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Alabama in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed −0.6%, against +3.4% for the United States and −1.5% in 2012.

11,763 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,278 single-family), −12.9% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

−0.6%Alabama index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
11,763housing units permitted in 20139,278 single-family
31 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county 0.0%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pickens County+6.0%330.2
Sumter County+5.2%330.3
Conecuh County+3.9%110.1
Crenshaw County+3.5%550.4
Washington County+2.5%000.0
Dallas County+2.3%6371.8
Tallapoosa County+1.8%12120.3
Jackson County+1.7%34340.6
Blount County+1.6%440.1
Chilton County+1.6%17170.4
Lamar County+1.6%000.0
Baldwin County+1.5%1,3271,2175.0
Tuscaloosa County+1.3%1,0155744.2
Etowah County+1.2%75750.7
Shelby County+1.2%7597593.2
Talladega County+1.2%68250.8
Lauderdale County+1.1%162961.7
Clay County+1.0%110.1
Fayette County+0.9%220.1
Hale County+0.9%770.5
Lawrence County+0.8%000.0
Cleburne County+0.7%110.1
Cullman County+0.6%73670.8
Elmore County+0.6%2551452.8
Autauga County+0.3%1201201.9
Cherokee County+0.3%660.2
Covington County+0.3%21210.6
Chambers County+0.2%440.1
DeKalb County+0.2%31310.4
Jefferson County+0.1%1,8191,1192.7
St. Clair County+0.1%148881.5
Franklin County0.0%1480.4
Walker County−0.1%10100.2
Randolph County−0.2%000.0
Colbert County−0.6%1711122.9
Calhoun County−0.7%59590.5
Marion County−0.8%330.1
Geneva County−0.9%990.3
Madison County−1.0%2,1611,8555.0
Houston County−1.1%3632273.3
Escambia County−1.2%660.2
Mobile County−1.3%8726242.1
Morgan County−1.3%1401401.1
Lee County−1.4%7266763.8
Pike County−1.4%71412.1
Coffee County−1.5%83831.5
Russell County−1.6%3382805.7
Marshall County−1.9%41410.4
Marengo County−2.1%220.1
Montgomery County−2.1%4744742.1
Dale County−2.5%18180.4
Winston County−2.5%440.2
Butler County−2.6%330.2
Lowndes County−2.6%550.5
Limestone County−2.7%89890.7
Barbour County−2.9%550.2
Clarke County−2.9%13130.6
Monroe County−2.9%330.2
Henry County−3.2%17170.9
Bibb County−3.3%19190.9
Macon County−4.6%440.2
Wilcox County−4.9%000.0
Choctaw County−6.0%000.0
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.