Iowa Single-Family Building Permits
See also, Annual Data.
| Date |
Number of Dwelling Units |
Average Value per Dwelling Unit ($) |
| Units | 12 Month | Average Value | 12 Month |
| Total | Percent Change | Average | Percent Change |
| 1994-Jan | 175 | 6,413 | 5 | 118,300 | 104,800 | 8 |
| Feb | 219 | 6,434 | 8 | 113,600 | 105,000 | 7 |
| Mar | 815 | 6,665 | 14 | 108,900 | 105,800 | 7 |
| Apr | 839 | 6,829 | 15 | 102,200 | 105,700 | 7 |
| May | 720 | 6,867 | 14 | 106,300 | 106,600 | 8 |
| Jun | 658 | 6,850 | 14 | 102,500 | 106,500 | 7 |
| Jul | 584 | 6,913 | 15 | 108,700 | 107,000 | 7 |
| Aug | 596 | 6,873 | 13 | 105,500 | 106,700 | 5 |
| Sep | 558 | 6,778 | 10 | 102,800 | 106,600 | 4 |
| Oct | 577 | 6,655 | 7 | 105,000 | 106,700 | 3 |
| Nov | 488 | 6,600 | 4 | 109,800 | 106,600 | 2 |
| Dec | 397 | 6,626 | 3 | 100,400 | 105,900 | 1 |
| 1995-Jan | 113 | 6,564 | 2 | 119,000 | 105,800 | 1 |
| Feb | 228 | 6,573 | 2 | 102,500 | 105,400 | 0 |
| Mar | 416 | 6,174 | -7 | 115,400 | 105,700 | 0 |
| Apr | 467 | 5,802 | -15 | 111,200 | 106,600 | 1 |
| May | 445 | 5,527 | -20 | 113,700 | 107,200 | 1 |
| Jun | 483 | 5,352 | -22 | 115,800 | 108,600 | 2 |
| Jul | 483 | 5,251 | -24 | 108,800 | 108,600 | 1 |
| Aug | 522 | 5,177 | -25 | 109,500 | 109,000 | 2 |
| Sep | 418 | 5,037 | -26 | 112,700 | 110,000 | 3 |
| Oct | 505 | 4,965 | -25 | 114,600 | 111,100 | 4 |
| Nov | 404 | 4,881 | -26 | 116,800 | 111,700 | 5 |
| Dec | 278 | 4,762 | -28 | 113,100 | 112,700 | 6 |
| 1996-Jan | 157 | 4,806 | -27 | 122,700 | 112,900 | 7 |
| Feb | 304 | 4,882 | -26 | 114,000 | 113,400 | 8 |
| Mar | 505 | 4,971 | -19 | 121,100 | 114,000 | 8 |
| Apr | 721 | 5,225 | -10 | 116,400 | 114,600 | 8 |
| May | 561 | 5,341 | -3 | 119,300 | 115,200 | 7 |
| Jun | 500 | 5,358 | 0 | 112,700 | 114,900 | 6 |
| Jul | 511 | 5,386 | 3 | 114,000 | 115,400 | 6 |
| Aug | 521 | 5,385 | 4 | 108,300 | 115,200 | 6 |
| Sep | 466 | 5,433 | 8 | 109,300 | 114,900 | 4 |
| Oct | 466 | 5,394 | 9 | 118,300 | 115,200 | 4 |
| Nov | 313 | 5,303 | 9 | 125,100 | 115,700 | 4 |
| Dec | 262 | 5,287 | 11 | 121,400 | 116,100 | 3 |
| 1997-Jan | 142 | 5,272 | 10 | 125,000 | 116,200 | 3 |
| Feb | 161 | 5,129 | 5 | 130,100 | 116,700 | 3 |
| Mar | 482 | 5,106 | 3 | 121,000 | 116,700 | 2 |
| Apr | 631 | 5,016 | -4 | 115,100 | 116,500 | 2 |
| May | 530 | 4,985 | -7 | 119,800 | 116,600 | 1 |
| Jun | 504 | 4,989 | -7 | 119,600 | 117,300 | 2 |
| Jul | 480 | 4,958 | -8 | 120,700 | 118,000 | 2 |
| Aug | 465 | 4,902 | -9 | 117,500 | 118,900 | 3 |
| Sep | 454 | 4,890 | -10 | 118,300 | 119,800 | 4 |
