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In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +0.9%, against −4.5% for the United States and +4.1% in 2007.
17,464 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,017 single-family), −32.4% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.
+0.9% Alabama index, 2007–2008 US −4.5%
17,464 housing units permitted in 2008 12,017 single-family
47 of 63 counties with a rising index median county +1.3%
905,359 units permitted nationally in 2008
Counties in 2008 Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2008 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Marengo County +6.4% 26 26 1.4 Sumter County +6.4% 44 44 3.8 Conecuh County +6.3% 48 0 4.4 Barbour County +3.9% 14 14 0.6 Covington County +3.7% 13 13 0.3 Lauderdale County +3.7% 153 124 1.6 Chambers County +3.4% 3 3 0.1 Lawrence County +3.3% 5 5 0.1 Blount County +3.2% 20 14 0.3 Escambia County +3.2% 20 20 0.5 Washington County +3.1% 6 6 0.4 Clarke County +2.8% 64 16 2.9 Talladega County +2.7% 359 215 4.4 Colbert County +2.6% 192 128 3.2 Lowndes County +2.6% 5 5 0.5 Morgan County +2.5% 190 178 1.5 Crenshaw County +2.4% 8 8 0.6 Cherokee County +2.1% 20 16 0.8 DeKalb County +2.1% 47 47 0.6 Limestone County +2.1% 201 117 1.6 Cullman County +2.0% 51 51 0.5 Dallas County +2.0% 2 2 0.1 Madison County +2.0% 2,963 2,308 6.8 Bibb County +1.9% 71 29 3.2 Calhoun County +1.7% 197 183 1.7 Elmore County +1.6% 110 110 1.2 Tuscaloosa County +1.5% 1,214 487 5.0 Chilton County +1.4% 37 37 0.8 Pike County +1.4% 97 57 2.9 Walker County +1.4% 23 23 0.4 Mobile County +1.3% 2,416 1,434 5.9 Tallapoosa County +1.3% 18 18 0.4 Butler County +1.2% 15 15 0.8 Dale County +1.2% 63 55 1.3 Etowah County +1.1% 199 191 1.9 Marshall County +1.0% 119 103 1.1 Hale County +0.8% 38 38 2.5 Fayette County +0.6% 2 2 0.1 Jefferson County +0.6% 2,339 1,393 3.5 Monroe County +0.5% 8 8 0.4 St. Clair County +0.5% 144 144 1.5 Winston County +0.4% 0 0 0.0 Autauga County +0.3% 173 173 2.8 Houston County +0.3% 349 347 3.2 Coffee County +0.2% 265 255 4.7 Geneva County +0.1% 10 10 0.4 Jackson County +0.1% 63 63 1.2 Marion County −0.3% 9 9 0.3 Montgomery County −0.4% 361 353 1.6 Shelby County −0.4% 725 685 3.0 Cleburne County −0.6% 13 13 0.8 Pickens County −0.6% 4 4 0.2 Russell County −0.6% 416 387 7.1 Henry County −0.9% 4 4 0.2 Lamar County −0.9% 6 2 0.4 Lee County −0.9% 1,297 726 6.8 Macon County −0.9% 12 12 0.7 Clay County −1.0% 2 2 0.1 Franklin County −1.9% 21 13 0.6 Wilcox County −2.0% 0 0 0.0 Randolph County −2.1% 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County −2.5% 2 2 0.2 Baldwin County −4.1% 2,166 1,268 8.1 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 .