 | 2.7 |
| Butler County | +2.7% | 1,011 | 1,011 | 5.1 |
| Centre County | +2.7% | 495 | 495 | 3.1 |
| Luzerne County | +2.7% | 585 | 585 | 1.8 |
| Washington County | +2.7% | 556 | 556 | 2.6 |
| Northumberland County | +2.4% | 191 | 191 | 2.1 |
| Allegheny County | +2.2% | 1,605 | 1,605 | 1.3 |
| Indiana County | +2.1% | 123 | 123 | 1.5 |
| Clearfield County | +2.0% | 223 | 223 | 2.9 |
| Lancaster County | +2.0% | 1,748 | 1,748 | 3.1 |
| Blair County | +1.8% | 239 | 239 | 2.0 |
| Berks County | +1.7% | 1,435 | 1,435 | 3.3 |
| Bucks County | +1.7% | 2,161 | 2,161 | 3.3 |
| Cumberland County | +1.7% | 963 | 963 | 3.5 |
| Lebanon County | +1.7% | 426 | 426 | 2.9 |
| Carbon County | +1.5% | 170 | 170 | 2.6 |
| Crawford County | +1.5% | 426 | 426 | 5.2 |
| Northampton County | +1.5% | 931 | 931 | 2.9 |
| York County | +1.5% | 1,844 | 1,844 | 3.9 |
| Dauphin County | +1.3% | 747 | 747 | 2.5 |
| Franklin County | +1.3% | 581 | 581 | 3.6 |
| Philadelphia County | +1.3% | 214 | 214 | 0.1 |
| Snyder County | +1.2% | 119 | 119 | 3.0 |
| Lehigh County | +1.1% | 973 | 973 | 2.5 |
| Chester County | +0.9% | 2,130 | 2,130 | 3.8 |
| Adams County | +0.7% | 592 | 592 | 5.5 |
| Montgomery County | +0.5% | 2,815 | 2,815 | 3.2 |
| Delaware County | +0.4% | 877 | 877 | 1.5 |
| Tioga County | +0.3% | 183 | 183 | 4.5 |
| Pike County | −1.6% | 425 | 425 | 6.8 |
| Wayne County | −1.7% | 261 | 261 | 5.0 |
| Venango County | −4.2% | 62 | 62 | 1.3 |
| Montour County | −4.5% | 56 | 56 | 3.1 |
| Clarion County | — | 79 | 79 | 2.2 |
| Elk County | — | 116 | 116 | 3.9 |
| Fulton County | — | 31 | 31 | 2.1 |
| Greene County | — | 78 | 78 | 2.3 |
| Jefferson County | — | 99 | 99 | 2.3 |
| Juniata County | — | 63 | 63 | 2.7 |
| McKean County | — | 96 | 96 | 2.5 |
| Potter County | — | 52 | 52 | 3.3 |
| Sullivan County | — | 50 | 50 | 8.5 |
| Susquehanna County | — | 130 | 130 | 3.4 |
| Warren County | — | 104 | 104 | 2.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Pennsylvania 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.