| Oct | 480 | 4,904 | -9 | 122,100 | 120,200 | 4 |
| Nov | 358 | 4,949 | -7 | 131,800 | 120,700 | 4 |
| Dec | 259 | 4,946 | -6 | 122,000 | 120,700 | 4 |
| 1998-Jan | 189 | 4,993 | -5 | 126,700 | 120,800 | 4 |
| Feb | 303 | 5,135 | 0 | 121,000 | 120,600 | 3 |
| Mar | 533 | 5,186 | 2 | 119,600 | 120,400 | 3 |
| Apr | 622 | 5,177 | 3 | 120,400 | 121,100 | 4 |
| May | 574 | 5,221 | 5 | 123,300 | 121,400 | 4 |
| Jun | 579 | 5,296 | 6 | 127,000 | 122,200 | 4 |
| Jul | 584 | 5,400 | 9 | 123,500 | 122,500 | 4 |
| Aug | 545 | 5,480 | 12 | 123,400 | 123,000 | 3 |
| Sep | 603 | 5,629 | 15 | 121,800 | 123,200 | 3 |
| Oct | 632 | 5,781 | 18 | 125,200 | 123,600 | 3 |
| Nov | 493 | 5,916 | 20 | 123,700 | 123,100 | 2 |
| Dec | 405 | 6,062 | 23 | 131,100 | 123,700 | 2 |
| 1999-Jan | 245 | 6,118 | 23 | 122,100 | 123,500 | 2 |
| Feb | 359 | 6,174 | 20 | 129,400 | 124,000 | 3 |
| Mar | 662 | 6,303 | 22 | 116,300 | 123,500 | 3 |
| Apr | 701 | 6,382 | 23 | 126,000 | 124,100 | 2 |
| May | 543 | 6,351 | 22 | 127,000 | 124,400 | 2 |
| Jun | 681 | 6,453 | 22 | 131,900 | 125,000 | 2 |
| Jul | 651 | 6,520 | 21 | 130,400 | 125,600 | 3 |
| Aug | 604 | 6,579 | 20 | 119,900 | 125,300 | 2 |
| Sep | 551 | 6,527 | 16 | 130,800 | 126,100 | 2 |
| Oct | 586 | 6,481 | 12 | 127,600 | 126,300 | 2 |
| Nov | 542 | 6,530 | 10 | 130,200 | 126,800 | 3 |
| Dec | 393 | 6,518 | 8 | 128,500 | 126,700 | 2 |
| 2000-Jan | 271 | 6,544 | 7 | 115,500 | 126,400 | 2 |
| Feb | 339 | 6,524 | 6 | 131,900 | 126,500 | 2 |
| Mar | 672 | 6,534 | 4 | 129,000 | 127,800 | 3 |
| Apr | 616 | 6,449 | 1 | 134,200 | 128,600 | 4 |
| May | 612 | 6,518 | 3 | 145,700 | 130,300 | 5 |
| Jun | 502 | 6,339 | -2 | 135,200 | 130,500 | 4 |
| Jul | 413 | 6,101 | -6 | 141,800 | 131,300 | 5 |
| Aug | 541 | 6,038 | -8 | 135,500 | 132,800 | 6 |
| Sep | 560 | 6,047 | -7 | 134,000 | 133,100 | 6 |
| Oct | 488 | 5,949 | -8 | 143,600 | 134,500 | 6 |
| Nov | 384 | 5,791 | -11 | 147,500 | 135,800 | 7 |
| Dec | 196 | 5,594 | -14 | 129,800 | 136,100 | 7 |
| 2001-Jan | 265 | 5,588 | -15 | 165,900 | 138,500 | 10 |
| Feb | 190 | 5,439 | -17 | 145,200 | 139,200 | 10 |
| Mar | 487 | 5,254 | -20 | 148,200 | 141,300 | 11 |
| Apr | 685 | 5,323 | -17 | 136,800 | 141,600 | 10 |
| May | 681 | 5,392 | -17 | 143,500 | 141,300 | 8 |
| Jun | 644 | 5,534 | -13 | 139,300 | 141,700 | 9 |
| Jul | 506 | 5,627 | -8 | 137,100 | 141,200 | 8 |
| Aug | 533 | 5,619 | -7 | 139,100 | 141,600 | 7 |
| Sep | 504 | 5,563 | -8 | 139,000 | 142,100 | 7 |
| Oct | 616 | 5,691 | -4 | 133,000 | 141,000 | 5 |
