Pennsylvania in 2009

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed −3.3%, against −7.5% for the United States and −0.9% in 2008.

18,275 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,341 single-family), −25.6% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−3.3%Pennsylvania index, 2008–2009US −7.5%

18,275housing units permitted in 200915,341 single-family

19 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.2%

582,963units permitted nationally in 2009

Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2009	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Bradford County	+6.3%	56	56	0.9
Potter County	+4.9%	24	24	1.5
Greene County	+3.8%	38	38	1.1
Armstrong County	+1.8%	53	53	0.8
Huntingdon County	+1.7%	74	74	1.7
Erie County	+1.3%	473	383	1.8
Warren County	+1.2%	27	27	0.7
Tioga County	+0.9%	84	84	2.1
Cambria County	+0.7%	94	94	0.7
Allegheny County	+0.5%	1,256	1,052	1.0
Lawrence County	+0.5%	102	50	1.2
Lycoming County	+0.5%	118	112	1.0
Elk County	+0.4%	27	27	0.9
Jefferson County	+0.4%	61	61	1.4
Butler County	+0.3%	412	352	2.1
Montour County	+0.3%	47	30	2.6
Centre County	+0.2%	338	275	2.1
Indiana County	+0.2%	118	58	1.4
Washington County	+0.1%	480	451	2.3
Susquehanna County	−0.1%	120	94	3.1
Clinton County	−0.3%	33	33	0.9
Snyder County	−0.4%	63	59	1.6
Beaver County	−0.6%	152	142	0.9
Columbia County	−0.6%	149	149	2.3
Crawford County	−0.7%	62	62	0.8
Somerset County	−0.7%	130	67	1.8
Fayette County	−0.8%	221	219	1.8
Northumberland County	−0.8%	120	118	1.3
Lebanon County	−1.0%	353	353	2.4
Blair County	−1.2%	125	103	1.0
Clarion County	−1.2%	44	44	1.2
Perry County	−1.2%	88	88	1.9
Westmoreland County	−1.2%	459	412	1.3
Union County	−1.4%	52	48	1.2
Mifflin County	−1.8%	43	43	0.9
Dauphin County	−1.9%	598	471	2.0
Lackawanna County	−1.9%	319	305	1.5
Cumberland County	−2.0%	836	640	3.0
Lancaster County	−2.2%	1,262	990	2.2
Wyoming County	−2.2%	49	49	1.9
Fulton County	−2.4%	26	26	1.8
Venango County	−2.4%	62	52	1.3
Bedford County	−2.5%	88	85	1.9
Schuylkill County	−2.5%	150	146	1.0
Mercer County	−2.9%	162	139	1.5
Philadelphia County	−2.9%	947	291	0.6
Clearfield County	−3.1%	131	111	1.7
Luzerne County	−3.1%	340	293	1.0
Berks County	−3.6%	400	372	0.9
Carbon County	−3.8%	167	140	2.5
Chester County	−3.8%	957	882	1.7
Wayne County	−4.1%	155	155	3.0
Montgomery County	−4.2%	800	643	0.9
Delaware County	−4.9%	494	426	0.9
Bucks County	−5.5%	459	459	0.7
York County	−5.7%	1,173	1,082	2.5
McKean County	−6.4%	21	21	0.5
Northampton County	−6.5%	507	437	1.6
Franklin County	−6.6%	508	398	3.2
Lehigh County	−6.7%	809	659	2.1
Pike County	−7.5%	230	230	3.7
Adams County	−8.1%	198	198	1.8
Monroe County	−9.4%	260	235	1.6
Juniata County	—	37	37	1.6
Sullivan County	—	21	21	3.6

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.