States › Alabama › 2024
In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +4.5%, against +4.9% for the United States and +7.1% in 2023.
20,725 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,423 single-family), +1.9% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
+4.5% Alabama index, 2023–2024 US +4.9%
20,725 housing units permitted in 2024 17,423 single-family
49 of 56 counties with a rising index median county +4.7%
1,478,000 units permitted nationally in 2024
Counties in 2024 Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2024 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cleburne County +17.2% 5 5 0.3 Butler County +16.4% 8 4 0.4 Clay County +16.3% 9 9 0.6 Cherokee County +14.7% 39 39 1.5 Marion County +13.6% 1 1 0.0 Marengo County +12.4% 0 0 0.0 Russell County +11.8% 183 171 3.1 Monroe County +11.4% 47 2 2.5 Covington County +10.7% 14 14 0.4 Blount County +10.0% 17 17 0.3 Dale County +9.7% 39 39 0.8 Lawrence County +9.3% 5 5 0.1 Cullman County +9.0% 177 165 1.9 Escambia County +8.8% 35 30 1.0 Jackson County +8.3% 53 53 1.0 Tuscaloosa County +7.6% 631 510 2.6 Etowah County +7.4% 133 117 1.3 St. Clair County +7.3% 543 543 5.5 Lauderdale County +7.1% 167 95 1.7 DeKalb County +6.9% 39 39 0.5 Winston County +6.9% 1 1 0.0 Autauga County +6.8% 221 221 3.6 Henry County +6.5% 72 70 3.9 Geneva County +6.2% 26 22 0.9 Hale County +6.2% 11 11 0.7 Marshall County +6.0% 163 161 1.6 Calhoun County +5.8% 138 126 1.2 Morgan County +4.9% 229 229 1.8 Limestone County +4.7% 496 494 4.0 Pickens County +4.1% 5 5 0.3 Montgomery County +4.0% 460 421 2.0 Chilton County +3.9% 25 25 0.5 Jefferson County +3.7% 2,117 1,536 3.2 Madison County +3.7% 4,710 3,478 10.9 Colbert County +3.5% 94 94 1.6 Houston County +3.5% 463 359 4.2 Lee County +3.5% 1,877 1,716 9.9 Talladega County +3.5% 195 181 2.4 Coffee County +3.1% 146 133 2.6 Tallapoosa County +3.1% 216 216 5.3 Baldwin County +3.0% 3,883 3,394 14.5 Bibb County +2.9% 16 16 0.7 Franklin County +2.8% 13 13 0.4 Mobile County +2.7% 1,715 1,377 4.2 Shelby County +2.4% 990 990 4.2 Elmore County +2.0% 107 107 1.2 Chambers County +1.5% 38 38 1.1 Walker County +1.3% 38 38 0.6 Pike County +1.2% 43 43 1.3 Clarke County −0.6% 10 10 0.5 Fayette County −1.1% 0 0 0.0 Dallas County −1.4% 6 6 0.2 Macon County −1.8% 6 6 0.3 Barbour County −3.1% 34 14 1.4 Randolph County −10.1% 2 0 0.1 Crenshaw County −19.2% 2 2 0.2 Choctaw County — 0 0 0.0 Conecuh County — 1 1 0.1 Coosa County — 0 0 0.0 Lamar County — 0 0 0.0 Lowndes County — 2 2 0.2 Sumter County — 5 5 0.4 Washington County — 2 2 0.1 Wilcox 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 .