States › Alabama › 1999
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +2.5%, against +4.3% for the United States and +3.8% in 1998.
19,029 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,926 single-family), −7.3% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+2.5% Alabama index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
19,029 housing units permitted in 1999 14,926 single-family
44 of 53 counties with a rising index median county +2.1%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Winston County +18.3% 9 9 0.4 Bibb County +9.5% 4 4 0.2 Randolph County +7.9% 0 0 0.0 Marengo County +6.9% 20 20 1.1 Escambia County +6.4% 89 39 2.4 Franklin County +5.7% 64 36 2.0 Chilton County +5.2% 41 41 0.9 Cleburne County +5.1% 36 12 2.3 Macon County +5.1% 78 78 4.3 Lawrence County +5.0% 27 3 0.8 Blount County +4.8% 111 63 1.8 Monroe County +4.3% 8 8 0.4 Lee County +4.2% 557 343 2.9 Talladega County +4.2% 78 78 1.0 Chambers County +3.8% 18 18 0.5 Mobile County +3.8% 2,111 1,829 5.1 Jefferson County +3.4% 3,660 2,812 5.5 DeKalb County +3.3% 36 36 0.5 Russell County +3.2% 204 166 3.5 St. Clair County +2.9% 207 207 2.1 Lauderdale County +2.8% 171 129 1.8 Baldwin County +2.7% 2,556 1,866 9.5 Tallapoosa County +2.7% 46 30 1.1 Elmore County +2.6% 464 270 5.1 Morgan County +2.4% 413 338 3.3 Barbour County +2.1% 38 34 1.5 Shelby County +2.1% 1,980 1,891 8.3 Jackson County +1.9% 58 58 1.1 Madison County +1.8% 1,019 987 2.4 Tuscaloosa County +1.8% 728 673 3.0 Walker County +1.8% 45 45 0.7 Henry County +1.6% 24 24 1.3 Limestone County +1.6% 169 169 1.4 Autauga County +1.5% 253 215 4.1 Cullman County +1.5% 203 116 2.2 Marshall County +1.5% 248 202 2.4 Marion County +1.4% 37 37 1.3 Calhoun County +1.3% 422 180 3.6 Coffee County +1.2% 180 123 3.2 Dallas County +1.1% 58 10 1.7 Montgomery County +1.1% 1,127 779 5.0 Houston County +1.0% 452 354 4.1 Dale County +0.8% 82 38 1.6 Etowah County +0.5% 195 155 1.9 Butler County −0.1% 142 14 7.8 Lamar County −0.1% 2 2 0.1 Colbert County −0.4% 142 132 2.4 Clarke County −0.5% 63 15 2.9 Pike County −1.8% 167 51 5.0 Hale County −1.9% 28 28 1.8 Fayette County −4.9% 7 7 0.4 Cherokee County −5.0% 43 43 1.6 Covington County −6.9% 19 19 0.5 Choctaw County — 1 1 0.1 Clay County — 6 6 0.4 Conecuh County — 9 9 0.8 Coosa County — 1 1 0.1 Crenshaw County — 6 6 0.5 Geneva County — 26 26 0.9 Lowndes County — 4 4 0.4 Pickens County — 15 15 0.8 Sumter County — 8 8 0.7 Washington County — 2 2 0.1 Wilcox County — 0 0 0.0
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 .