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California in 2003
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for California changed +9.9%, against +4.5% for the United States and +10.5% in 2002.
191,948 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (139,870 single-family), +20.3% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
Counties in 2003
Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2003 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba County | +15.8% | 608 | 608 | 6.9 |
| Humboldt County | +15.7% | 425 | 379 | 3.2 |
| Fresno County | +14.8% | 5,753 | 4,470 | 5.6 |
| Modoc County | +14.7% | 17 | 17 | 2.0 |
| Glenn County | +14.3% | 141 | 90 | 5.0 |
| Madera County | +14.3% | 1,227 | 1,139 | 7.3 |
| Shasta County | +14.3% | 1,358 | 1,065 | 7.5 |
| Sutter County | +13.6% | 989 | 833 | 10.0 |
| Riverside County | +13.4% | 30,353 | 25,424 | 11.9 |
| Butte County | +13.2% | 1,769 | 1,441 | 8.5 |
| San Bernardino County | +12.9% | 11,899 | 10,541 | 5.4 |
| Tehama County | +12.6% | 424 | 417 | 6.6 |
| Ventura County | +12.5% | 3,567 | 2,278 | 4.3 |
| Los Angeles County | +12.3% | 20,903 | 10,326 | 2.2 |
| San Diego County | +12.3% | 18,031 | 9,758 | 5.5 |
| Siskiyou County | +12.3% | 210 | 198 | 5.0 |
| Inyo County | +12.1% | 19 | 19 | 1.0 |
| Colusa County | +12.0% | 46 | 46 | 2.1 |
| Kern County | +11.8% | 5,813 | 5,546 | 6.3 |
| Orange County | +11.7% | 9,248 | 6,108 | 2.9 |
| Lake County | +11.5% | 528 | 404 | 7.8 |
| Santa Barbara County | +11.2% | 1,461 | 1,085 | 3.3 |
| Merced County | +11.1% | 2,742 | 2,465 | 9.2 |
| Tuolumne County | +11.1% | 358 | 356 | 6.7 |
| Napa County | +11.0% | 607 | 568 | 4.6 |
| Sacramento County | +11.0% | 13,960 | 10,554 | 8.6 |
| Mono County | +10.9% | 307 | 92 | 24.6 |
| Stanislaus County | +10.8% | 4,119 | 3,868 | 7.4 |
| Amador County | +10.7% | 402 | 380 | 9.6 |
| Mariposa County | +10.4% | 151 | 151 | 8.9 |
| Yolo County | +10.3% | 1,750 | 1,105 | 7.8 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +10.2% | 2,260 | 1,983 | 8.0 |
| Calaveras County | +10.1% | 691 | 681 | 14.8 |
| Solano County | +10.0% | 2,642 | 2,050 | 5.8 |
| Mendocino County | +9.9% | 399 | 395 | 4.5 |
| Del Norte County | +9.8% | 127 | 113 | 4.8 |
| El Dorado County | +8.7% | 1,850 | 1,820 | 9.6 |
| Plumas County | +8.6% | 229 | 229 | 12.3 |
| Tulare County | +8.6% | 2,270 | 1,962 | 4.7 |
| Kings County | +8.4% | 1,017 | 849 | 6.6 |
| Monterey County | +8.4% | 1,355 | 1,047 | 3.1 |
| Placer County | +8.4% | 5,272 | 4,686 | 11.9 |
| San Joaquin County | +8.2% | 7,041 | 6,935 | 8.5 |
| Contra Costa County | +8.1% | 6,883 | 5,033 | 5.9 |
| Imperial County | +8.1% | 1,201 | 1,025 | 6.6 |
| Lassen County | +7.9% | 140 | 140 | 5.0 |
| Nevada County | +7.4% | 912 | 709 | 8.9 |
| Trinity County | +7.1% | 58 | 58 | 3.7 |
| Sonoma County | +6.3% | 2,252 | 1,503 | 4.6 |
| Alameda County | +5.7% | 4,469 | 2,138 | 2.7 |
| San Francisco County | +5.2% | 1,430 | 63 | 1.7 |
| San Benito County | +4.8% | 97 | 97 | 1.4 |
| San Mateo County | +4.5% | 1,345 | 808 | 1.8 |
| Marin County | +4.4% | 701 | 641 | 2.8 |
| Santa Cruz County | +4.0% | 1,066 | 663 | 4.1 |
| Sierra County | +3.8% | 22 | 22 | 7.1 |
| Alpine County | +3.2% | 28 | 21 | 26.8 |
| Santa Clara County | +2.0% | 7,006 | 2,468 | 3.7 |
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.