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California in 2004
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for California changed +20.9%, against +9.2% for the United States and +9.9% in 2003.
207,390 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (151,568 single-family), +8.0% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
Counties in 2004
Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2004 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino County | +28.9% | 18,017 | 13,960 | 8.1 |
| Riverside County | +27.9% | 33,446 | 29,182 | 13.1 |
| Mariposa County | +26.7% | 178 | 178 | 10.5 |
| Kern County | +26.6% | 6,794 | 6,174 | 7.3 |
| Yuba County | +26.0% | 1,746 | 1,746 | 19.7 |
| Madera County | +25.8% | 1,676 | 1,463 | 10.0 |
| Del Norte County | +25.7% | 200 | 123 | 7.6 |
| Fresno County | +25.7% | 7,157 | 5,402 | 6.9 |
| Los Angeles County | +24.6% | 26,529 | 12,763 | 2.7 |
| Inyo County | +24.1% | 21 | 21 | 1.2 |
| Kings County | +24.1% | 867 | 743 | 5.6 |
| Tulare County | +24.1% | 2,492 | 2,186 | 5.1 |
| Orange County | +23.8% | 9,256 | 4,828 | 2.9 |
| Ventura County | +23.8% | 2,617 | 1,719 | 3.1 |
| San Diego County | +23.1% | 15,587 | 9,122 | 4.7 |
| Sutter County | +23.0% | 1,300 | 1,275 | 13.2 |
| Humboldt County | +22.9% | 612 | 499 | 4.6 |
| Tehama County | +22.6% | 715 | 706 | 11.1 |
| Sacramento County | +22.5% | 12,879 | 10,201 | 8.0 |
| Santa Barbara County | +22.3% | 1,499 | 950 | 3.4 |
| Trinity County | +22.1% | 78 | 78 | 5.0 |
| Mono County | +21.6% | 221 | 131 | 17.7 |
| Monterey County | +21.3% | 1,198 | 1,064 | 2.8 |
| Colusa County | +21.2% | 170 | 168 | 7.8 |
| Merced County | +20.9% | 2,598 | 2,544 | 8.7 |
| Glenn County | +20.7% | 150 | 122 | 5.3 |
| Yolo County | +20.7% | 2,195 | 1,681 | 9.8 |
| Sierra County | +20.4% | 18 | 18 | 5.8 |
| Shasta County | +20.3% | 1,038 | 887 | 5.7 |
| Stanislaus County | +20.3% | 4,521 | 4,027 | 8.1 |
| Plumas County | +19.5% | 266 | 266 | 14.3 |
| San Joaquin County | +19.5% | 6,724 | 6,229 | 8.2 |
| Modoc County | +19.3% | 14 | 14 | 1.7 |
| Butte County | +19.2% | 1,989 | 1,498 | 9.5 |
| Placer County | +19.0% | 4,884 | 4,743 | 11.0 |
| Amador County | +18.9% | 448 | 387 | 10.7 |
| Lake County | +18.9% | 632 | 521 | 9.3 |
| Mendocino County | +18.9% | 378 | 356 | 4.3 |
| Solano County | +18.8% | 2,961 | 2,386 | 6.5 |
| Siskiyou County | +18.3% | 306 | 212 | 7.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +18.0% | 2,450 | 2,043 | 8.7 |
| Calaveras County | +17.8% | 830 | 824 | 17.8 |
| Imperial County | +17.7% | 1,778 | 1,417 | 9.8 |
| Tuolumne County | +17.6% | 400 | 372 | 7.5 |
| El Dorado County | +17.2% | 2,041 | 1,898 | 10.6 |
| Napa County | +16.6% | 917 | 640 | 6.9 |
| Contra Costa County | +15.8% | 5,588 | 4,345 | 4.8 |
| Nevada County | +15.8% | 954 | 768 | 9.4 |
| Lassen County | +15.6% | 160 | 160 | 5.7 |
| San Benito County | +15.6% | 112 | 112 | 1.6 |
| Sonoma County | +15.6% | 1,929 | 1,342 | 4.0 |
| Alpine County | +13.3% | 22 | 22 | 21.1 |
| San Francisco County | +12.8% | 2,051 | 58 | 2.5 |
| Alameda County | +12.3% | 5,378 | 2,309 | 3.3 |
| Santa Cruz County | +12.0% | 801 | 736 | 3.1 |
| San Mateo County | +10.3% | 1,183 | 675 | 1.6 |
| Marin County | +8.6% | 1,039 | 599 | 4.1 |
| Santa Clara County | +7.6% | 5,380 | 2,675 | 2.8 |
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.