States › Alabama › 1997
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +3.8%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.4% in 1996.
17,732 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,634 single-family), −10.8% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+3.8% Alabama index, 1996–1997 US +3.8%
17,732 housing units permitted in 1997 13,634 single-family
40 of 45 counties with a rising index median county +4.2%
1,441,136 units permitted nationally in 1997
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.
County Index change 1997 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Marengo County +15.5% 21 21 1.1 Fayette County +10.7% 9 9 0.6 Chilton County +9.2% 25 25 0.5 Monroe County +9.1% 11 11 0.6 Tallapoosa County +9.0% 56 56 1.4 Jackson County +7.9% 81 81 1.5 Barbour County +7.4% 59 59 2.4 Calhoun County +7.3% 155 155 1.3 Dallas County +7.3% 23 23 0.7 Escambia County +7.3% 28 28 0.8 Henry County +7.3% 30 30 1.6 Baldwin County +6.7% 1,640 1,640 6.1 St. Clair County +6.2% 162 162 1.6 Talladega County +5.2% 57 57 0.7 Chambers County +5.1% 28 28 0.8 Houston County +5.0% 321 321 2.9 Mobile County +5.0% 1,763 1,763 4.3 Cullman County +4.7% 89 89 0.9 Marshall County +4.5% 175 175 1.7 Lamar County +4.4% 13 13 1.0 Russell County +4.4% 119 119 2.0 Etowah County +4.3% 173 173 1.7 Elmore County +4.2% 305 305 3.3 Lee County +4.0% 317 317 1.7 Jefferson County +3.8% 2,538 2,538 3.8 Limestone County +3.8% 127 127 1.0 Morgan County +3.8% 321 321 2.5 DeKalb County +3.6% 33 33 0.4 Shelby County +3.6% 1,596 1,596 6.7 Randolph County +3.5% 0 0 0.0 Tuscaloosa County +3.5% 549 549 2.3 Walker County +3.5% 63 63 1.0 Autauga County +3.2% 199 199 3.2 Colbert County +2.3% 116 116 2.0 Madison County +1.9% 1,049 1,049 2.4 Pike County +1.9% 49 49 1.5 Lawrence County +1.7% 16 16 0.5 Blount County +1.5% 37 37 0.6 Montgomery County +1.5% 635 635 2.8 Lauderdale County +0.7% 135 135 1.4 Marion County −0.4% 40 40 1.4 Coffee County −0.5% 129 129 2.3 Butler County −2.7% 18 18 1.0 Clarke County −4.7% 39 39 1.8 Dale County −6.6% 44 44 0.9 Bibb County — 4 4 0.2 Cherokee County — 18 18 0.7 Choctaw County — 3 3 0.3 Clay County — 6 6 0.4 Cleburne County — 15 15 0.9 Conecuh County — 5 5 0.5 Coosa County — 1 1 0.1 Covington County — 24 24 0.6 Crenshaw County — 3 3 0.2 Franklin County — 32 32 1.0 Geneva County — 19 19 0.7 Hale County — 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County — 4 4 0.4 Macon County — 74 74 4.1 Pickens County — 12 12 0.7 Sumter County — 10 10 0.9 Washington County — 4 4 0.3 Wilcox County — 0 0 0.0 Winston County — 3 3 0.1
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Alabama by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 20,114 units (13,412 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 19,868 units (14,566 single-family, 5,302 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 17,732 units (13,634 single-family, 4,098 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 20,533 units (14,655 single-family, 5,878 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 19,029 units (14,926 single-family, 4,103 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 17,406 units (13,672 single-family, 3,734 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 17,706 units (14,044 single-family, 3,662 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 18,403 units (15,145 single-family, 3,258 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 22,256 units (17,671 single-family, 4,585 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 27,411 units (22,392 single-family, 5,019 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 30,612 units (24,654 single-family, 5,958 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 32,034 units (24,132 single-family, 7,902 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 25,845 units (18,946 single-family, 6,899 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 17,464 units (12,017 single-family, 5,447 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 13,266 units (9,409 single-family, 3,857 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 11,261 units (8,702 single-family, 2,559 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 11,667 units (8,858 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 13,506 units (9,184 single-family, 4,322 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 11,763 units (9,278 single-family, 2,485 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 13,369 units (9,506 single-family, 3,863 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 14,054 units (10,257 single-family, 3,797 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 15,001 units (11,692 single-family, 3,309 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 14,799 units (12,233 single-family, 2,566 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 14,824 units (12,978 single-family, 1,846 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 17,748 units (14,705 single-family, 3,043 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 19,982 units (17,551 single-family, 2,431 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 22,100 units (17,879 single-family, 4,221 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 19,499 units (15,961 single-family, 3,538 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 20,337 units (16,298 single-family, 4,039 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 20,725 units (17,423 single-family, 3,302 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 19,061 units (15,402 single-family, 3,659 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Alabama by year
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 .