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Pennsylvania in 2002
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +5.6%, against +5.4% for the United States and +6.1% in 2001.
45,114 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (38,683 single-family), +9.0% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
Counties in 2002
Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2002 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | +10.9% | 554 | 147 | 0.4 |
| Bucks County | +9.8% | 2,815 | 2,311 | 4.3 |
| Montgomery County | +8.6% | 2,653 | 2,352 | 3.0 |
| McKean County | +8.3% | 69 | 69 | 1.8 |
| Jefferson County | +8.1% | 131 | 131 | 3.0 |
| Pike County | +7.7% | 723 | 723 | 11.5 |
| Chester County | +7.4% | 3,304 | 3,168 | 5.9 |
| Delaware County | +7.2% | 935 | 688 | 1.6 |
| Wyoming County | +6.6% | 117 | 117 | 4.5 |
| Clarion County | +6.5% | 102 | 93 | 2.8 |
| Clinton County | +6.5% | 132 | 128 | 3.5 |
| Susquehanna County | +6.4% | 159 | 157 | 4.2 |
| Armstrong County | +5.5% | 171 | 117 | 2.7 |
| Northampton County | +5.5% | 1,909 | 1,678 | 5.9 |
| Tioga County | +5.2% | 167 | 158 | 4.1 |
| Lehigh County | +5.1% | 1,434 | 1,350 | 3.7 |
| Monroe County | +5.0% | 1,620 | 1,573 | 9.7 |
| Adams County | +4.6% | 654 | 646 | 6.1 |
| Beaver County | +4.4% | 394 | 359 | 2.4 |
| Berks County | +4.1% | 2,121 | 1,754 | 4.8 |
| Franklin County | +4.1% | 968 | 707 | 6.0 |
| Allegheny County | +4.0% | 3,241 | 1,927 | 2.6 |
| Butler County | +3.9% | 1,000 | 917 | 5.0 |
| Lawrence County | +3.9% | 222 | 191 | 2.6 |
| Centre County | +3.8% | 995 | 877 | 6.3 |
| Union County | +3.8% | 211 | 211 | 5.0 |
| Lancaster County | +3.6% | 2,548 | 2,077 | 4.5 |
| Washington County | +3.5% | 834 | 723 | 4.0 |
| Lebanon County | +3.4% | 810 | 804 | 5.5 |
| Somerset County | +3.4% | 224 | 184 | 3.1 |
| Cumberland County | +3.2% | 1,271 | 1,230 | 4.6 |
| Luzerne County | +3.2% | 889 | 710 | 2.7 |
| Perry County | +3.2% | 220 | 196 | 4.7 |
| Westmoreland County | +3.0% | 1,117 | 968 | 3.2 |
| Bedford County | +2.9% | 156 | 153 | 3.3 |
| Indiana County | +2.9% | 169 | 146 | 2.0 |
| Mercer County | +2.9% | 461 | 421 | 4.3 |
| Wayne County | +2.9% | 323 | 319 | 6.2 |
| Fayette County | +2.8% | 283 | 266 | 2.3 |
| Crawford County | +2.7% | 319 | 285 | 3.9 |
| Dauphin County | +2.7% | 895 | 784 | 3.1 |
| Lackawanna County | +2.7% | 515 | 439 | 2.4 |
| Clearfield County | +2.6% | 169 | 167 | 2.2 |
| York County | +2.6% | 2,956 | 2,423 | 6.2 |
| Columbia County | +2.5% | 217 | 197 | 3.3 |
| Lycoming County | +2.5% | 355 | 321 | 3.2 |
| Schuylkill County | +2.5% | 426 | 367 | 2.9 |
| Snyder County | +2.4% | 110 | 105 | 2.8 |
| Northumberland County | +2.3% | 208 | 204 | 2.3 |
| Blair County | +2.2% | 322 | 236 | 2.7 |
| Montour County | +2.2% | 60 | 60 | 3.4 |
| Bradford County | +2.1% | 145 | 145 | 2.4 |
| Erie County | +2.1% | 643 | 593 | 2.4 |
| Cambria County | +2.0% | 213 | 211 | 1.7 |
| Greene County | +1.9% | 74 | 74 | 2.2 |
| Carbon County | +1.8% | 343 | 307 | 5.2 |
| Mifflin County | +0.6% | 121 | 121 | 2.6 |
| Venango County | 0.0% | 125 | 125 | 2.5 |
| Fulton County | −0.9% | 113 | 113 | 7.8 |
| Huntingdon County | −0.9% | 189 | 189 | 4.4 |
| Warren County | −1.3% | 101 | 99 | 2.7 |
| Potter County | −1.7% | 108 | 108 | 6.8 |
| Elk County | −2.1% | 72 | 72 | 2.4 |
| Juniata County | — | 84 | 84 | 3.6 |
| Sullivan County | — | 45 | 45 | 7.7 |
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.