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California in 2001
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for California changed +12.1%, against +6.7% for the United States and +14.1% in 2000.
146,739 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (107,361 single-family), +0.8% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
Counties in 2001
Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2001 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin County | +19.0% | 4,339 | 4,005 | 5.3 |
| Stanislaus County | +18.8% | 3,215 | 3,011 | 5.8 |
| Monterey County | +17.6% | 1,056 | 890 | 2.4 |
| Merced County | +17.5% | 1,092 | 1,090 | 3.7 |
| Solano County | +15.9% | 2,568 | 1,825 | 5.6 |
| Sacramento County | +15.8% | 9,107 | 7,423 | 5.6 |
| Santa Barbara County | +15.7% | 1,026 | 915 | 2.3 |
| Contra Costa County | +15.6% | 4,920 | 4,144 | 4.2 |
| Yuba County | +15.3% | 208 | 208 | 2.3 |
| Napa County | +15.2% | 911 | 777 | 6.9 |
| El Dorado County | +15.0% | 2,048 | 1,346 | 10.6 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +15.0% | 1,943 | 1,709 | 6.9 |
| Alameda County | +14.8% | 3,249 | 1,764 | 2.0 |
| Mendocino County | +14.4% | 325 | 317 | 3.7 |
| Sonoma County | +14.3% | 2,583 | 1,717 | 5.3 |
| Yolo County | +14.2% | 1,300 | 1,228 | 5.8 |
| San Francisco County | +14.1% | 1,191 | 94 | 1.4 |
| Tuolumne County | +14.1% | 253 | 253 | 4.8 |
| Santa Cruz County | +13.9% | 600 | 432 | 2.3 |
| Nevada County | +13.8% | 760 | 730 | 7.5 |
| San Benito County | +13.7% | 337 | 297 | 4.8 |
| Lake County | +13.5% | 102 | 102 | 1.5 |
| Placer County | +13.5% | 5,979 | 4,722 | 13.5 |
| Calaveras County | +12.8% | 546 | 542 | 11.7 |
| Plumas County | +12.3% | 192 | 192 | 10.3 |
| Colusa County | +12.1% | 33 | 28 | 1.5 |
| San Diego County | +12.1% | 15,405 | 9,377 | 4.7 |
| Amador County | +11.9% | 221 | 217 | 5.3 |
| Sutter County | +11.8% | 440 | 434 | 4.5 |
| Butte County | +11.3% | 1,093 | 1,023 | 5.2 |
| San Mateo County | +11.1% | 1,366 | 735 | 1.8 |
| Marin County | +10.9% | 375 | 191 | 1.5 |
| Santa Clara County | +10.7% | 5,964 | 1,626 | 3.1 |
| Orange County | +10.3% | 8,611 | 6,010 | 2.7 |
| Riverside County | +10.2% | 19,012 | 16,778 | 7.5 |
| Shasta County | +10.1% | 1,024 | 1,018 | 5.6 |
| Los Angeles County | +9.7% | 18,294 | 8,308 | 1.9 |
| Glenn County | +9.6% | 69 | 69 | 2.5 |
| Inyo County | +9.6% | 20 | 20 | 1.1 |
| San Bernardino County | +9.5% | 8,405 | 6,818 | 3.8 |
| Humboldt County | +9.4% | 541 | 381 | 4.1 |
| Ventura County | +9.3% | 3,453 | 3,168 | 4.2 |
| Mono County | +9.0% | 286 | 76 | 22.9 |
| Fresno County | +8.9% | 3,768 | 3,618 | 3.6 |
| Siskiyou County | +8.5% | 161 | 161 | 3.8 |
| Imperial County | +8.1% | 1,057 | 551 | 5.8 |
| Kern County | +7.9% | 3,494 | 3,408 | 3.8 |
| Kings County | +7.8% | 660 | 660 | 4.3 |
| Madera County | +7.8% | 789 | 713 | 4.7 |
| Tehama County | +7.7% | 182 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Mariposa County | +7.1% | 95 | 95 | 5.6 |
| Tulare County | +6.7% | 1,772 | 1,695 | 3.7 |
| Trinity County | +5.0% | 48 | 48 | 3.1 |
| Del Norte County | +4.4% | 56 | 56 | 2.1 |
| Lassen County | +4.1% | 131 | 128 | 4.7 |
| Sierra County | +3.3% | 10 | 10 | 3.2 |
| Alpine County | +2.8% | 54 | 28 | 51.8 |
| Modoc County | +2.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.