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California in 2000
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2000 the FHFA house price index for California changed +14.1%, against +8.3% for the United States and +6.6% in 1999.
145,575 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (105,018 single-family), +5.5% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.
Counties in 2000
Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2000 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County | +30.5% | 6,639 | 2,841 | 3.5 |
| Alpine County | +28.1% | 25 | 25 | 24.0 |
| Santa Cruz County | +27.7% | 545 | 390 | 2.1 |
| San Francisco County | +26.8% | 2,766 | 81 | 3.3 |
| San Mateo County | +26.3% | 2,221 | 1,143 | 3.0 |
| San Benito County | +25.8% | 538 | 538 | 7.7 |
| Sonoma County | +25.6% | 2,505 | 2,013 | 5.1 |
| Alameda County | +25.4% | 4,054 | 3,071 | 2.5 |
| Marin County | +24.9% | 593 | 437 | 2.3 |
| Monterey County | +24.8% | 1,714 | 1,505 | 4.0 |
| Napa County | +23.2% | 542 | 538 | 4.1 |
| Contra Costa County | +22.2% | 5,479 | 4,185 | 4.7 |
| Mono County | +21.8% | 237 | 99 | 19.0 |
| Solano County | +21.6% | 2,233 | 2,047 | 4.9 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +19.3% | 1,673 | 1,541 | 5.9 |
| Sierra County | +18.7% | 19 | 19 | 6.1 |
| Nevada County | +17.6% | 831 | 739 | 8.2 |
| San Diego County | +17.1% | 15,592 | 9,287 | 4.8 |
| Lake County | +16.5% | 132 | 132 | 1.9 |
| Yolo County | +16.4% | 1,202 | 1,041 | 5.4 |
| Placer County | +15.6% | 6,443 | 4,745 | 14.6 |
| El Dorado County | +15.2% | 1,476 | 1,389 | 7.7 |
| San Joaquin County | +15.2% | 5,392 | 5,350 | 6.5 |
| Merced County | +14.6% | 1,380 | 1,344 | 4.6 |
| Santa Barbara County | +14.6% | 867 | 759 | 2.0 |
| Ventura County | +13.5% | 3,960 | 2,984 | 4.8 |
| Mendocino County | +13.3% | 284 | 270 | 3.2 |
| Calaveras County | +12.9% | 425 | 425 | 9.1 |
| Modoc County | +12.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Orange County | +12.6% | 12,520 | 6,814 | 4.0 |
| Sacramento County | +11.8% | 7,672 | 6,293 | 4.7 |
| Stanislaus County | +11.3% | 3,023 | 2,799 | 5.4 |
| Riverside County | +9.9% | 15,025 | 13,323 | 5.9 |
| Inyo County | +9.7% | 18 | 18 | 1.0 |
| Butte County | +9.5% | 1,134 | 965 | 5.4 |
| Mariposa County | +9.3% | 87 | 87 | 5.1 |
| Los Angeles County | +8.9% | 16,968 | 8,372 | 1.8 |
| Tuolumne County | +8.6% | 279 | 275 | 5.2 |
| Amador County | +8.4% | 253 | 245 | 6.0 |
| Colusa County | +7.5% | 46 | 44 | 2.1 |
| San Bernardino County | +7.0% | 6,471 | 5,767 | 2.9 |
| Sutter County | +6.7% | 240 | 238 | 2.4 |
| Trinity County | +6.2% | 34 | 34 | 2.2 |
| Humboldt County | +5.4% | 532 | 390 | 4.0 |
| Glenn County | +5.2% | 41 | 41 | 1.5 |
| Tehama County | +5.1% | 217 | 135 | 3.4 |
| Siskiyou County | +5.0% | 148 | 144 | 3.5 |
| Shasta County | +4.6% | 970 | 791 | 5.3 |
| Fresno County | +4.3% | 3,156 | 2,909 | 3.0 |
| Imperial County | +4.3% | 773 | 594 | 4.3 |
| Plumas County | +4.1% | 178 | 178 | 9.6 |
| Madera County | +3.7% | 648 | 549 | 3.9 |
| Kern County | +2.7% | 3,070 | 2,862 | 3.3 |
| Yuba County | +2.6% | 82 | 82 | 0.9 |
| Del Norte County | +1.8% | 45 | 45 | 1.7 |
| Tulare County | +0.5% | 1,627 | 1,539 | 3.4 |
| Kings County | +0.3% | 445 | 445 | 2.9 |
| Lassen County | −0.5% | 106 | 102 | 3.8 |
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.