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Pennsylvania in 2004
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +9.7%, against +9.2% for the United States and +4.7% in 2003.
49,665 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (41,496 single-family), +4.9% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
Counties in 2004
Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2004 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | +16.3% | 2,864 | 134 | 1.8 |
| Northampton County | +14.2% | 1,821 | 1,761 | 5.6 |
| Bucks County | +13.5% | 2,560 | 2,078 | 4.0 |
| Montgomery County | +13.5% | 2,687 | 2,254 | 3.1 |
| Pike County | +13.3% | 1,052 | 1,048 | 16.7 |
| Delaware County | +12.6% | 911 | 780 | 1.6 |
| Chester County | +12.2% | 3,661 | 3,102 | 6.6 |
| Adams County | +11.8% | 675 | 635 | 6.3 |
| Franklin County | +11.8% | 1,199 | 1,095 | 7.5 |
| Wayne County | +11.3% | 491 | 491 | 9.5 |
| Lehigh County | +11.1% | 1,650 | 1,634 | 4.3 |
| Monroe County | +10.8% | 1,753 | 1,645 | 10.5 |
| Fulton County | +10.3% | 96 | 96 | 6.6 |
| Wyoming County | +9.9% | 142 | 118 | 5.5 |
| Carbon County | +9.5% | 521 | 493 | 7.9 |
| Venango County | +9.5% | 151 | 143 | 3.1 |
| Berks County | +9.4% | 1,640 | 1,493 | 3.7 |
| Jefferson County | +9.2% | 284 | 282 | 6.6 |
| York County | +8.8% | 3,087 | 2,899 | 6.5 |
| Lancaster County | +8.6% | 2,675 | 2,268 | 4.7 |
| Montour County | +8.3% | 64 | 64 | 3.6 |
| Clinton County | +8.2% | 150 | 144 | 4.0 |
| Lebanon County | +7.5% | 807 | 715 | 5.5 |
| Warren County | +7.4% | 169 | 137 | 4.6 |
| Cumberland County | +6.9% | 1,266 | 1,204 | 4.6 |
| Fayette County | +6.9% | 273 | 251 | 2.2 |
| Dauphin County | +6.8% | 1,062 | 1,032 | 3.6 |
| Union County | +6.6% | 163 | 139 | 3.9 |
| Centre County | +6.2% | 694 | 654 | 4.4 |
| Perry County | +6.0% | 70 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Columbia County | +5.8% | 358 | 241 | 5.4 |
| Northumberland County | +5.6% | 254 | 210 | 2.8 |
| Lycoming County | +5.5% | 349 | 269 | 3.1 |
| Lackawanna County | +5.3% | 572 | 545 | 2.6 |
| Allegheny County | +4.9% | 2,511 | 1,866 | 2.0 |
| Cambria County | +4.9% | 320 | 312 | 2.5 |
| Indiana County | +4.8% | 240 | 103 | 2.9 |
| Somerset County | +4.8% | 233 | 223 | 3.2 |
| Clarion County | +4.7% | 186 | 170 | 5.1 |
| Butler County | +4.5% | 1,040 | 838 | 5.2 |
| Westmoreland County | +4.4% | 1,236 | 1,088 | 3.5 |
| Schuylkill County | +4.1% | 639 | 567 | 4.4 |
| Tioga County | +4.1% | 148 | 148 | 3.7 |
| Bedford County | +3.8% | 188 | 186 | 4.0 |
| Erie County | +3.8% | 898 | 758 | 3.4 |
| Washington County | +3.8% | 1,004 | 792 | 4.8 |
| Beaver County | +3.7% | 581 | 550 | 3.5 |
| Armstrong County | +3.6% | 211 | 163 | 3.3 |
| Luzerne County | +3.6% | 884 | 807 | 2.7 |
| Snyder County | +3.6% | 126 | 116 | 3.2 |
| Blair County | +3.5% | 496 | 293 | 4.1 |
| Bradford County | +3.3% | 169 | 165 | 2.8 |
| Greene County | +2.7% | 144 | 142 | 4.2 |
| Lawrence County | +2.6% | 228 | 214 | 2.7 |
| McKean County | +2.5% | 59 | 59 | 1.5 |
| Crawford County | +2.0% | 300 | 280 | 3.7 |
| Mercer County | +1.7% | 363 | 317 | 3.4 |
| Susquehanna County | +0.2% | 170 | 165 | 4.4 |
| Clearfield County | −0.1% | 303 | 247 | 3.9 |
| Huntingdon County | −0.4% | 213 | 207 | 5.0 |
| Mifflin County | −0.6% | 122 | 122 | 2.6 |
| Elk County | −2.2% | 88 | 88 | 2.9 |
| Potter County | −5.5% | 146 | 146 | 9.2 |
| Juniata County | — | 122 | 122 | 5.2 |
| Sullivan County | — | 83 | 83 | 14.2 |
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.