Pennsylvania in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed −1.7%, against −1.8% for the United States and −2.4% in 2011.

18,796 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,432 single-family), +25.6% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−1.7%Pennsylvania index, 2011–2012US −1.8%

18,796housing units permitted in 201213,432 single-family

28 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.1%

829,658units permitted nationally in 2012

Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2012	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Huntingdon County	+5.1%	57	49	1.3
Tioga County	+4.2%	140	140	3.5
Clearfield County	+3.7%	74	74	0.9
Greene County	+3.1%	50	50	1.5
Lycoming County	+3.1%	178	129	1.6
Bradford County	+2.6%	125	125	2.1
Juniata County	+2.3%	31	25	1.3
Venango County	+2.2%	25	25	0.5
Fayette County	+2.1%	198	198	1.6
Blair County	+1.7%	97	81	0.8
Beaver County	+1.6%	240	224	1.4
Wyoming County	+1.6%	39	39	1.5
Columbia County	+1.4%	91	91	1.4
Armstrong County	+1.3%	35	35	0.5
Centre County	+1.0%	862	489	5.5
Allegheny County	+0.9%	1,500	1,274	1.2
Crawford County	+0.9%	54	54	0.7
Butler County	+0.8%	594	395	3.0
Mercer County	+0.8%	79	79	0.7
Indiana County	+0.7%	366	41	4.4
Erie County	+0.6%	488	216	1.8
Washington County	+0.5%	510	468	2.4
Cambria County	+0.4%	71	71	0.6
Jefferson County	+0.3%	45	45	1.0
Susquehanna County	+0.3%	72	50	1.9
Westmoreland County	+0.3%	389	324	1.1
Clinton County	+0.2%	29	29	0.8
Northumberland County	+0.2%	58	58	0.6
Montour County	0.0%	36	36	2.0
Clarion County	−0.1%	41	29	1.1
Lawrence County	−0.1%	41	39	0.5
Snyder County	−0.1%	64	64	1.6
Union County	−0.1%	53	51	1.3
Bedford County	−0.3%	35	35	0.7
Mifflin County	−0.3%	38	38	0.8
Fulton County	−0.4%	20	20	1.4
Wayne County	−0.4%	84	84	1.6
Schuylkill County	−1.0%	106	104	0.7
Luzerne County	−1.1%	265	253	0.8
Philadelphia County	−1.1%	2,175	566	1.4
Somerset County	−1.1%	50	46	0.7
Cumberland County	−1.2%	1,034	680	3.7
Perry County	−1.3%	47	47	1.0
Potter County	−1.5%	11	11	0.7
Montgomery County	−1.8%	1,014	915	1.2
Franklin County	−1.9%	373	188	2.3
Lebanon County	−1.9%	224	212	1.5
Bucks County	−2.1%	658	554	1.0
Lancaster County	−2.1%	1,160	781	2.1
Chester County	−2.3%	1,119	845	2.0
Carbon County	−2.4%	65	65	1.0
Lackawanna County	−2.6%	166	158	0.8
Dauphin County	−2.7%	835	488	2.8
Delaware County	−3.0%	175	175	0.3
Elk County	−3.1%	28	28	0.9
Lehigh County	−3.4%	302	300	0.8
Warren County	−3.5%	30	30	0.8
McKean County	−3.6%	19	19	0.5
Berks County	−3.7%	289	253	0.7
Adams County	−4.1%	167	167	1.6
Northampton County	−4.2%	498	322	1.5
York County	−4.6%	805	695	1.7
Pike County	−5.1%	92	78	1.5
Monroe County	−8.8%	156	154	0.9
Sullivan County	—	20	20	3.4

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.