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Pennsylvania in 2001
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +6.1%, against +6.7% for the United States and +4.5% in 2000.
41,403 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (34,803 single-family), +0.8% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
Counties in 2001
Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2001 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | +11.6% | 772 | 104 | 0.5 |
| Bradford County | +10.6% | 162 | 160 | 2.7 |
| Union County | +9.0% | 106 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Pike County | +8.3% | 521 | 514 | 8.3 |
| Northumberland County | +8.1% | 192 | 192 | 2.1 |
| Lawrence County | +8.0% | 234 | 220 | 2.8 |
| Bucks County | +7.5% | 2,171 | 1,878 | 3.4 |
| Carbon County | +7.4% | 262 | 230 | 4.0 |
| Bedford County | +6.9% | 157 | 153 | 3.3 |
| Mercer County | +6.7% | 285 | 283 | 2.6 |
| Montgomery County | +6.7% | 2,874 | 2,644 | 3.3 |
| Northampton County | +6.3% | 1,660 | 1,335 | 5.1 |
| Allegheny County | +6.2% | 2,911 | 1,708 | 2.4 |
| Warren County | +6.2% | 102 | 102 | 2.8 |
| Franklin County | +6.1% | 684 | 544 | 4.3 |
| Beaver County | +6.0% | 424 | 363 | 2.6 |
| Chester County | +6.0% | 2,900 | 2,820 | 5.2 |
| Delaware County | +6.0% | 1,567 | 733 | 2.7 |
| Luzerne County | +6.0% | 651 | 618 | 2.0 |
| Fayette County | +5.9% | 254 | 248 | 2.1 |
| Blair County | +5.7% | 255 | 227 | 2.1 |
| Crawford County | +5.7% | 224 | 219 | 2.7 |
| Indiana County | +5.7% | 204 | 152 | 2.5 |
| Westmoreland County | +5.7% | 1,015 | 915 | 2.9 |
| Elk County | +5.6% | 80 | 80 | 2.7 |
| Erie County | +5.6% | 715 | 600 | 2.7 |
| Lehigh County | +5.6% | 1,452 | 1,214 | 3.8 |
| Washington County | +5.6% | 891 | 664 | 4.2 |
| Cambria County | +5.5% | 205 | 194 | 1.6 |
| Potter County | +5.5% | 94 | 80 | 5.9 |
| Centre County | +5.3% | 778 | 734 | 4.9 |
| Butler County | +5.2% | 1,233 | 930 | 6.2 |
| Lackawanna County | +5.2% | 427 | 355 | 2.0 |
| Mifflin County | +4.9% | 120 | 116 | 2.6 |
| Monroe County | +4.9% | 1,522 | 1,510 | 9.1 |
| Montour County | +4.9% | 62 | 62 | 3.5 |
| Lycoming County | +4.8% | 388 | 326 | 3.4 |
| Schuylkill County | +4.6% | 331 | 273 | 2.3 |
| Snyder County | +4.6% | 136 | 132 | 3.4 |
| Venango County | +4.6% | 125 | 125 | 2.5 |
| Somerset County | +4.5% | 234 | 203 | 3.2 |
| Berks County | +4.4% | 2,031 | 1,691 | 4.6 |
| Columbia County | +4.4% | 178 | 168 | 2.7 |
| York County | +4.3% | 2,185 | 2,036 | 4.6 |
| Clearfield County | +4.2% | 218 | 218 | 2.8 |
| Clinton County | +4.2% | 172 | 153 | 4.5 |
| Cumberland County | +4.2% | 1,093 | 1,009 | 3.9 |
| Dauphin County | +4.2% | 853 | 694 | 2.9 |
| Lancaster County | +3.9% | 2,267 | 1,871 | 4.0 |
| Lebanon County | +3.7% | 609 | 598 | 4.2 |
| Adams County | +3.5% | 576 | 576 | 5.4 |
| Perry County | +3.1% | 148 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Clarion County | +2.6% | 123 | 123 | 3.4 |
| Wyoming County | +2.6% | 100 | 100 | 3.9 |
| Wayne County | +1.6% | 278 | 270 | 5.4 |
| Huntingdon County | +1.2% | 172 | 172 | 4.0 |
| Tioga County | +1.0% | 164 | 143 | 4.0 |
| Armstrong County | +0.2% | 153 | 108 | 2.4 |
| McKean County | −9.1% | 76 | 72 | 1.9 |
| Fulton County | — | 65 | 65 | 4.5 |
| Greene County | — | 101 | 77 | 3.0 |
| Jefferson County | — | 118 | 118 | 2.7 |
| Juniata County | — | 78 | 78 | 3.3 |
| Sullivan County | — | 27 | 27 | 4.6 |
| Susquehanna County | — | 140 | 140 | 3.7 |
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.