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In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +4.6%, against +4.2% for the United States and +4.4% in 2018.
17,748 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,705 single-family), +19.7% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
+4.6% Alabama index, 2018–2019 US +4.2%
17,748 housing units permitted in 2019 14,705 single-family
58 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +4.3%
1,386,048 units permitted nationally in 2019
Counties in 2019 Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2019 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Macon County +19.4% 8 8 0.4 Coosa County +9.6% 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County +8.9% 0 0 0.0 Wilcox County +7.6% 1 1 0.1 Bibb County +7.0% 17 14 0.8 Henry County +7.0% 24 24 1.3 Baldwin County +6.9% 3,150 2,740 11.8 Russell County +6.8% 165 163 2.8 Madison County +6.4% 3,283 3,116 7.6 Chambers County +6.2% 65 9 1.9 Crenshaw County +6.2% 4 4 0.3 Washington County +6.1% 4 4 0.3 Cleburne County +6.0% 1 1 0.1 Cherokee County +5.6% 26 26 1.0 Marion County +5.4% 49 2 1.7 Limestone County +5.3% 283 283 2.3 Morgan County +5.2% 174 174 1.4 Walker County +5.2% 34 34 0.5 Calhoun County +5.1% 105 105 0.9 Monroe County +5.1% 4 4 0.2 Chilton County +5.0% 31 31 0.6 Franklin County +4.9% 15 11 0.5 Lee County +4.9% 2,091 1,129 11.0 Jefferson County +4.8% 1,753 1,625 2.6 Blount County +4.7% 29 25 0.5 Randolph County +4.7% 0 0 0.0 Mobile County +4.6% 742 739 1.8 Sumter County +4.6% 10 10 0.9 Autauga County +4.5% 242 242 3.9 Lauderdale County +4.5% 119 93 1.2 Marengo County +4.5% 2 2 0.1 Colbert County +4.3% 162 162 2.7 Tuscaloosa County +4.3% 1,436 592 5.9 Marshall County +4.2% 141 136 1.4 Shelby County +4.2% 1,078 1,078 4.5 Tallapoosa County +4.2% 132 132 3.2 Etowah County +4.1% 71 71 0.7 DeKalb County +3.8% 56 56 0.8 Houston County +3.3% 377 325 3.4 St. Clair County +3.3% 294 290 3.0 Elmore County +3.2% 66 66 0.7 Lamar County +3.2% 1 1 0.1 Talladega County +3.1% 138 124 1.7 Montgomery County +2.9% 467 461 2.1 Jackson County +2.8% 28 28 0.5 Escambia County +2.6% 7 7 0.2 Clarke County +2.5% 4 4 0.2 Coffee County +2.5% 307 125 5.4 Cullman County +2.5% 248 188 2.6 Dale County +2.1% 34 34 0.7 Lawrence County +2.0% 3 3 0.1 Covington County +1.8% 68 12 1.8 Dallas County +1.7% 17 17 0.5 Geneva County +1.5% 22 14 0.8 Pike County +1.3% 89 89 2.6 Winston County +1.0% 5 5 0.2 Barbour County +0.9% 9 9 0.4 Lowndes County +0.2% 0 0 0.0 Butler County −1.9% 7 7 0.4 Fayette County −2.4% 2 2 0.1 Pickens County −2.4% 9 9 0.5 Clay County −2.7% 0 0 0.0 Hale County −8.7% 23 23 1.5 Conecuh County −11.7% 10 10 0.9
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 .