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Alabama in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed −3.4%, against −4.4% for the United States and −4.4% in 2010.

11,667 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,858 single-family), +3.6% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−3.4%Alabama index, 2010–2011US −4.4%
11,667housing units permitted in 20118,858 single-family
8 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county −3.0%
624,061units permitted nationally in 2011
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Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2011Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Conecuh County+7.9%000.0
Cleburne County+3.8%110.1
Bibb County+3.0%11110.5
Marion County+2.5%880.3
Dallas County+1.8%76762.2
Crenshaw County+0.7%880.6
Franklin County+0.6%35321.1
Jackson County+0.6%37370.7
Macon County−0.2%550.3
Lauderdale County−0.6%113571.2
Sumter County−0.6%220.2
Etowah County−0.9%99821.0
DeKalb County−1.0%26260.4
Clay County−1.3%000.0
Lawrence County−1.3%000.0
Wilcox County−1.5%000.0
Cherokee County−1.6%4991.9
Dale County−1.6%26260.5
Cullman County−1.7%69670.7
Autauga County−1.8%1061061.7
Colbert County−1.8%127802.1
Marshall County−1.8%46440.4
Clarke County−2.2%440.2
Tallapoosa County−2.3%13130.3
Barbour County−2.4%55152.2
Marengo County−2.5%440.2
Coffee County−2.6%216963.8
Madison County−2.7%1,9241,9204.4
Morgan County−2.9%1031030.8
Walker County−2.9%11110.2
Elmore County−3.0%142801.6
Limestone County−3.0%95950.8
Lowndes County−3.0%330.3
Tuscaloosa County−3.0%7343173.0
Blount County−3.1%220.0
Chambers County−3.2%220.1
Geneva County−3.2%11110.4
Winston County−3.2%220.1
Escambia County−3.3%11110.3
Covington County−3.4%17170.4
Fayette County−3.4%330.2
Montgomery County−3.4%7214793.2
Pickens County−3.4%440.2
St. Clair County−3.4%1691691.7
Jefferson County−3.6%1,7181,1512.6
Lee County−3.8%9577395.0
Houston County−3.9%2362362.1
Pike County−3.9%77542.3
Russell County−4.0%58858610.0
Calhoun County−4.2%83730.7
Chilton County−4.5%17170.4
Shelby County−4.9%4344341.8
Butler County−5.0%11110.6
Talladega County−5.9%108241.3
Mobile County−6.0%1,5417063.7
Choctaw County−6.2%000.0
Washington County−6.5%000.0
Baldwin County−6.6%7567382.8
Randolph County−6.9%000.0
Henry County−7.1%41412.2
Monroe County−7.2%000.0
Hale County−9.1%660.4
Lamar County−12.6%110.1
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.