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California in 2007
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2007 the FHFA house price index for California changed −4.5%, against +0.6% for the United States and +10.5% in 2006.
110,073 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (68,266 single-family), −31.4% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
Counties in 2007
Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2007 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity County | +4.1% | 49 | 49 | 3.1 |
| Sierra County | +2.4% | 14 | 14 | 4.5 |
| Inyo County | +1.1% | 25 | 13 | 1.4 |
| Siskiyou County | +1.1% | 148 | 144 | 3.5 |
| Mariposa County | +0.2% | 102 | 100 | 6.0 |
| Lassen County | −0.1% | 59 | 59 | 2.1 |
| Mono County | −0.1% | 84 | 73 | 6.7 |
| San Francisco County | −0.1% | 2,475 | 55 | 3.0 |
| Alpine County | −0.4% | 35 | 15 | 33.6 |
| Santa Clara County | −0.4% | 4,162 | 1,923 | 2.2 |
| San Mateo County | −0.5% | 817 | 664 | 1.1 |
| Los Angeles County | −0.6% | 19,244 | 7,102 | 2.0 |
| Mendocino County | −0.7% | 232 | 220 | 2.6 |
| Del Norte County | −1.1% | 76 | 76 | 2.9 |
| Humboldt County | −1.1% | 397 | 302 | 3.0 |
| Modoc County | −1.2% | 18 | 18 | 2.1 |
| San Bernardino County | −1.8% | 7,752 | 6,302 | 3.5 |
| Marin County | −1.9% | 430 | 268 | 1.7 |
| Colusa County | −2.0% | 105 | 25 | 4.8 |
| Glenn County | −2.1% | 116 | 116 | 4.1 |
| Plumas County | −2.4% | 154 | 154 | 8.3 |
| Tuolumne County | −2.5% | 149 | 146 | 2.8 |
| Kings County | −3.0% | 497 | 472 | 3.2 |
| Santa Cruz County | −3.2% | 842 | 321 | 3.3 |
| Alameda County | −3.3% | 3,138 | 1,315 | 1.9 |
| Lake County | −3.3% | 405 | 335 | 6.0 |
| Imperial County | −3.8% | 969 | 648 | 5.3 |
| Tehama County | −3.8% | 247 | 225 | 3.8 |
| Napa County | −3.9% | 330 | 272 | 2.5 |
| Shasta County | −4.0% | 712 | 545 | 3.9 |
| Nevada County | −4.1% | 449 | 389 | 4.4 |
| Orange County | −4.1% | 7,372 | 2,279 | 2.3 |
| Riverside County | −4.6% | 12,334 | 9,717 | 4.8 |
| Kern County | −4.7% | 4,202 | 3,318 | 4.5 |
| Butte County | −5.1% | 985 | 804 | 4.7 |
| Madera County | −5.1% | 509 | 486 | 3.0 |
| San Luis Obispo County | −5.1% | 1,266 | 919 | 4.5 |
| Amador County | −5.2% | 159 | 159 | 3.8 |
| Tulare County | −5.2% | 2,689 | 2,254 | 5.5 |
| Calaveras County | −5.7% | 277 | 262 | 5.9 |
| San Diego County | −6.0% | 7,435 | 3,422 | 2.3 |
| El Dorado County | −6.1% | 604 | 604 | 3.1 |
| Fresno County | −6.1% | 4,855 | 3,645 | 4.7 |
| Ventura County | −6.4% | 1,595 | 862 | 1.9 |
| Sonoma County | −6.7% | 1,431 | 910 | 2.9 |
| Contra Costa County | −7.7% | 3,700 | 2,753 | 3.2 |
| Solano County | −7.8% | 1,019 | 866 | 2.2 |
| Yolo County | −8.3% | 922 | 722 | 4.1 |
| Placer County | −8.7% | 2,412 | 2,188 | 5.5 |
| Monterey County | −8.8% | 1,107 | 563 | 2.6 |
| Sacramento County | −9.9% | 4,112 | 3,410 | 2.5 |
| Sutter County | −9.9% | 269 | 245 | 2.7 |
| San Benito County | −10.1% | 32 | 32 | 0.5 |
| Santa Barbara County | −10.1% | 711 | 470 | 1.6 |
| Stanislaus County | −11.2% | 1,865 | 1,352 | 3.3 |
| San Joaquin County | −11.4% | 2,426 | 2,201 | 2.9 |
| Yuba County | −11.9% | 759 | 683 | 8.6 |
| Merced County | −13.2% | 794 | 780 | 2.7 |
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.