States › Alabama › 2004
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +3.3%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.3% in 2003.
27,411 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,392 single-family), +23.2% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
+3.3% Alabama index, 2003–2004 US +9.2%
27,411 housing units permitted in 2004 22,392 single-family
56 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +2.7%
2,070,077 units permitted nationally in 2004
Counties in 2004 Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2004 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Clay County +11.9% 40 4 2.8 Sumter County +9.5% 3 3 0.3 Macon County +8.5% 18 18 1.0 Lee County +6.9% 1,500 1,203 7.9 Lamar County +6.7% 3 3 0.2 Tallapoosa County +6.6% 43 43 1.0 Winston County +5.9% 10 4 0.4 Henry County +5.3% 31 31 1.7 Jefferson County +5.3% 4,269 3,269 6.4 DeKalb County +5.1% 87 87 1.2 Baldwin County +4.9% 4,759 3,442 17.8 Butler County +4.9% 18 18 1.0 Coffee County +4.7% 369 283 6.5 Geneva County +4.3% 19 19 0.7 Clarke County +4.1% 20 20 0.9 Elmore County +4.0% 474 449 5.2 Hale County +3.9% 44 44 2.9 Jackson County +3.8% 59 59 1.1 Shelby County +3.6% 2,688 2,442 11.3 Crenshaw County +3.5% 3 3 0.2 Houston County +3.3% 681 452 6.2 Walker County +3.3% 119 72 1.8 Cherokee County +3.1% 22 18 0.8 Tuscaloosa County +3.1% 1,223 1,124 5.1 Calhoun County +3.0% 222 204 1.9 Etowah County +3.0% 309 279 3.0 St. Clair County +3.0% 546 490 5.6 Autauga County +2.9% 367 367 5.9 Blount County +2.9% 78 34 1.3 Cleburne County +2.8% 6 6 0.4 Randolph County +2.7% 2 2 0.1 Lowndes County +2.6% 4 4 0.4 Russell County +2.6% 533 437 9.0 Dale County +2.5% 75 69 1.5 Limestone County +2.4% 155 153 1.3 Madison County +2.4% 3,534 3,272 8.2 Lauderdale County +2.3% 170 144 1.8 Marengo County +2.3% 17 15 0.9 Colbert County +2.1% 135 135 2.3 Lawrence County +2.1% 6 6 0.2 Pickens County +2.1% 8 8 0.4 Chambers County +2.0% 17 17 0.5 Pike County +1.9% 85 39 2.5 Talladega County +1.9% 144 117 1.8 Bibb County +1.8% 4 4 0.2 Marshall County +1.8% 184 175 1.8 Montgomery County +1.8% 1,215 929 5.4 Mobile County +1.7% 2,370 1,749 5.8 Morgan County +1.7% 368 368 2.9 Escambia County +1.2% 17 17 0.5 Fayette County +0.9% 8 8 0.5 Chilton County +0.8% 96 47 2.0 Cullman County +0.4% 86 84 0.9 Franklin County +0.4% 19 19 0.6 Marion County +0.3% 29 29 1.0 Barbour County +0.2% 19 19 0.8 Covington County −0.3% 54 9 1.4 Choctaw County −0.6% 2 2 0.2 Monroe County −1.3% 13 13 0.7 Wilcox County −1.9% 0 0 0.0 Dallas County −2.7% 4 4 0.1 Conecuh County — 1 1 0.1 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 .