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California in 2005
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for California changed +26.0%, against +12.4% for the United States and +20.9% in 2004.
205,020 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (154,703 single-family), −1.1% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
Counties in 2005
Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2005 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra County | +34.8% | 13 | 13 | 4.2 |
| Kern County | +34.4% | 8,857 | 7,666 | 9.6 |
| Merced County | +32.9% | 3,665 | 3,479 | 12.3 |
| Tulare County | +32.7% | 3,317 | 2,944 | 6.8 |
| Colusa County | +32.5% | 134 | 134 | 6.1 |
| Imperial County | +30.7% | 2,191 | 1,940 | 12.1 |
| Del Norte County | +30.3% | 106 | 106 | 4.0 |
| Trinity County | +30.3% | 66 | 66 | 4.2 |
| Kings County | +29.9% | 1,103 | 1,068 | 7.1 |
| San Joaquin County | +29.8% | 5,869 | 5,684 | 7.1 |
| Monterey County | +29.7% | 1,430 | 1,296 | 3.3 |
| Stanislaus County | +29.0% | 4,525 | 4,085 | 8.1 |
| San Benito County | +28.6% | 123 | 83 | 1.8 |
| Glenn County | +28.4% | 214 | 212 | 7.6 |
| San Bernardino County | +28.4% | 16,635 | 15,135 | 7.5 |
| Madera County | +28.2% | 2,268 | 2,135 | 13.5 |
| Yuba County | +27.4% | 1,703 | 1,703 | 19.2 |
| Fresno County | +27.3% | 7,400 | 5,865 | 7.1 |
| Lassen County | +27.1% | 156 | 147 | 5.5 |
| Los Angeles County | +27.0% | 23,498 | 12,523 | 2.4 |
| Sutter County | +26.7% | 1,291 | 1,258 | 13.1 |
| Contra Costa County | +26.3% | 6,464 | 5,513 | 5.5 |
| Tehama County | +25.6% | 685 | 667 | 10.6 |
| Riverside County | +25.4% | 34,373 | 30,350 | 13.5 |
| El Dorado County | +25.1% | 1,604 | 1,466 | 8.3 |
| Calaveras County | +25.0% | 862 | 851 | 18.5 |
| Orange County | +25.0% | 7,143 | 4,103 | 2.3 |
| Santa Barbara County | +25.0% | 1,050 | 763 | 2.4 |
| Sacramento County | +24.6% | 11,545 | 8,646 | 7.1 |
| Yolo County | +24.2% | 1,702 | 1,373 | 7.6 |
| Alameda County | +24.1% | 4,376 | 1,561 | 2.7 |
| Alpine County | +23.9% | 16 | 16 | 15.3 |
| Shasta County | +23.9% | 1,566 | 1,326 | 8.6 |
| Ventura County | +23.9% | 4,511 | 2,673 | 5.4 |
| Plumas County | +23.7% | 337 | 337 | 18.1 |
| Placer County | +23.6% | 5,331 | 4,895 | 12.1 |
| Siskiyou County | +23.3% | 465 | 279 | 11.1 |
| Humboldt County | +23.2% | 510 | 460 | 3.9 |
| Santa Clara County | +23.2% | 5,613 | 2,333 | 2.9 |
| Amador County | +23.1% | 412 | 404 | 9.8 |
| Mendocino County | +23.1% | 300 | 281 | 3.4 |
| Solano County | +23.1% | 2,354 | 1,962 | 5.2 |
| Nevada County | +23.0% | 822 | 689 | 8.1 |
| Tuolumne County | +22.8% | 384 | 384 | 7.2 |
| Lake County | +22.7% | 514 | 461 | 7.6 |
| Sonoma County | +22.6% | 2,819 | 1,598 | 5.8 |
| Mariposa County | +22.5% | 217 | 217 | 12.8 |
| Modoc County | +22.4% | 24 | 24 | 2.8 |
| Napa County | +22.3% | 687 | 628 | 5.2 |
| San Mateo County | +22.0% | 724 | 478 | 1.0 |
| Butte County | +21.9% | 1,693 | 1,493 | 8.1 |
| San Francisco County | +21.9% | 2,538 | 51 | 3.1 |
| Santa Cruz County | +21.6% | 861 | 673 | 3.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +21.1% | 2,316 | 1,875 | 8.2 |
| San Diego County | +20.6% | 14,306 | 7,576 | 4.4 |
| Marin County | +20.4% | 781 | 499 | 3.1 |
| Mono County | +16.0% | 539 | 244 | 43.1 |
| Inyo County | +13.5% | 12 | 12 | 0.7 |
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.