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In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +4.4%, against +5.7% for the United States and +3.2% in 2017.
14,824 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,978 single-family), +0.2% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
+4.4% Alabama index, 2017–2018 US +5.7%
14,824 housing units permitted in 2018 12,978 single-family
52 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +3.1%
1,328,827 units permitted nationally in 2018
Counties in 2018 Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2018 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Clay County +13.2% 3 3 0.2 Fayette County +12.4% 2 2 0.1 Lowndes County +10.7% 0 0 0.0 Hale County +9.4% 23 23 1.5 Escambia County +9.2% 11 11 0.3 Winston County +7.7% 5 5 0.2 Geneva County +7.3% 13 13 0.5 Limestone County +7.2% 159 159 1.3 Butler County +6.8% 7 7 0.4 Chambers County +6.6% 15 15 0.4 Henry County +6.4% 24 24 1.3 St. Clair County +6.4% 200 200 2.0 Coosa County +6.0% 0 0 0.0 Shelby County +6.0% 1,045 1,045 4.4 Tallapoosa County +5.9% 137 137 3.3 Jefferson County +5.8% 1,657 1,390 2.5 Bibb County +5.7% 13 13 0.6 Baldwin County +5.6% 3,047 2,459 11.4 Cherokee County +5.4% 8 8 0.3 Mobile County +5.4% 783 763 1.9 Lee County +5.1% 1,131 1,036 6.0 Marshall County +5.0% 77 77 0.7 Franklin County +4.9% 20 12 0.6 Madison County +4.8% 2,782 2,711 6.4 Dale County +4.7% 24 24 0.5 Crenshaw County +4.6% 4 4 0.3 Talladega County +4.2% 43 43 0.5 Calhoun County +3.9% 70 66 0.6 Etowah County +3.9% 104 104 1.0 Pike County +3.9% 49 49 1.5 Tuscaloosa County +3.7% 1,017 548 4.2 Cullman County +3.4% 135 118 1.4 Monroe County +3.1% 4 4 0.2 Washington County +3.0% 0 0 0.0 Jackson County +2.7% 37 37 0.7 Morgan County +2.7% 149 149 1.2 DeKalb County +2.6% 85 67 1.1 Lauderdale County +2.5% 175 94 1.8 Russell County +2.2% 261 179 4.4 Blount County +1.9% 11 7 0.2 Chilton County +1.9% 95 39 2.0 Pickens County +1.9% 7 7 0.4 Elmore County +1.8% 74 74 0.8 Houston County +1.4% 377 322 3.4 Coffee County +1.2% 112 107 2.0 Colbert County +1.0% 160 160 2.7 Choctaw County +0.9% 0 0 0.0 Marengo County +0.9% 5 5 0.3 Covington County +0.3% 15 15 0.4 Montgomery County +0.3% 395 395 1.7 Walker County +0.3% 4 4 0.1 Randolph County +0.1% 0 0 0.0 Autauga County 0.0% 185 185 3.0 Cleburne County −0.3% 1 1 0.1 Conecuh County −0.3% 0 0 0.0 Clarke County −0.9% 7 7 0.3 Dallas County −0.9% 28 28 0.8 Lawrence County −1.8% 3 3 0.1 Marion County −2.8% 0 0 0.0 Macon County −3.2% 2 2 0.1 Lamar County −3.7% 0 0 0.0 Barbour County −4.3% 6 6 0.2 Sumter County −4.6% 9 3 0.8 Wilcox County −13.7% 3 3 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 .