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Pennsylvania in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +2.3%, against +4.4% for the United States and +1.9% in 2014.

22,854 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,420 single-family), −8.8% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+2.3%Pennsylvania index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
22,854housing units permitted in 201515,420 single-family
50 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.0%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Bedford County+7.7%49491.0
Clinton County+7.3%41411.1
Crawford County+6.8%57570.7
Clearfield County+5.9%192842.5
Union County+5.8%46461.1
Pike County+5.1%76761.2
Allegheny County+3.8%2,9571,3492.4
Centre County+3.8%3893142.5
Dauphin County+3.8%7154372.4
Wyoming County+3.8%34341.3
Philadelphia County+3.5%3,6668222.3
Adams County+3.4%2402182.2
Juniata County+3.4%35351.5
Venango County+3.4%47471.0
Armstrong County+3.3%25250.4
Tioga County+3.2%28280.7
Clarion County+2.9%73232.0
Wayne County+2.8%94941.8
Beaver County+2.7%1041020.6
Lawrence County+2.7%53490.6
Lycoming County+2.7%1591431.4
Somerset County+2.7%1041041.4
Berks County+2.6%4163430.9
Chester County+2.6%1,2998142.3
Erie County+2.6%2671921.0
Lancaster County+2.5%1,1549682.0
Montour County+2.5%37372.1
Bucks County+2.3%1,0669051.6
Mercer County+2.3%107951.0
Franklin County+2.2%2312311.4
Huntingdon County+2.1%48481.1
Indiana County+2.1%53530.6
Perry County+2.0%69691.5
Westmoreland County+2.0%3933561.1
Montgomery County+1.9%1,4021,0061.6
Lehigh County+1.8%6804491.8
York County+1.8%7787071.6
Butler County+1.5%9647794.8
Delaware County+1.4%3493410.6
Northampton County+1.4%3282981.0
Cumberland County+1.3%8316893.0
Washington County+1.3%6575373.1
Columbia County+1.1%153982.3
Snyder County+1.1%79672.0
Luzerne County+0.8%2041930.6
Schuylkill County+0.8%99990.7
Northumberland County+0.6%51470.6
Blair County+0.4%1171081.0
Greene County+0.2%36361.1
Susquehanna County+0.1%70681.8
Lackawanna County−0.1%5935732.7
Mifflin County−0.5%66661.4
Lebanon County−0.7%3843472.6
Fayette County−0.8%1641451.3
Monroe County−0.8%1521520.9
Warren County−1.0%22220.6
Cambria County−1.3%47470.4
Elk County−1.8%40361.3
Carbon County−2.0%59550.9
Bradford County−2.8%121832.0
Jefferson County−3.6%660.1
McKean County−4.4%30300.8
Fulton County−6.5%26261.8
Potter County−12.7%12120.8
Sullivan County—881.4

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Pennsylvania by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 36,250 units (32,005 single-family, 4,245 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 37,895 units (32,439 single-family, 5,456 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 39,877 units (32,250 single-family, 7,627 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 41,616 units (35,085 single-family, 6,531 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 42,662 units (36,562 single-family, 6,100 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 41,076 units (34,501 single-family, 6,575 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 41,403 units (34,803 single-family, 6,600 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 45,114 units (38,683 single-family, 6,431 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 47,356 units (38,567 single-family, 8,789 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 49,665 units (41,496 single-family, 8,169 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 44,525 units (37,268 single-family, 7,257 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 39,128 units (33,121 single-family, 6,007 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 33,665 units (27,497 single-family, 6,168 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 24,577 units (20,238 single-family, 4,339 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 18,275 units (15,341 single-family, 2,934 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 19,740 units (16,886 single-family, 2,854 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 14,967 units (11,790 single-family, 3,177 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 18,796 units (13,432 single-family, 5,364 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 21,650 units (15,505 single-family, 6,145 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 25,059 units (16,371 single-family, 8,688 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 22,854 units (15,420 single-family, 7,434 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 23,303 units (16,457 single-family, 6,846 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 22,584 units (15,703 single-family, 6,881 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 23,325 units (15,335 single-family, 7,990 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 23,539 units (14,878 single-family, 8,661 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 25,706 units (15,846 single-family, 9,860 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 47,894 units (18,764 single-family, 29,130 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 28,149 units (18,150 single-family, 9,999 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 25,320 units (15,912 single-family, 9,408 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 24,810 units (16,348 single-family, 8,462 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 25,709 units (15,812 single-family, 9,897 in multi-unit buildings)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.