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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +3.2%, against +5.4% for the United States and +2.7% in 2016.
14,799 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,233 single-family), −1.3% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+3.2% Alabama index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
14,799 housing units permitted in 2017 12,233 single-family
51 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +2.7%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Conecuh County +19.6% 0 0 0.0 Marengo County +10.5% 3 3 0.2 DeKalb County +9.3% 43 34 0.6 Lawrence County +8.1% 2 2 0.1 Blount County +6.8% 18 18 0.3 Randolph County +6.1% 0 0 0.0 Morgan County +5.8% 158 158 1.2 Coosa County +5.5% 0 0 0.0 Jackson County +5.3% 14 14 0.3 Franklin County +5.2% 16 9 0.5 Lee County +5.1% 1,361 971 7.2 Talladega County +5.1% 35 35 0.4 Baldwin County +4.9% 2,417 2,207 9.0 Chilton County +4.5% 45 45 0.9 Cullman County +4.5% 121 119 1.3 Jefferson County +4.4% 1,420 1,408 2.1 Choctaw County +4.2% 0 0 0.0 Colbert County +4.2% 150 150 2.5 Tallapoosa County +4.2% 115 115 2.8 Barbour County +3.7% 3 3 0.1 Cleburne County +3.7% 1 1 0.1 Dale County +3.5% 20 20 0.4 Wilcox County +3.4% 1 1 0.1 Mobile County +3.3% 998 660 2.4 Autauga County +3.1% 188 188 3.0 Bibb County +2.9% 10 10 0.4 Marion County +2.9% 4 4 0.1 Clarke County +2.8% 7 7 0.3 Madison County +2.8% 2,797 2,415 6.5 Pickens County +2.8% 6 6 0.3 Russell County +2.7% 227 143 3.9 St. Clair County +2.7% 164 164 1.7 Shelby County +2.7% 1,023 1,023 4.3 Walker County +2.6% 9 9 0.1 Tuscaloosa County +2.4% 1,151 554 4.8 Houston County +2.3% 355 353 3.2 Winston County +2.2% 4 4 0.2 Elmore County +2.1% 83 83 0.9 Hale County +1.9% 12 12 0.8 Washington County +1.8% 0 0 0.0 Covington County +1.7% 8 8 0.2 Calhoun County +1.6% 69 69 0.6 Cherokee County +1.4% 11 11 0.4 Marshall County +1.4% 66 66 0.6 Sumter County +1.4% 10 4 0.9 Coffee County +1.3% 101 92 1.8 Lauderdale County +1.2% 625 107 6.4 Limestone County +0.9% 162 162 1.3 Pike County +0.5% 61 61 1.8 Montgomery County +0.3% 489 489 2.2 Etowah County +0.2% 112 112 1.1 Escambia County −0.4% 13 13 0.4 Lowndes County −0.4% 1 1 0.1 Monroe County −0.6% 4 4 0.2 Butler County −1.1% 6 6 0.3 Geneva County −1.5% 12 12 0.4 Macon County −2.4% 1 1 0.1 Henry County −2.9% 23 23 1.3 Fayette County −3.1% 4 4 0.3 Clay County −4.4% 0 0 0.0 Crenshaw County −4.5% 4 4 0.3 Dallas County −5.4% 23 23 0.7 Chambers County −5.5% 3 3 0.1 Lamar County −6.4% 4 4 0.3
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 .