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In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +2.7%, against +5.3% for the United States and +2.3% in 2015.
15,001 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,692 single-family), +6.7% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
+2.7% Alabama index, 2015–2016 US +5.3%
15,001 housing units permitted in 2016 11,692 single-family
46 of 63 counties with a rising index median county +1.8%
1,206,642 units permitted nationally in 2016
Counties in 2016 Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2016 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Lamar County +23.4% 0 0 0.0 Wilcox County +18.0% 0 0 0.0 Fayette County +11.6% 2 2 0.1 Hale County +11.2% 6 6 0.4 Crenshaw County +10.1% 4 4 0.3 Chambers County +8.8% 12 12 0.4 Clay County +7.7% 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County +7.2% 0 0 0.0 Monroe County +6.9% 0 0 0.0 Henry County +5.7% 19 19 1.0 Geneva County +5.4% 10 10 0.4 Baldwin County +5.1% 2,520 2,137 9.4 Tallapoosa County +4.9% 114 114 2.8 Pickens County +4.4% 9 9 0.5 Jefferson County +4.1% 1,985 1,463 3.0 Lee County +4.0% 891 853 4.7 Walker County +3.9% 8 8 0.1 Winston County +3.9% 3 3 0.1 Shelby County +3.7% 1,114 1,054 4.7 Marshall County +3.6% 38 38 0.4 Lauderdale County +3.5% 179 101 1.8 Calhoun County +3.2% 77 62 0.7 Cleburne County +2.9% 1 1 0.1 Tuscaloosa County +2.8% 1,450 522 6.0 Chilton County +2.6% 24 24 0.5 Marion County +2.6% 2 2 0.1 Autauga County +2.4% 169 169 2.7 Madison County +2.4% 2,875 2,203 6.6 Escambia County +2.1% 9 9 0.2 Limestone County +2.1% 117 117 1.0 Mobile County +2.0% 1,195 754 2.9 Colbert County +1.8% 136 136 2.3 Elmore County +1.8% 101 92 1.1 Cullman County +1.7% 113 103 1.2 Bibb County +1.6% 10 10 0.4 St. Clair County +1.5% 157 157 1.6 Blount County +1.3% 14 14 0.2 Coffee County +1.0% 67 67 1.2 Etowah County +1.0% 97 97 0.9 Houston County +1.0% 331 325 3.0 Butler County +0.7% 9 9 0.5 Lowndes County +0.7% 0 0 0.0 Covington County +0.5% 8 8 0.2 Jackson County +0.5% 36 36 0.7 Randolph County +0.5% 0 0 0.0 Lawrence County +0.3% 0 0 0.0 Barbour County −0.2% 3 3 0.1 Montgomery County −0.2% 535 455 2.4 Macon County −0.5% 1 1 0.1 Morgan County −0.5% 194 190 1.5 Pike County −0.5% 33 33 1.0 DeKalb County −0.7% 22 22 0.3 Dallas County −0.8% 25 25 0.7 Cherokee County −0.9% 6 6 0.2 Clarke County −1.1% 5 5 0.2 Franklin County −1.1% 16 9 0.5 Talladega County −1.2% 72 30 0.9 Washington County −2.4% 3 3 0.2 Sumter County −3.9% 4 4 0.3 Russell County −4.4% 130 116 2.2 Dale County −6.0% 23 23 0.5 Marengo County −6.2% 10 10 0.5 Conecuh County −14.7% 2 2 0.2 Coosa County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Alabama by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 20,114 units (13,412 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .