States › Alabama › 2002
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +2.2%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.2% in 2001.
18,403 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,145 single-family), +3.9% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
+2.2% Alabama index, 2001–2002 US +5.4%
18,403 housing units permitted in 2002 15,145 single-family
56 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +1.8%
1,747,678 units permitted nationally in 2002
Counties in 2002 Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2002 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Crenshaw County +9.5% 6 6 0.5 Choctaw County +5.9% 1 1 0.1 Butler County +4.7% 11 11 0.6 Coffee County +4.5% 166 164 2.9 Bibb County +4.2% 2 2 0.1 Pike County +4.0% 82 48 2.4 Clay County +3.9% 2 2 0.1 Pickens County +3.6% 6 6 0.3 Talladega County +3.4% 163 75 2.0 Etowah County +3.3% 328 254 3.2 Calhoun County +3.2% 233 215 2.0 Cleburne County +3.2% 4 4 0.3 Jefferson County +3.1% 2,823 2,567 4.2 Lee County +3.1% 1,640 737 8.6 Cherokee County +3.0% 31 27 1.2 Autauga County +2.7% 276 276 4.5 Madison County +2.7% 1,455 1,103 3.4 Dallas County +2.5% 4 4 0.1 St. Clair County +2.5% 238 238 2.4 Shelby County +2.5% 2,076 2,076 8.7 Clarke County +2.4% 20 20 0.9 Covington County +2.4% 21 21 0.6 Jackson County +2.3% 60 44 1.1 DeKalb County +2.2% 78 78 1.1 Chambers County +2.1% 19 19 0.6 Limestone County +2.1% 204 96 1.7 Morgan County +2.1% 401 401 3.2 Blount County +1.9% 48 45 0.8 Franklin County +1.8% 26 26 0.8 Randolph County +1.8% 5 2 0.2 Sumter County +1.8% 5 5 0.4 Tallapoosa County +1.8% 33 33 0.8 Cullman County +1.7% 156 32 1.7 Monroe County +1.7% 12 12 0.6 Tuscaloosa County +1.7% 1,353 687 5.6 Baldwin County +1.6% 2,206 2,009 8.2 Colbert County +1.6% 162 110 2.7 Houston County +1.5% 370 370 3.4 Mobile County +1.5% 1,728 1,640 4.2 Lauderdale County +1.4% 164 103 1.7 Elmore County +1.3% 391 391 4.3 Geneva County +1.3% 17 17 0.6 Lawrence County +1.2% 8 8 0.2 Montgomery County +1.2% 945 905 4.2 Chilton County +1.1% 36 36 0.8 Dale County +1.1% 42 42 0.8 Fayette County +1.1% 6 6 0.4 Henry County +1.1% 21 21 1.1 Marshall County +1.1% 237 168 2.3 Escambia County +1.0% 23 23 0.6 Barbour County +0.9% 21 21 0.9 Russell County +0.8% 305 237 5.2 Hale County +0.6% 37 37 2.4 Lamar County +0.5% 2 2 0.1 Walker County +0.4% 94 54 1.4 Winston County +0.3% 0 0 0.0 Marengo County 0.0% 10 10 0.5 Macon County −1.1% 22 22 1.2 Marion County −2.6% 18 18 0.6 Wilcox County −3.6% 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County −4.6% 4 4 0.4 Conecuh County — 4 4 0.4 Coosa County — 0 0 0.0 Washington County — 3 3 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 .