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Alabama in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed −1.5%, against −1.8% for the United States and −3.4% in 2011.

13,506 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,184 single-family), +15.8% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−1.5%Alabama index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
13,506housing units permitted in 20129,184 single-family
19 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.8%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Butler County+3.5%990.5
Lamar County+3.2%000.0
Covington County+2.8%13130.3
Fayette County+2.1%000.0
Monroe County+1.8%220.1
Choctaw County+1.7%110.1
Pickens County+1.7%220.1
Clarke County+1.6%880.4
Winston County+1.6%550.2
Pike County+1.4%4323012.8
Henry County+1.2%22221.2
Colbert County+1.1%166962.8
Tuscaloosa County+0.9%9014963.7
DeKalb County+0.8%23230.3
Washington County+0.8%110.1
Hale County+0.5%14140.9
Lauderdale County+0.4%290663.0
Limestone County+0.4%88880.7
Baldwin County+0.3%1,1841,1844.4
Lowndes County0.0%440.4
Marshall County0.0%40400.4
Talladega County−0.1%51230.6
Escambia County−0.2%440.1
Lawrence County−0.4%000.0
Coffee County−0.5%91911.6
Tallapoosa County−0.5%68121.7
Etowah County−0.6%90900.9
Barbour County−0.7%220.1
Cullman County−0.7%48480.5
Wilcox County−0.7%000.0
Chambers County−0.8%990.3
Morgan County−0.8%1421421.1
Calhoun County−0.9%71710.6
Houston County−0.9%5252064.8
St. Clair County−1.1%79790.8
Walker County−1.2%990.1
Jefferson County−1.3%2,3301,1163.5
Marion County−1.3%770.2
Madison County−1.4%2,2591,8395.2
Randolph County−1.5%000.0
Franklin County−1.8%850.2
Bibb County−1.9%16160.7
Shelby County−1.9%8446043.5
Jackson County−2.0%17170.3
Lee County−2.1%7066503.7
Clay County−2.3%000.0
Sumter County−2.4%220.2
Blount County−2.5%660.1
Marengo County−2.8%110.1
Autauga County−2.9%3851296.2
Chilton County−2.9%17170.4
Russell County−2.9%64641911.0
Crenshaw County−3.0%440.3
Geneva County−3.0%770.3
Elmore County−3.2%2161262.4
Montgomery County−3.3%6455172.9
Cherokee County−3.7%990.3
Dallas County−3.9%11110.3
Mobile County−4.0%8967122.2
Dale County−4.5%71711.4
Macon County−5.1%330.2
Cleburne County−6.7%110.1
Conecuh County−15.0%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.