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Alabama in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +2.3%, against +4.4% for the United States and +1.3% in 2014.

14,054 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,257 single-family), +5.1% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+2.3%Alabama index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
14,054housing units permitted in 201510,257 single-family
48 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.5%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Conecuh County+12.4%440.4
Sumter County+8.5%770.6
Marion County+6.9%000.0
Clarke County+6.0%440.2
Dale County+5.1%11110.2
Russell County+5.1%4701568.0
St. Clair County+5.0%1281281.3
Dallas County+4.7%18180.5
Escambia County+4.7%220.1
Jefferson County+4.4%2,4771,3483.7
Baldwin County+4.1%2,2031,6228.2
Barbour County+4.1%10100.4
Cullman County+3.9%73620.8
Shelby County+3.6%1,0388884.4
Mobile County+3.1%9076482.2
Talladega County+3.1%24240.3
Lowndes County+2.9%000.0
Randolph County+2.8%000.0
Lawrence County+2.7%000.0
Franklin County+2.6%40101.2
Lee County+2.6%8388264.4
Cleburne County+2.5%110.1
Marengo County+2.5%880.4
Marshall County+2.4%28280.3
Morgan County+2.3%1391311.1
Clay County+2.1%000.0
Chilton County+1.8%19190.4
Coffee County+1.8%57571.0
Jackson County+1.8%40400.7
Blount County+1.6%4990.8
Madison County+1.5%2,4962,0105.8
Tuscaloosa County+1.5%7424483.1
Winston County+1.5%440.2
Houston County+1.4%3042882.8
Colbert County+1.3%1241242.1
Etowah County+1.3%83830.8
Walker County+1.2%13130.2
Autauga County+1.1%1581582.6
Cherokee County+1.1%550.2
Pike County+1.1%34341.0
Elmore County+1.0%165981.8
Geneva County+1.0%660.2
Monroe County+1.0%550.3
Lauderdale County+0.8%214822.2
Montgomery County+0.8%7765083.4
Limestone County+0.5%1111110.9
Calhoun County+0.4%61610.5
DeKalb County+0.3%24240.3
Choctaw County0.0%000.0
Covington County−0.6%880.2
Hale County−0.6%000.0
Henry County−1.3%17170.9
Butler County−2.3%330.2
Tallapoosa County−2.7%77771.9
Macon County−2.8%110.1
Washington County−3.4%000.0
Bibb County−3.5%990.4
Chambers County−3.5%440.1
Lamar County−4.6%000.0
Fayette County−4.9%220.1
Pickens County−5.1%550.3
Wilcox County−6.5%330.3
Crenshaw County−7.5%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.