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Wyoming in 1997

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

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Wyoming changed +3.3%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.8% in 1996.

1,669 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,288 single-family), −23.9% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+3.3%Wyoming index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
1,669housing units permitted in 19971,288 single-family
19 of 20counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.3%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Sublette County+9.3%44444.9
Johnson County+9.0%29293.3
Washakie County+8.2%550.7
Big Horn County+7.9%770.6
Carbon County+6.3%36362.6
Albany County+5.3%98982.5
Park County+5.1%1271274.1
Laramie County+4.7%2542542.5
Lincoln County+4.3%86864.1
Converse County+4.1%330.2
Fremont County+3.3%48481.2
Uinta County+3.3%60602.9
Weston County+3.1%220.3
Platte County+2.5%11111.3
Sheridan County+2.1%95952.9
Natrona County+1.9%53530.7
Sweetwater County+1.5%75751.8
Campbell County+0.7%38380.8
Teton County+0.2%1981988.5
Goshen County−1.6%660.5
Crook County—770.9
Hot Springs County—440.9

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Wyoming by year02,0004,0006,0001995: 1,709 units (1,429 single-family, 280 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,192 units (1,649 single-family, 543 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 1,669 units (1,288 single-family, 381 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 1,867 units (1,562 single-family, 305 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 1,900 units (1,456 single-family, 444 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 1,582 units (1,429 single-family, 153 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 1,907 units (1,485 single-family, 422 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 2,045 units (1,822 single-family, 223 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 2,814 units (2,265 single-family, 549 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 3,317 units (2,814 single-family, 503 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 3,997 units (3,169 single-family, 828 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 3,537 units (3,087 single-family, 450 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 4,555 units (3,706 single-family, 849 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 2,669 units (2,178 single-family, 491 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 2,294 units (1,574 single-family, 720 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 2,298 units (1,546 single-family, 752 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 2,114 units (1,453 single-family, 661 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 2,110 units (1,661 single-family, 449 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 2,300 units (1,691 single-family, 609 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 1,901 units (1,614 single-family, 287 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 1,903 units (1,681 single-family, 222 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 1,727 units (1,549 single-family, 178 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 1,926 units (1,464 single-family, 462 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 1,812 units (1,533 single-family, 279 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 1,708 units (1,521 single-family, 187 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 2,128 units (1,768 single-family, 360 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 2,706 units (2,158 single-family, 548 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 3,005 units (1,925 single-family, 1,080 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 1,681 units (1,418 single-family, 263 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 2,135 units (1,632 single-family, 503 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 2,238 units (1,732 single-family, 506 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Wyoming 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.