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California in 2002
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for California changed +10.5%, against +5.4% for the United States and +12.1% in 2001.
159,573 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (123,013 single-family), +8.7% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
Counties in 2002
Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2002 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara County | +16.5% | 1,696 | 953 | 3.8 |
| Yolo County | +16.1% | 1,409 | 1,207 | 6.3 |
| San Diego County | +14.9% | 13,684 | 8,880 | 4.2 |
| Mono County | +14.6% | 83 | 83 | 6.6 |
| Sutter County | +14.3% | 675 | 669 | 6.8 |
| Alpine County | +14.2% | 62 | 26 | 59.4 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +14.1% | 1,993 | 1,690 | 7.1 |
| Sacramento County | +13.8% | 11,728 | 9,368 | 7.2 |
| Humboldt County | +13.7% | 533 | 399 | 4.0 |
| Fresno County | +13.5% | 3,837 | 3,655 | 3.7 |
| Inyo County | +13.4% | 17 | 13 | 0.9 |
| Shasta County | +13.4% | 1,341 | 1,160 | 7.4 |
| Butte County | +13.2% | 1,186 | 1,152 | 5.7 |
| Orange County | +13.2% | 11,796 | 6,794 | 3.7 |
| Madera County | +13.1% | 981 | 909 | 5.8 |
| Ventura County | +13.0% | 2,525 | 2,249 | 3.0 |
| Plumas County | +12.8% | 259 | 257 | 13.9 |
| Los Angeles County | +12.6% | 16,454 | 8,280 | 1.7 |
| Calaveras County | +12.4% | 520 | 520 | 11.2 |
| Riverside County | +12.1% | 22,255 | 20,912 | 8.7 |
| San Bernardino County | +12.1% | 10,219 | 9,126 | 4.6 |
| Tuolumne County | +12.0% | 370 | 366 | 7.0 |
| Sierra County | +11.9% | 17 | 17 | 5.5 |
| Yuba County | +11.8% | 366 | 364 | 4.1 |
| Stanislaus County | +11.7% | 3,173 | 2,991 | 5.7 |
| Glenn County | +11.5% | 71 | 71 | 2.5 |
| Solano County | +11.5% | 2,474 | 1,806 | 5.4 |
| Napa County | +11.4% | 1,003 | 610 | 7.5 |
| Lake County | +11.3% | 313 | 301 | 4.6 |
| Amador County | +11.1% | 291 | 287 | 6.9 |
| El Dorado County | +11.1% | 1,825 | 1,637 | 9.5 |
| Mendocino County | +11.0% | 364 | 352 | 4.1 |
| Tehama County | +10.9% | 286 | 282 | 4.4 |
| Placer County | +10.7% | 7,137 | 5,402 | 16.1 |
| Siskiyou County | +10.6% | 202 | 189 | 4.8 |
| Merced County | +10.4% | 1,753 | 1,674 | 5.9 |
| Mariposa County | +10.3% | 191 | 191 | 11.3 |
| Del Norte County | +10.0% | 78 | 72 | 3.0 |
| Trinity County | +9.6% | 43 | 41 | 2.7 |
| Nevada County | +9.4% | 912 | 755 | 8.9 |
| Kern County | +9.2% | 4,509 | 4,496 | 4.9 |
| Contra Costa County | +9.1% | 5,764 | 5,071 | 4.9 |
| San Joaquin County | +8.0% | 6,143 | 5,654 | 7.5 |
| Monterey County | +7.2% | 1,222 | 1,054 | 2.8 |
| Colusa County | +7.1% | 24 | 24 | 1.1 |
| Lassen County | +7.1% | 124 | 124 | 4.4 |
| Sonoma County | +6.3% | 1,928 | 1,350 | 4.0 |
| Alameda County | +6.0% | 3,555 | 2,501 | 2.2 |
| Kings County | +5.9% | 701 | 621 | 4.5 |
| Marin County | +5.9% | 433 | 281 | 1.7 |
| Tulare County | +5.7% | 1,993 | 1,832 | 4.1 |
| Imperial County | +5.6% | 1,021 | 827 | 5.6 |
| San Francisco County | +5.2% | 1,243 | 82 | 1.5 |
| Santa Cruz County | +4.8% | 608 | 412 | 2.3 |
| San Mateo County | +3.6% | 1,546 | 719 | 2.1 |
| Modoc County | +0.8% | 16 | 16 | 1.9 |
| San Benito County | +0.7% | 144 | 142 | 2.1 |
| Santa Clara County | +0.6% | 4,477 | 2,097 | 2.3 |
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.