| Nov | 495 | 5,802 | 0 | 138,400 | 140,300 | 3 |
| Dec | 333 | 5,939 | 6 | 140,700 | 140,700 | 3 |
| 2002-Jan | 314 | 5,988 | 7 | 134,500 | 139,300 | 1 |
| Feb | 373 | 6,171 | 13 | 137,800 | 139,000 | 0 |
| Mar | 597 | 6,281 | 20 | 146,900 | 139,000 | -2 |
| Apr | 729 | 6,325 | 19 | 134,100 | 138,700 | -2 |
| May | 672 | 6,316 | 17 | 137,500 | 138,100 | -2 |
| Jun | 591 | 6,263 | 13 | 141,800 | 138,300 | -2 |
| Jul | 552 | 6,309 | 12 | 146,200 | 139,100 | -1 |
| Aug | 529 | 6,305 | 12 | 148,000 | 139,800 | -1 |
| Sep | 585 | 6,386 | 15 | 151,700 | 141,000 | -1 |
| Oct | 611 | 6,381 | 12 | 151,000 | 142,700 | 1 |
| Nov | 612 | 6,498 | 12 | 144,600 | 143,200 | 2 |
| Dec | 475 | 6,640 | 12 | 140,100 | 143,100 | 2 |
| 2003-Jan | 311 | 6,637 | 11 | 148,800 | 143,800 | 3 |
| Feb | 281 | 6,545 | 6 | 142,000 | 144,100 | 4 |
| Mar | 720 | 6,668 | 6 | 148,800 | 144,300 | 4 |
| Apr | 789 | 6,728 | 6 | 156,100 | 146,800 | 6 |
| May | 809 | 6,865 | 9 | 146,500 | 147,700 | 7 |
| Jun | 899 | 7,173 | 15 | 148,400 | 148,200 | 7 |
| Jul | 823 | 7,444 | 18 | 142,800 | 147,800 | 6 |
| Aug | 779 | 7,694 | 22 | 147,600 | 147,800 | 6 |
| Sep | 744 | 7,853 | 23 | 155,200 | 148,200 | 5 |
| Oct | 799 | 8,041 | 26 | 165,400 | 149,700 | 5 |
| Nov | 668 | 8,097 | 25 | 155,400 | 150,500 | 5 |
| Dec | 498 | 8,120 | 22 | 164,700 | 152,000 | 6 |
| 2004-Jan | 412 | 8,221 | 24 | 149,500 | 152,000 | 6 |
| Feb | 341 | 8,281 | 27 | 161,800 | 152,700 | 6 |
| Mar | 1,169 | 8,730 | 31 | 146,100 | 152,200 | 5 |
| Apr | 1,244 | 9,185 | 37 | 153,900 | 152,100 | 4 |
| May | 1,066 | 9,442 | 38 | 152,100 | 152,600 | 3 |
| Jun | 1,071 | 9,614 | 34 | 159,500 | 153,700 | 4 |
| Jul | 904 | 9,695 | 30 | 155,600 | 154,800 | 5 |
| Aug | 906 | 9,822 | 28 | 164,000 | 156,200 | 6 |
| Sep | 985 | 10,063 | 28 | 151,100 | 155,800 | 5 |
| Oct | 1,055 | 10,319 | 28 | 161,200 | 155,600 | 4 |
| Nov | 830 | 10,481 | 29 | 158,300 | 155,900 | 4 |
| Dec | 624 | 10,607 | 31 | 160,700 | 155,700 | 2 |
| 2005-Jan | 383 | 10,578 | 29 | 162,200 | 156,200 | 3 |
| Feb | 559 | 10,796 | 30 | 158,900 | 156,200 | 2 |
| Mar | 1,137 | 10,764 | 23 | 165,400 | 158,200 | 4 |
| Apr | 1,146 | 10,666 | 16 | 162,600 | 159,200 | 5 |
| May | 1,013 | 10,613 | 12 | 163,300 | 160,300 | 5 |
| Jun | 1,079 | 10,621 | 10 | 162,600 | 160,600 | 4 |
| Jul | 941 | 10,658 | 10 | 155,600 | 160,600 | 4 |
| Aug | 1,077 | 10,829 | 10 | 165,500 | 160,800 | 3 |
| Sep | 1,054 | 10,898 | 8 | 156,500 | 161,300 | 4 |
| Oct | 1,079 | 10,922 | 6 | 167,100 | 161,900 | 4 |
| Nov | 951 | 11,043 | 5 | 166,800 | 162,600 | 4 |
