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Alabama in 2009

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed −2.3%, against −7.5% for the United States and +0.9% in 2008.

13,266 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,409 single-family), −24.0% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−2.3%Alabama index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
13,266housing units permitted in 20099,409 single-family
14 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.6%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Wilcox County+6.9%000.0
Fayette County+2.5%220.1
Lauderdale County+2.2%79510.8
Crenshaw County+2.1%110.1
Cleburne County+1.6%990.6
Jackson County+1.5%40400.7
Clarke County+1.4%10100.5
Pickens County+1.4%550.3
Dale County+1.3%105502.1
Colbert County+1.1%102821.7
Lamar County+1.0%220.1
Coffee County+0.6%1691693.0
Marion County+0.3%14110.5
Limestone County+0.2%100890.8
Etowah County−0.4%1281281.2
Franklin County−0.4%16120.5
Lawrence County−0.4%220.1
Walker County−0.4%17170.3
Hale County−0.5%26261.7
Choctaw County−0.8%220.2
Madison County−0.8%2,8882,2046.7
Marshall County−0.8%44440.4
Morgan County−0.9%91910.7
Tuscaloosa County−0.9%6633342.7
Lowndes County−1.0%220.2
Chilton County−1.1%20200.4
Cullman County−1.1%42420.4
Calhoun County−1.3%1941391.7
Houston County−1.3%2762202.5
Winston County−1.3%000.0
Clay County−1.5%220.1
Autauga County−1.6%1101101.8
DeKalb County−1.6%30300.4
Henry County−1.6%42422.3
Randolph County−1.7%000.0
Blount County−1.8%13110.2
Dallas County−1.9%220.1
Lee County−1.9%1,2536506.6
Pike County−2.4%77772.3
Monroe County−2.5%110.1
Washington County−2.5%220.1
Bibb County−2.6%990.4
Marengo County−2.6%220.1
Barbour County−2.7%11110.4
Chambers County−2.7%16160.5
Sumter County−2.7%32322.8
Geneva County−2.8%19190.7
St. Clair County−2.8%151951.5
Mobile County−2.9%2,6351,2176.4
Shelby County−3.0%5635592.4
Tallapoosa County−3.0%14140.3
Jefferson County−3.1%1,0349721.6
Butler County−3.2%330.2
Covington County−3.2%20200.5
Cherokee County−3.3%880.3
Talladega County−3.3%68420.8
Montgomery County−3.4%2372371.0
Conecuh County−3.8%330.3
Elmore County−3.8%118881.3
Escambia County−4.1%840.2
Russell County−4.8%74553312.6
Macon County−5.4%660.3
Baldwin County−7.9%9837883.7
Coosa County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Alabama by year020,00040,0001995: 20,114 units (13,412 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

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.