States › Alabama › 2001
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +4.2%, against +6.7% for the United States and +3.2% in 2000.
17,706 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,044 single-family), +1.7% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
+4.2% Alabama index, 2000–2001 US +6.7%
17,706 housing units permitted in 2001 14,044 single-family
55 of 58 counties with a rising index median county +4.5%
1,636,676 units permitted nationally in 2001
Counties in 2001 Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2001 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Wilcox County +12.0% 0 0 0.0 Randolph County +8.7% 0 0 0.0 Cherokee County +8.1% 21 21 0.8 Dale County +7.2% 47 47 0.9 Chambers County +7.1% 22 22 0.6 Geneva County +7.0% 12 12 0.4 Barbour County +6.7% 23 23 0.9 Russell County +6.6% 272 201 4.6 Marengo County +6.5% 8 8 0.4 Calhoun County +6.3% 259 243 2.2 Henry County +6.3% 22 22 1.2 Escambia County +6.2% 13 13 0.4 Tallapoosa County +6.1% 42 42 1.0 Bibb County +5.9% 4 4 0.2 Talladega County +5.8% 109 73 1.3 Tuscaloosa County +5.4% 1,118 702 4.6 DeKalb County +5.3% 79 63 1.1 Mobile County +5.3% 2,359 1,863 5.7 Limestone County +5.2% 110 110 0.9 Winston County +5.2% 2 2 0.1 Dallas County +5.1% 5 5 0.1 Fayette County +5.1% 6 6 0.4 Jackson County +5.1% 43 43 0.8 Elmore County +4.9% 281 249 3.1 St. Clair County +4.9% 503 203 5.1 Chilton County +4.8% 90 44 1.9 Clarke County +4.8% 16 16 0.7 Blount County +4.7% 44 44 0.7 Etowah County +4.7% 306 199 2.9 Baldwin County +4.5% 2,087 1,735 7.8 Jefferson County +4.5% 2,507 2,377 3.8 Marshall County +4.5% 153 147 1.5 Shelby County +4.3% 2,028 2,028 8.5 Colbert County +4.2% 159 95 2.7 Houston County +4.2% 364 325 3.3 Monroe County +4.2% 10 10 0.5 Cullman County +4.0% 25 25 0.3 Lee County +3.9% 963 365 5.1 Cleburne County +3.7% 5 5 0.3 Coffee County +3.7% 128 128 2.2 Walker County +3.7% 20 20 0.3 Lauderdale County +3.6% 90 85 0.9 Lawrence County +3.6% 9 9 0.3 Autauga County +3.5% 400 176 6.5 Covington County +3.5% 20 20 0.5 Madison County +3.3% 1,519 895 3.5 Montgomery County +3.0% 841 817 3.7 Franklin County +2.9% 27 25 0.8 Morgan County +2.9% 304 299 2.4 Lamar County +2.6% 0 0 0.0 Macon County +2.4% 75 75 4.1 Marion County +1.3% 78 25 2.7 Clay County +0.5% 5 5 0.4 Pike County +0.3% 27 27 0.8 Pickens County +0.2% 3 3 0.2 Butler County −1.2% 7 7 0.4 Crenshaw County −2.0% 6 6 0.5 Hale County −2.7% 33 33 2.2 Choctaw County — 2 2 0.2 Conecuh County — 1 1 0.1 Coosa County — 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County — 2 2 0.2 Sumter County — 6 6 0.5 Washington County — 4 4 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 .