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California in 1998
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for California changed +8.1%, against +3.7% for the United States and +2.6% in 1997.
124,035 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (93,414 single-family), +13.2% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
Counties in 1998
Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1998 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modoc County | +13.3% | 12 | 12 | 1.4 |
| Santa Clara County | +13.3% | 3,890 | 3,890 | 2.0 |
| San Francisco County | +12.9% | 178 | 178 | 0.2 |
| San Benito County | +12.8% | 555 | 555 | 7.9 |
| Santa Cruz County | +12.3% | 378 | 378 | 1.5 |
| San Mateo County | +12.2% | 981 | 981 | 1.3 |
| Alameda County | +10.7% | 3,795 | 3,795 | 2.3 |
| Orange County | +10.6% | 7,285 | 7,285 | 2.3 |
| Los Angeles County | +9.8% | 6,423 | 6,423 | 0.7 |
| San Diego County | +9.6% | 9,012 | 9,012 | 2.7 |
| Mono County | +9.5% | 66 | 66 | 5.3 |
| Riverside County | +9.4% | 10,643 | 10,643 | 4.2 |
| Santa Barbara County | +9.2% | 902 | 902 | 2.0 |
| Contra Costa County | +9.1% | 3,144 | 3,144 | 2.7 |
| Marin County | +8.9% | 606 | 606 | 2.4 |
| Napa County | +7.7% | 455 | 455 | 3.4 |
| Ventura County | +7.6% | 2,930 | 2,930 | 3.5 |
| San Bernardino County | +7.1% | 5,616 | 5,616 | 2.5 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +7.0% | 1,637 | 1,637 | 5.8 |
| Sonoma County | +6.8% | 2,098 | 2,098 | 4.3 |
| Sacramento County | +6.2% | 5,164 | 5,164 | 3.2 |
| Monterey County | +6.0% | 1,178 | 1,178 | 2.7 |
| Solano County | +5.9% | 1,777 | 1,777 | 3.9 |
| Placer County | +5.6% | 3,856 | 3,856 | 8.7 |
| San Joaquin County | +5.6% | 3,275 | 3,275 | 4.0 |
| Lake County | +5.4% | 93 | 93 | 1.4 |
| Plumas County | +5.0% | 122 | 122 | 6.6 |
| Kern County | +4.7% | 2,841 | 2,841 | 3.1 |
| Stanislaus County | +4.7% | 1,838 | 1,838 | 3.3 |
| Siskiyou County | +4.2% | 119 | 119 | 2.8 |
| El Dorado County | +4.1% | 851 | 851 | 4.4 |
| Tuolumne County | +4.0% | 263 | 263 | 4.9 |
| Nevada County | +3.7% | 648 | 648 | 6.4 |
| Calaveras County | +3.4% | 265 | 265 | 5.7 |
| Humboldt County | +3.3% | 403 | 403 | 3.1 |
| Yolo County | +3.3% | 862 | 862 | 3.8 |
| Inyo County | +3.1% | 19 | 19 | 1.0 |
| Madera County | +3.1% | 474 | 474 | 2.8 |
| Merced County | +3.1% | 979 | 979 | 3.3 |
| Sutter County | +3.1% | 196 | 196 | 2.0 |
| Fresno County | +3.0% | 2,730 | 2,730 | 2.6 |
| Tulare County | +2.9% | 1,415 | 1,415 | 2.9 |
| Amador County | +2.7% | 148 | 148 | 3.5 |
| Imperial County | +2.7% | 356 | 356 | 2.0 |
| Mendocino County | +2.4% | 259 | 259 | 2.9 |
| Shasta County | +2.2% | 629 | 629 | 3.5 |
| Tehama County | +2.2% | 154 | 154 | 2.4 |
| Yuba County | +2.2% | 81 | 81 | 0.9 |
| Lassen County | +2.1% | 91 | 91 | 3.2 |
| Butte County | +2.0% | 881 | 881 | 4.2 |
| Mariposa County | +1.9% | 71 | 71 | 4.2 |
| Del Norte County | +1.5% | 36 | 36 | 1.4 |
| Kings County | +0.3% | 530 | 530 | 3.4 |
| Glenn County | −0.3% | 66 | 66 | 2.3 |
| Trinity County | −1.1% | 49 | 49 | 3.1 |
| Alpine County | −1.4% | 26 | 26 | 24.9 |
| Colusa County | −1.9% | 55 | 55 | 2.5 |
| Sierra County | −3.5% | 8 | 8 | 2.6 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in California by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
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.