Alabama in 1996

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

In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +3.4%, against +3.2% for the United States and +4.2% in 1995.

19,868 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,566 single-family), −1.2% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.

+3.4%Alabama index, 1995–1996US +3.2%

19,868housing units permitted in 199614,566 single-family

39 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%

1,425,616units permitted nationally in 1996

Counties in 1996

Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 1996	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Butler County	+14.2%	14	14	0.8
Marengo County	+7.9%	14	14	0.8
Dale County	+6.7%	44	44	0.9
Etowah County	+6.5%	216	216	2.1
Tuscaloosa County	+6.5%	672	672	2.8
Lawrence County	+6.4%	16	16	0.5
Blount County	+6.1%	41	41	0.7
Cullman County	+6.1%	83	83	0.9
Dallas County	+6.1%	14	14	0.4
St. Clair County	+5.3%	141	141	1.4
Elmore County	+4.9%	317	317	3.5
Chilton County	+4.4%	34	34	0.7
Limestone County	+4.4%	95	95	0.8
Pike County	+4.2%	52	52	1.5
Jefferson County	+4.1%	2,786	2,786	4.2
Clarke County	+4.0%	41	41	1.9
Marshall County	+3.9%	218	218	2.1
Walker County	+3.7%	85	85	1.3
Baldwin County	+3.6%	1,900	1,900	7.1
Barbour County	+3.6%	75	75	3.0
Colbert County	+3.5%	126	126	2.1
Lee County	+3.5%	429	429	2.3
Russell County	+3.5%	117	117	2.0
Lauderdale County	+3.4%	176	176	1.8
Mobile County	+3.2%	1,495	1,495	3.6
Autauga County	+2.7%	281	281	4.5
Tallapoosa County	+2.7%	82	82	2.0
Calhoun County	+2.6%	196	196	1.7
Talladega County	+2.6%	62	62	0.8
Coffee County	+2.5%	126	126	2.2
Shelby County	+2.5%	1,806	1,806	7.6
Escambia County	+2.1%	47	47	1.3
Morgan County	+2.1%	350	350	2.8
Houston County	+1.9%	330	330	3.0
Madison County	+1.8%	802	802	1.8
Montgomery County	+1.3%	841	841	3.7
DeKalb County	+1.0%	38	38	0.5
Chambers County	+0.7%	16	16	0.5
Henry County	+0.4%	26	26	1.4
Jackson County	0.0%	80	80	1.5
Monroe County	−0.2%	11	11	0.6
Fayette County	−1.5%	18	18	1.1
Bibb County	—	4	4	0.2
Cherokee County	—	13	13	0.5
Choctaw County	—	4	4	0.3
Clay County	—	10	10	0.7
Cleburne County	—	6	6	0.4
Conecuh County	—	2	2	0.2
Coosa County	—	3	3	0.3
Covington County	—	32	32	0.8
Crenshaw County	—	6	6	0.5
Franklin County	—	47	47	1.4
Geneva County	—	21	21	0.8
Hale County	—	0	0	0.0
Lamar County	—	13	13	1.0
Lowndes County	—	6	6	0.6
Macon County	—	35	35	1.9
Marion County	—	30	30	1.0
Pickens County	—	7	7	0.4
Randolph County	—	0	0	0.0
Sumter County	—	9	9	0.8
Washington County	—	1	1	0.1
Wilcox County	—	0	0	0.0
Winston County	—	0	0	0.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Alabama 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.