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Utah in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +1.0%, against −1.8% for the United States and −5.5% in 2011.

13,007 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,969 single-family), +30.3% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+1.0%Utah index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
13,007housing units permitted in 20129,969 single-family
16 of 27counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.5%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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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.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Uintah County+6.0%68155117.8
Duchesne County+4.6%1331176.4
Carbon County+4.4%46312.2
Garfield County+3.5%33296.3
Wasatch County+3.0%2361966.1
Washington County+2.7%1,3921,3176.5
Sevier County+2.6%35351.5
Rich County+2.4%22228.2
Beaver County+2.3%660.8
Salt Lake County+1.6%3,5112,4582.9
Utah County+1.5%2,4332,2203.2
Morgan County+0.6%14214210.6
Summit County+0.5%1401153.2
Weber County+0.5%5524362.0
Davis County+0.3%2,0201,3245.3
Cache County+0.1%8043015.5
Juab County−0.4%660.4
Box Elder County−0.5%2191353.4
Tooele County−0.6%2532532.9
Emery County−0.8%21212.1
San Juan County−0.9%57283.9
Grand County−1.0%79448.1
Iron County−1.0%96921.4
Sanpete County−1.2%42421.3
Millard County−3.1%660.4
Kane County−6.5%19192.2
Wayne County−8.4%11114.3

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Utah by year020,00040,0001995: 20,898 units (15,246 single-family, 5,652 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 23,481 units (16,663 single-family, 6,818 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 19,263 units (14,818 single-family, 4,445 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 20,862 units (16,287 single-family, 4,575 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 20,455 units (16,624 single-family, 3,831 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 17,638 units (14,712 single-family, 2,926 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 18,887 units (15,005 single-family, 3,882 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 19,327 units (15,731 single-family, 3,596 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 22,525 units (18,417 single-family, 4,108 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 24,267 units (20,236 single-family, 4,031 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 27,799 units (24,019 single-family, 3,780 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 25,873 units (22,595 single-family, 3,278 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 20,292 units (16,480 single-family, 3,812 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 10,905 units (7,084 single-family, 3,821 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 9,982 units (6,314 single-family, 3,668 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 9,171 units (6,883 single-family, 2,288 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 9,983 units (6,860 single-family, 3,123 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 13,007 units (9,969 single-family, 3,038 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 15,818 units (11,857 single-family, 3,961 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 17,510 units (11,282 single-family, 6,228 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 18,297 units (12,523 single-family, 5,774 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 22,662 units (15,210 single-family, 7,452 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 24,679 units (17,247 single-family, 7,432 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 25,574 units (18,545 single-family, 7,029 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 28,779 units (18,191 single-family, 10,588 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 31,775 units (22,301 single-family, 9,474 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 39,058 units (24,423 single-family, 14,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 31,749 units (19,132 single-family, 12,617 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 25,361 units (14,913 single-family, 10,448 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 23,902 units (17,674 single-family, 6,228 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 26,775 units (16,774 single-family, 10,001 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Utah 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.