| Dec | 453 | 10,872 | 2 | 168,800 | 162,900 | 5 |
| 2006-Jan | 524 | 11,013 | 4 | 155,000 | 162,600 | 4 |
| Feb | 503 | 10,957 | 1 | 162,400 | 162,700 | 4 |
| Mar | 868 | 10,688 | -1 | 172,800 | 163,300 | 3 |
| Apr | 861 | 10,403 | -2 | 170,500 | 164,000 | 3 |
| May | 905 | 10,295 | -3 | 163,400 | 164,000 | 2 |
| Jun | 940 | 10,156 | -4 | 167,100 | 164,400 | 2 |
| Jul | 779 | 9,994 | -6 | 165,600 | 165,300 | 3 |
| Aug | 678 | 9,595 | -11 | 165,500 | 165,300 | 3 |
| Sep | 681 | 9,222 | -15 | 164,000 | 166,200 | 3 |
| Oct | 807 | 8,950 | -18 | 170,600 | 166,500 | 3 |
| Nov | 559 | 8,558 | -23 | 175,500 | 167,100 | 3 |
| Dec | 438 | 8,543 | -21 | 175,900 | 167,400 | 3 |
| 2007-Jan | 378 | 8,397 | -24 | 154,800 | 167,600 | 3 |
| Feb | 274 | 8,168 | -25 | 172,100 | 168,100 | 3 |
| Mar | 694 | 7,994 | -25 | 170,600 | 167,800 | 3 |
| Apr | 750 | 7,883 | -24 | 181,500 | 168,800 | 3 |
| May | 766 | 7,744 | -25 | 182,500 | 170,800 | 4 |
| Jun | 810 | 7,614 | -25 | 174,100 | 171,600 | 4 |
| Jul | 724 | 7,559 | -24 | 182,400 | 173,300 | 5 |
| Aug | 682 | 7,563 | -21 | 180,100 | 174,600 | 6 |
| Sep | 657 | 7,539 | -18 | 181,200 | 176,100 | 6 |
| Oct | 646 | 7,378 | -18 | 183,500 | 177,400 | 7 |
| Nov | 514 | 7,333 | -14 | 179,000 | 177,600 | 6 |
| Dec | 281 | 7,176 | -16 | 196,900 | 178,500 | 7 |
| 2008-Jan | 218 | 7,016 | -16 | 156,200 | 179,100 | 7 |
| Feb | 230 | 6,972 | -15 | 151,900 | 178,400 | 6 |
| Mar | 490 | 6,768 | -15 | 172,600 | 178,800 | 7 |
| Apr | 613 | 6,631 | -16 | 178,000 | 178,400 | 6 |
| May | 607 | 6,472 | -16 | 185,000 | 178,600 | 5 |
| Jun | 435 | 6,097 | -20 | 184,800 | 179,600 | 5 |
| Jul | 490 | 5,863 | -22 | 170,900 | 178,600 | 3 |
| Aug | 495 | 5,676 | -25 | 176,200 | 178,200 | 2 |
| Sep | 471 | 5,490 | -27 | 182,900 | 178,200 | 1 |
| Oct | 516 | 5,360 | -27 | 177,000 | 177,500 | 0 |
| Nov | 278 | 5,124 | -30 | 181,600 | 177,500 | 0 |
| Dec | 145 | 4,988 | -30 | 198,400 | 177,000 | -1 |
| 2009-Jan | 96 | 4,866 | -31 | 178,400 | 178,000 | -1 |
| Feb | 129 | 4,765 | -32 | 200,800 | 179,900 | 1 |
| Mar | 343 | 4,618 | -32 | 184,300 | 181,000 | 1 |
| Apr | 489 | 4,494 | -32 | 170,100 | 180,200 | 1 |
| May | 469 | 4,356 | -33 | 179,700 | 179,500 | 1 |
| Jun | 593 | 4,514 | -26 | 175,700 | 178,500 | -1 |
| Jul | 526 | 4,550 | -22 | 178,800 | 179,300 | 0 |
| Aug | 499 | 4,554 | -20 | 183,200 | 180,100 | 1 |
| Sep | 532 | 4,615 | -16 | 184,300 | 180,300 | 1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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