States › Alabama › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +3.8%, against +3.7% for the United States and +3.8% in 1997.
20,533 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,655 single-family), +15.8% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+3.8% Alabama index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
20,533 housing units permitted in 1998 14,655 single-family
43 of 45 counties with a rising index median county +4.5%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
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.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Dale County +14.5% 31 31 0.6 Clarke County +12.5% 43 43 2.0 Butler County +11.1% 11 11 0.6 Lawrence County +9.2% 18 18 0.5 Fayette County +6.7% 9 9 0.6 Tallapoosa County +6.7% 57 57 1.4 Russell County +6.5% 100 100 1.7 Etowah County +6.3% 218 218 2.1 Cullman County +6.2% 94 94 1.0 Barbour County +6.1% 49 49 2.0 Blount County +6.1% 28 28 0.5 Randolph County +6.1% 0 0 0.0 Escambia County +5.6% 32 32 0.9 Morgan County +5.6% 374 374 3.0 DeKalb County +5.5% 75 75 1.0 Chilton County +5.4% 45 45 0.9 Lamar County +5.2% 12 12 0.9 Dallas County +4.9% 9 9 0.3 Chambers County +4.8% 26 26 0.8 Baldwin County +4.5% 1,639 1,639 6.1 Marshall County +4.5% 165 165 1.6 St. Clair County +4.5% 182 182 1.9 Talladega County +4.5% 54 54 0.7 Coffee County +4.3% 115 115 2.0 Jefferson County +4.1% 2,857 2,857 4.3 Mobile County +4.0% 1,795 1,795 4.4 Limestone County +3.8% 139 139 1.1 Walker County +3.7% 41 41 0.6 Autauga County +3.6% 179 179 2.9 Calhoun County +3.6% 166 166 1.4 Madison County +3.6% 1,021 1,021 2.4 Marion County +3.4% 49 49 1.7 Colbert County +3.3% 126 126 2.1 Tuscaloosa County +3.3% 552 552 2.3 Houston County +3.2% 320 320 2.9 Shelby County +3.2% 2,009 2,009 8.4 Pike County +3.1% 37 37 1.1 Lee County +2.9% 274 274 1.4 Jackson County +2.5% 70 70 1.3 Elmore County +2.1% 267 267 2.9 Montgomery County +1.8% 954 954 4.2 Lauderdale County +1.6% 130 130 1.3 Monroe County +1.5% 9 9 0.5 Henry County −0.1% 26 26 1.4 Marengo County −7.4% 21 21 1.1 Bibb County — 4 4 0.2 Cherokee County — 15 15 0.6 Choctaw County — 0 0 0.0 Clay County — 13 13 0.9 Cleburne County — 7 7 0.4 Conecuh County — 3 3 0.3 Coosa County — 0 0 0.0 Covington County — 20 20 0.5 Crenshaw County — 4 4 0.3 Franklin County — 30 30 0.9 Geneva County — 25 25 0.9 Hale County — 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County — 0 0 0.0 Macon County — 72 72 4.0 Pickens County — 9 9 0.5 Sumter County — 12 12 1.0 Washington County — 6 6 0.4 Wilcox County — 0 0 0.0 Winston County — 4 4 0.2
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 .