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Wisconsin in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Wisconsin changed +3.6%, against +6.6% for the United States and +8.3% in 2005.

27,329 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,607 single-family), −22.7% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+3.6%Wisconsin index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
27,329housing units permitted in 200619,607 single-family
69 of 72counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Menominee County+17.5%661.4
Iron County+14.3%656510.6
Price County+9.8%104947.4
Adams County+8.6%26526112.2
Kewaunee County+8.2%70643.4
Vilas County+7.5%2172129.1
Monroe County+7.1%2261784.9
Oneida County+6.7%40532010.6
Walworth County+6.7%5894525.5
Juneau County+6.5%2161448.1
Marquette County+6.5%66664.1
Bayfield County+6.4%1591579.5
Vernon County+6.2%1171113.7
Clark County+5.8%78782.2
Sawyer County+5.7%20219210.7
Door County+5.1%40826513.3
Iowa County+5.1%1691097.1
Shawano County+5.1%1951644.7
Douglas County+5.0%1771674.0
Jackson County+5.0%1181185.6
Sauk County+5.0%4873007.3
Langlade County+4.9%1041045.3
Jefferson County+4.8%4343345.0
Milwaukee County+4.8%1,4365501.6
Rock County+4.5%7585714.6
Ashland County+4.4%57553.5
Dodge County+4.4%3222603.6
Trempealeau County+4.4%1241184.0
Washburn County+4.4%1691659.9
Rusk County+4.1%1051057.4
Columbia County+4.0%2542154.4
Fond du Lac County+4.0%4423064.2
Sheboygan County+4.0%4762774.0
Buffalo County+3.9%56564.2
Taylor County+3.9%54542.7
Washington County+3.9%9956097.1
Waupaca County+3.9%4123088.0
Waushara County+3.9%1491355.9
Marinette County+3.8%2172115.1
Racine County+3.8%8064844.1
Grant County+3.7%1341022.6
Waukesha County+3.7%1,5551,2093.7
Kenosha County+3.6%9086725.4
Dane County+3.5%3,3011,5655.6
Green County+3.5%1851815.0
Lafayette County+3.5%75714.3
Polk County+3.4%3352897.3
Richland County+3.3%102846.0
Ozaukee County+3.2%3042563.2
Wood County+3.2%2801783.8
Barron County+3.0%2812256.0
La Crosse County+2.9%5583924.6
Portage County+2.9%3232564.5
Winnebago County+2.8%8164694.7
Calumet County+2.5%1761723.3
Crawford County+2.5%41412.6
Pepin County+2.4%42385.6
Chippewa County+2.3%3312734.9
Manitowoc County+2.3%2021902.5
Outagamie County+2.0%7896354.0
Eau Claire County+1.9%4513424.1
Lincoln County+1.4%1821786.4
Burnett County+1.3%1501508.7
Pierce County+1.3%3122637.2
Brown County+1.2%1,3387504.9
Oconto County+1.2%69769517.3
Dunn County+1.1%2391795.2
Marathon County+1.1%6765144.8
St. Croix County+0.9%5845615.9
Green Lake County−1.1%111955.7
Florence County−1.9%28285.9
Forest County−2.9%11411411.9

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Wisconsin by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 32,403 units (20,748 single-family, 11,655 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 33,296 units (21,811 single-family, 11,485 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 31,925 units (20,628 single-family, 11,297 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 35,436 units (24,010 single-family, 11,426 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 35,570 units (24,827 single-family, 10,743 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 34,154 units (24,018 single-family, 10,136 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 37,773 units (25,397 single-family, 12,376 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 38,208 units (26,084 single-family, 12,124 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 40,884 units (28,744 single-family, 12,140 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 39,992 units (29,716 single-family, 10,276 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 35,334 units (25,966 single-family, 9,368 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 27,329 units (19,607 single-family, 7,722 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 21,837 units (16,261 single-family, 5,576 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 15,509 units (10,124 single-family, 5,385 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 10,780 units (7,933 single-family, 2,847 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 10,864 units (7,687 single-family, 3,177 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 9,939 units (6,502 single-family, 3,437 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 12,041 units (7,698 single-family, 4,343 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 13,869 units (8,881 single-family, 4,988 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 14,622 units (8,582 single-family, 6,040 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 16,793 units (9,791 single-family, 7,002 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 19,274 units (10,998 single-family, 8,276 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 19,545 units (11,769 single-family, 7,776 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 19,113 units (12,039 single-family, 7,074 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 17,480 units (11,298 single-family, 6,182 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 21,226 units (12,169 single-family, 9,057 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 25,444 units (13,199 single-family, 12,245 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 21,072 units (11,652 single-family, 9,420 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 21,494 units (11,465 single-family, 10,029 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 23,826 units (12,879 single-family, 10,947 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 25,569 units (13,405 single-family, 12,164 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Wisconsin 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.