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Wyoming in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Wyoming changed +2.8%, against +3.7% for the United States and +3.3% in 1997.

1,867 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,562 single-family), +11.9% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+2.8%Wyoming index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
1,867housing units permitted in 19981,562 single-family
17 of 20counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.6%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Carbon County+9.7%28282.0
Teton County+8.9%30030012.9
Goshen County+8.1%990.7
Sheridan County+4.8%95952.9
Natrona County+3.9%79791.0
Converse County+3.7%11110.8
Weston County+3.1%660.9
Park County+2.7%1501504.8
Albany County+2.6%97972.5
Big Horn County+2.6%880.7
Laramie County+2.6%3203203.1
Fremont County+2.5%47471.2
Campbell County+2.0%50501.0
Sweetwater County+1.7%73731.8
Uinta County+1.7%63633.0
Platte County+0.7%770.8
Washakie County+0.2%330.4
Lincoln County−1.3%1031034.9
Sublette County−2.5%68687.6
Johnson County−4.5%31313.5
Crook County—10101.3
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.