States › Alabama › 2005
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +6.9%, against +12.4% for the United States and +3.3% in 2004.
30,612 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,654 single-family), +11.7% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
+6.9% Alabama index, 2004–2005 US +12.4%
30,612 housing units permitted in 2005 24,654 single-family
59 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +6.4%
2,155,316 units permitted nationally in 2005
Counties in 2005 Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2005 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Baldwin County +17.2% 6,715 4,145 25.1 Covington County +14.8% 13 13 0.3 Tallapoosa County +13.3% 91 55 2.2 Randolph County +12.3% 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County +11.4% 3 3 0.3 Coffee County +9.6% 525 365 9.2 Elmore County +9.4% 522 370 5.7 Escambia County +9.4% 82 28 2.2 Lee County +9.2% 1,766 1,413 9.3 Winston County +9.2% 11 5 0.5 Marion County +9.0% 25 25 0.9 Russell County +8.6% 512 510 8.7 Crenshaw County +8.5% 39 7 3.0 Bibb County +8.3% 3 3 0.1 Dale County +8.3% 80 76 1.6 Barbour County +7.4% 24 24 1.0 Houston County +7.4% 629 525 5.7 Walker County +7.4% 70 63 1.1 Cleburne County +7.3% 34 2 2.1 Jefferson County +7.3% 3,861 3,396 5.8 Butler County +7.2% 52 19 2.9 Chambers County +7.1% 14 14 0.4 Wilcox County +7.1% 0 0 0.0 Autauga County +7.0% 313 313 5.1 Blount County +6.8% 49 47 0.8 Pike County +6.8% 123 57 3.7 Tuscaloosa County +6.7% 1,650 1,231 6.8 Montgomery County +6.6% 1,558 1,016 6.9 Cullman County +6.5% 92 90 1.0 Geneva County +6.5% 22 22 0.8 Mobile County +6.4% 2,183 1,861 5.3 Chilton County +6.2% 141 80 3.0 St. Clair County +6.0% 810 646 8.2 Shelby County +5.9% 2,734 2,638 11.5 Talladega County +5.9% 186 186 2.3 Limestone County +5.8% 284 284 2.3 Monroe County +5.8% 8 8 0.4 Madison County +5.6% 3,157 3,139 7.3 Calhoun County +5.5% 266 258 2.3 Fayette County +5.4% 9 9 0.6 Marengo County +5.4% 30 30 1.6 Etowah County +5.3% 399 337 3.8 Colbert County +4.9% 148 145 2.5 Henry County +4.8% 50 42 2.7 Sumter County +4.8% 2 2 0.2 Lawrence County +4.7% 7 7 0.2 Pickens County +4.7% 8 8 0.4 Cherokee County +4.6% 27 27 1.0 Dallas County +4.6% 4 4 0.1 DeKalb County +4.6% 84 84 1.1 Jackson County +4.4% 83 83 1.5 Franklin County +4.3% 30 22 0.9 Marshall County +3.9% 343 266 3.3 Morgan County +3.9% 393 393 3.1 Hale County +3.8% 76 76 5.0 Macon County +3.3% 21 21 1.2 Choctaw County +3.2% 5 5 0.4 Lauderdale County +3.1% 178 132 1.8 Clarke County +2.1% 13 13 0.6 Clay County −1.1% 7 7 0.5 Lamar County −3.6% 0 0 0.0 Conecuh County — 0 0 0.0 Coosa County — 44 0 4.3 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 .