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Pennsylvania in 2005
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +11.8%, against +12.4% for the United States and +9.7% in 2004.
44,525 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (37,268 single-family), −10.3% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
Counties in 2005
Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2005 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna County | +19.8% | 136 | 136 | 3.6 |
| Adams County | +19.4% | 606 | 602 | 5.6 |
| Philadelphia County | +19.4% | 2,506 | 383 | 1.6 |
| Franklin County | +18.7% | 1,082 | 955 | 6.7 |
| Fulton County | +17.4% | 89 | 89 | 6.1 |
| Pike County | +16.4% | 1,033 | 1,033 | 16.4 |
| Northampton County | +15.1% | 1,986 | 1,812 | 6.1 |
| Lehigh County | +14.9% | 1,731 | 1,497 | 4.5 |
| York County | +14.1% | 3,116 | 2,870 | 6.6 |
| Montgomery County | +14.0% | 3,668 | 2,300 | 4.2 |
| Bucks County | +13.8% | 2,104 | 1,892 | 3.2 |
| Potter County | +13.5% | 69 | 69 | 4.3 |
| Monroe County | +13.2% | 1,660 | 1,610 | 9.9 |
| Delaware County | +13.1% | 836 | 796 | 1.4 |
| Chester County | +12.9% | 3,081 | 2,865 | 5.5 |
| Berks County | +12.6% | 1,368 | 1,273 | 3.1 |
| Carbon County | +12.6% | 571 | 569 | 8.7 |
| Lancaster County | +11.0% | 2,040 | 1,812 | 3.6 |
| Wayne County | +11.0% | 460 | 460 | 8.9 |
| Clinton County | +10.6% | 100 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Clearfield County | +10.0% | 176 | 176 | 2.3 |
| Centre County | +9.6% | 701 | 663 | 4.5 |
| Lebanon County | +9.3% | 845 | 706 | 5.8 |
| Huntingdon County | +9.2% | 174 | 174 | 4.0 |
| Cumberland County | +9.1% | 1,348 | 1,183 | 4.9 |
| Snyder County | +8.9% | 120 | 120 | 3.0 |
| Greene County | +8.6% | 132 | 84 | 3.9 |
| Lackawanna County | +8.4% | 469 | 463 | 2.2 |
| McKean County | +8.3% | 39 | 39 | 1.0 |
| Dauphin County | +8.2% | 1,204 | 1,003 | 4.1 |
| Perry County | +7.6% | 152 | 142 | 3.2 |
| Bedford County | +7.5% | 118 | 118 | 2.5 |
| Columbia County | +7.5% | 211 | 209 | 3.2 |
| Mifflin County | +6.9% | 77 | 77 | 1.7 |
| Luzerne County | +6.3% | 814 | 739 | 2.5 |
| Wyoming County | +6.1% | 99 | 96 | 3.8 |
| Schuylkill County | +6.0% | 543 | 455 | 3.7 |
| Somerset County | +6.0% | 141 | 131 | 2.0 |
| Clarion County | +5.8% | 97 | 97 | 2.6 |
| Lycoming County | +5.8% | 299 | 261 | 2.7 |
| Blair County | +5.7% | 180 | 176 | 1.5 |
| Tioga County | +5.7% | 113 | 113 | 2.8 |
| Washington County | +5.7% | 817 | 808 | 3.9 |
| Fayette County | +5.6% | 99 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Indiana County | +5.4% | 61 | 43 | 0.7 |
| Montour County | +5.1% | 64 | 64 | 3.6 |
| Northumberland County | +4.7% | 164 | 164 | 1.8 |
| Butler County | +4.3% | 1,160 | 913 | 5.8 |
| Beaver County | +4.1% | 387 | 323 | 2.3 |
| Allegheny County | +4.0% | 2,004 | 1,594 | 1.6 |
| Elk County | +3.7% | 42 | 42 | 1.4 |
| Westmoreland County | +3.7% | 972 | 874 | 2.8 |
| Armstrong County | +3.6% | 162 | 110 | 2.5 |
| Union County | +3.6% | 177 | 129 | 4.2 |
| Erie County | +3.5% | 724 | 530 | 2.7 |
| Mercer County | +3.5% | 268 | 218 | 2.5 |
| Crawford County | +3.3% | 162 | 146 | 2.0 |
| Lawrence County | +3.2% | 169 | 169 | 2.0 |
| Cambria County | +2.4% | 246 | 238 | 1.9 |
| Warren County | +1.6% | 67 | 43 | 1.8 |
| Jefferson County | +0.6% | 107 | 107 | 2.5 |
| Bradford County | −1.1% | 104 | 104 | 1.7 |
| Venango County | −3.0% | 121 | 103 | 2.5 |
| Juniata County | — | 86 | 86 | 3.7 |
| Sullivan County | — | 43 | 43 | 7.3 |
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.