States › Alabama › 2000
In 2000 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +3.2%, against +8.3% for the United States and +2.5% in 1999.
17,406 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,672 single-family), −8.5% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.
+3.2% Alabama index, 1999–2000 US +8.3%
17,406 housing units permitted in 2000 13,672 single-family
52 of 57 counties with a rising index median county +2.9%
1,592,267 units permitted nationally in 2000
Counties in 2000 Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2000 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Hale County +13.8% 32 32 2.1 Cherokee County +9.2% 14 14 0.5 Covington County +8.5% 21 21 0.6 Crenshaw County +7.9% 2 2 0.2 Clay County +6.3% 5 5 0.4 Lamar County +6.3% 2 2 0.1 Jackson County +6.2% 103 47 1.9 Marion County +6.0% 65 25 2.2 Cullman County +5.6% 66 42 0.7 Pike County +5.6% 25 25 0.7 Barbour County +5.5% 67 27 2.7 DeKalb County +4.4% 77 57 1.0 Jefferson County +4.3% 3,057 2,347 4.6 Marshall County +4.2% 153 153 1.5 St. Clair County +4.0% 207 204 2.1 Baldwin County +3.8% 2,472 1,841 9.2 Lee County +3.7% 574 330 3.0 Marengo County +3.7% 8 8 0.4 Monroe County +3.7% 61 13 3.2 Limestone County +3.6% 109 109 0.9 Walker County +3.5% 32 32 0.5 Fayette County +3.3% 6 6 0.4 Mobile County +3.3% 2,158 1,746 5.2 Morgan County +3.3% 367 367 2.9 Chilton County +3.0% 45 45 0.9 Madison County +3.0% 1,101 949 2.5 Talladega County +3.0% 101 77 1.2 Calhoun County +2.9% 336 252 2.9 Etowah County +2.9% 263 180 2.5 Winston County +2.8% 3 3 0.1 Henry County +2.7% 17 17 0.9 Shelby County +2.7% 1,798 1,742 7.5 Russell County +2.6% 358 108 6.1 Tallapoosa County +2.6% 87 39 2.1 Geneva County +2.5% 22 22 0.8 Autauga County +2.4% 181 181 2.9 Blount County +2.4% 71 59 1.2 Chambers County +2.4% 26 26 0.8 Clarke County +2.3% 11 11 0.5 Coffee County +2.2% 108 108 1.9 Lawrence County +2.1% 32 8 0.9 Tuscaloosa County +2.0% 709 582 2.9 Elmore County +1.8% 254 226 2.8 Houston County +1.4% 660 340 6.0 Macon County +1.2% 70 70 3.9 Butler County +1.1% 104 8 5.7 Montgomery County +1.1% 835 811 3.7 Colbert County +0.9% 144 96 2.4 Randolph County +0.9% 2 2 0.1 Escambia County +0.8% 16 16 0.4 Bibb County +0.5% 4 4 0.2 Cleburne County +0.1% 27 11 1.7 Lauderdale County −0.2% 180 124 1.9 Dale County −0.3% 46 44 0.9 Franklin County −1.6% 21 21 0.6 Wilcox County −2.8% 0 0 0.0 Dallas County −3.5% 65 9 1.8 Choctaw County — 1 1 0.1 Conecuh County — 5 5 0.5 Coosa County — 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County — 3 3 0.3 Pickens County — 14 14 0.8 Sumter County — 7 7 0.6 Washington County — 5 5 0.3
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 .