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Alabama in 2014

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

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +1.3%, against +6.2% for the United States and −0.6% in 2013.

13,369 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,506 single-family), +13.7% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+1.3%Alabama index, 2013–2014US +6.2%
13,369housing units permitted in 20149,506 single-family
36 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.3%
1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014
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Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2014Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Macon County+10.1%110.1
Baldwin County+8.3%1,3841,3645.2
Lamar County+7.2%000.0
Washington County+6.7%220.1
Bibb County+6.3%19190.9
Choctaw County+5.1%000.0
Chambers County+4.1%880.2
Marengo County+4.1%000.0
Geneva County+3.8%880.3
Fayette County+3.4%000.0
Shelby County+3.4%8968963.8
Butler County+3.3%220.1
Crenshaw County+2.6%220.2
Pike County+2.6%44421.3
Lauderdale County+2.4%54540.6
Jefferson County+2.3%2,2801,2983.4
Walker County+2.1%880.1
Colbert County+1.9%1431202.4
Lawrence County+1.8%000.0
Mobile County+1.8%7467461.8
Elmore County+1.6%2591412.8
Lee County+1.5%9437515.0
Covington County+1.4%880.2
St. Clair County+1.3%80800.8
Monroe County+1.1%000.0
Limestone County+1.0%140841.1
Henry County+0.7%17170.9
Tallapoosa County+0.7%16160.4
Dale County+0.6%17170.3
Houston County+0.5%3111982.8
Randolph County+0.4%000.0
Blount County+0.3%330.0
Wilcox County+0.3%000.0
Chilton County+0.2%78141.6
Franklin County+0.2%1370.4
Montgomery County+0.1%7344603.2
Autauga County−0.1%1311312.1
DeKalb County−0.1%31310.4
Marshall County−0.1%28280.3
Madison County−0.2%2,6771,7006.2
Russell County−0.2%2442444.1
Tuscaloosa County−0.2%1,3754295.7
Morgan County−0.3%1361361.1
Calhoun County−0.6%1141021.0
Talladega County−0.6%65210.8
Cherokee County−0.7%220.1
Cullman County−0.8%77710.8
Marion County−1.1%000.0
Clarke County−1.3%11110.5
Winston County−1.3%770.3
Etowah County−1.4%79790.8
Pickens County−1.4%330.2
Jackson County−1.6%39390.7
Conecuh County−2.1%330.3
Cleburne County−2.2%110.1
Coffee County−2.6%58581.0
Escambia County−2.6%2600.7
Sumter County−2.6%330.3
Dallas County−2.8%17170.5
Lowndes County−4.2%550.5
Clay County−5.0%000.0
Hale County−5.4%880.5
Barbour County−5.7%860.3
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.