States › Alabama › 2007
In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +4.1%, against +0.6% for the United States and +7.9% in 2006.
25,845 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,946 single-family), −19.3% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
+4.1% Alabama index, 2006–2007 US +0.6%
25,845 housing units permitted in 2007 18,946 single-family
61 of 62 counties with a rising index median county +5.1%
1,398,415 units permitted nationally in 2007
Counties in 2007 Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2007 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Choctaw County +13.7% 1 1 0.1 Lamar County +13.6% 1 1 0.1 Clay County +12.4% 6 6 0.4 Winston County +11.6% 0 0 0.0 Randolph County +11.0% 0 0 0.0 Henry County +9.8% 5 5 0.3 Butler County +8.9% 31 31 1.7 Marion County +8.8% 20 20 0.7 Cleburne County +8.6% 7 7 0.4 Clarke County +8.2% 26 22 1.2 Coffee County +7.8% 448 336 7.9 Fayette County +7.7% 54 5 3.4 Pickens County +7.5% 39 39 2.1 Washington County +7.4% 3 3 0.2 Mobile County +7.1% 2,484 1,828 6.0 Walker County +7.1% 88 47 1.4 Cherokee County +7.0% 34 34 1.3 Marengo County +6.7% 38 38 2.1 Escambia County +6.5% 26 18 0.7 Franklin County +6.3% 27 19 0.8 Limestone County +6.2% 152 152 1.2 Marshall County +6.1% 266 191 2.6 Lawrence County +5.8% 6 6 0.2 Madison County +5.8% 4,311 3,128 9.9 Monroe County +5.8% 9 9 0.5 Geneva County +5.7% 13 13 0.5 Wilcox County +5.6% 0 0 0.0 Dale County +5.5% 80 76 1.6 Covington County +5.4% 213 15 5.6 Barbour County +5.3% 25 25 1.0 Cullman County +5.3% 147 91 1.6 Dallas County +5.1% 5 5 0.1 Lee County +5.1% 1,503 1,181 7.9 Morgan County +5.1% 461 397 3.6 Tallapoosa County +4.9% 59 59 1.4 Colbert County +4.7% 268 174 4.5 Elmore County +4.7% 187 187 2.0 Lauderdale County +4.6% 180 136 1.9 Autauga County +4.4% 260 260 4.2 Talladega County +4.3% 245 217 3.0 Chilton County +4.2% 86 86 1.8 Pike County +4.1% 291 89 8.6 Sumter County +4.1% 4 4 0.3 Montgomery County +3.9% 1,442 740 6.4 Houston County +3.7% 333 333 3.0 Calhoun County +3.6% 472 264 4.1 Etowah County +3.6% 262 238 2.5 Russell County +3.6% 717 442 12.2 Jackson County +3.5% 77 77 1.4 DeKalb County +3.3% 99 99 1.3 Chambers County +3.0% 753 24 22.0 St. Clair County +2.8% 338 338 3.4 Crenshaw County +2.6% 8 8 0.6 Tuscaloosa County +2.5% 1,884 860 7.8 Bibb County +2.2% 11 9 0.5 Hale County +2.2% 72 72 4.7 Jefferson County +2.0% 2,991 2,589 4.5 Shelby County +2.0% 1,883 1,829 7.9 Baldwin County +1.9% 2,271 1,992 8.5 Macon County +1.5% 28 28 1.5 Blount County +0.9% 36 32 0.6 Lowndes County −0.7% 5 5 0.5 Conecuh County — 52 4 4.8 Coosa County — 0 0 0.0
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 .