States › Alabama › 2003
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +2.3%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.2% in 2002.
22,256 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,671 single-family), +20.9% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
+2.3% Alabama index, 2002–2003 US +4.5%
22,256 housing units permitted in 2003 17,671 single-family
56 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +2.2%
1,889,214 units permitted nationally in 2003
Counties in 2003 Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2003 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cleburne County +7.6% 5 5 0.3 Marengo County +6.6% 17 17 0.9 Lowndes County +6.4% 4 4 0.4 Randolph County +5.2% 1 1 0.0 Cherokee County +5.1% 24 24 0.9 Chilton County +4.4% 29 29 0.6 Hale County +3.9% 43 43 2.8 Talladega County +3.8% 105 79 1.3 Marion County +3.7% 15 15 0.5 Baldwin County +3.6% 3,918 2,932 14.6 Russell County +3.6% 331 283 5.6 Walker County +3.4% 51 51 0.8 Pike County +3.3% 129 51 3.8 Wilcox County +3.3% 0 0 0.0 Winston County +3.3% 2 2 0.1 Jackson County +3.1% 61 61 1.1 Tuscaloosa County +3.1% 1,150 880 4.8 Calhoun County +3.0% 163 163 1.4 Etowah County +3.0% 335 252 3.2 Lawrence County +3.0% 9 9 0.3 St. Clair County +3.0% 351 349 3.6 Jefferson County +2.8% 3,949 3,325 5.9 Tallapoosa County +2.7% 36 36 0.9 Shelby County +2.6% 2,228 2,159 9.3 Clarke County +2.5% 55 15 2.5 Lee County +2.5% 1,167 665 6.1 Mobile County +2.5% 1,684 1,665 4.1 Houston County +2.4% 395 395 3.6 Elmore County +2.3% 366 366 4.0 Blount County +2.2% 63 55 1.0 Escambia County +2.2% 22 20 0.6 Lauderdale County +2.2% 283 123 2.9 Limestone County +2.2% 184 100 1.5 Madison County +2.1% 2,213 1,113 5.1 Cullman County +2.0% 46 46 0.5 Marshall County +2.0% 193 167 1.9 Monroe County +2.0% 15 15 0.8 Autauga County +1.8% 283 283 4.6 Coffee County +1.8% 204 204 3.6 Morgan County +1.8% 420 414 3.3 Clay County +1.7% 8 2 0.6 Fayette County +1.6% 7 7 0.4 Colbert County +1.5% 159 118 2.7 Dallas County +1.5% 61 3 1.7 Dale County +1.4% 74 64 1.5 Henry County +1.4% 39 29 2.1 Montgomery County +1.2% 1,119 814 5.0 Butler County +1.0% 17 17 0.9 Chambers County +1.0% 11 11 0.3 Franklin County +0.9% 16 16 0.5 Lamar County +0.9% 3 3 0.2 Crenshaw County +0.8% 13 13 1.0 Geneva County +0.7% 21 21 0.8 Pickens County +0.7% 7 7 0.4 DeKalb County +0.5% 64 64 0.9 Bibb County +0.1% 2 2 0.1 Choctaw County −0.1% 2 2 0.2 Sumter County −0.8% 16 4 1.4 Barbour County −1.0% 15 15 0.6 Covington County −1.1% 16 16 0.4 Macon County −3.0% 17 17 0.9 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 .