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California in 2008
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2008 the FHFA house price index for California changed −19.8%, against −4.5% for the United States and −4.5% in 2007.
62,681 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,432 single-family), −43.1% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.
Counties in 2008
Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2008 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte County | −4.4% | 116 | 32 | 4.4 |
| Marin County | −5.5% | 332 | 192 | 1.3 |
| San Francisco County | −5.6% | 2,295 | 57 | 2.8 |
| Humboldt County | −6.1% | 331 | 211 | 2.5 |
| Lassen County | −7.5% | 47 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Mono County | −8.2% | 26 | 26 | 2.1 |
| Siskiyou County | −8.2% | 107 | 103 | 2.5 |
| Trinity County | −8.3% | 25 | 25 | 1.6 |
| Modoc County | −8.5% | 9 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Mariposa County | −9.6% | 54 | 54 | 3.2 |
| Alpine County | −9.9% | 8 | 8 | 7.7 |
| San Luis Obispo County | −9.9% | 674 | 518 | 2.4 |
| San Mateo County | −9.9% | 952 | 307 | 1.3 |
| Santa Clara County | −10.1% | 3,471 | 939 | 1.8 |
| Mendocino County | −10.2% | 145 | 143 | 1.6 |
| Inyo County | −10.4% | 10 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Butte County | −10.5% | 592 | 532 | 2.8 |
| Plumas County | −11.0% | 63 | 63 | 3.4 |
| Tuolumne County | −11.0% | 106 | 106 | 2.0 |
| Nevada County | −11.3% | 199 | 188 | 2.0 |
| Santa Cruz County | −11.3% | 317 | 215 | 1.2 |
| Amador County | −12.4% | 82 | 80 | 2.0 |
| Shasta County | −12.4% | 530 | 358 | 2.9 |
| Kings County | −12.8% | 373 | 236 | 2.4 |
| El Dorado County | −12.9% | 425 | 283 | 2.2 |
| Calaveras County | −13.1% | 126 | 126 | 2.7 |
| Glenn County | −13.9% | 44 | 44 | 1.6 |
| Tehama County | −14.0% | 156 | 102 | 2.4 |
| Placer County | −14.6% | 1,709 | 1,393 | 3.9 |
| Lake County | −15.0% | 150 | 125 | 2.2 |
| Alameda County | −15.4% | 1,933 | 780 | 1.2 |
| Napa County | −16.3% | 230 | 216 | 1.7 |
| Yolo County | −16.3% | 324 | 324 | 1.4 |
| Sonoma County | −16.8% | 612 | 544 | 1.3 |
| San Diego County | −16.9% | 5,357 | 2,361 | 1.6 |
| Los Angeles County | −18.0% | 11,810 | 3,249 | 1.2 |
| Orange County | −18.1% | 3,235 | 1,330 | 1.0 |
| Tulare County | −18.1% | 1,487 | 1,275 | 3.1 |
| Ventura County | −18.1% | 893 | 374 | 1.1 |
| Santa Barbara County | −18.9% | 405 | 222 | 0.9 |
| Fresno County | −20.0% | 2,560 | 2,094 | 2.5 |
| Sutter County | −21.3% | 98 | 98 | 1.0 |
| Madera County | −22.2% | 240 | 233 | 1.4 |
| Sierra County | −22.3% | 8 | 8 | 2.6 |
| Imperial County | −23.4% | 511 | 259 | 2.8 |
| Kern County | −23.4% | 2,593 | 1,610 | 2.8 |
| Contra Costa County | −23.5% | 2,043 | 1,023 | 1.7 |
| Colusa County | −23.7% | 17 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Sacramento County | −23.7% | 3,053 | 1,952 | 1.9 |
| San Bernardino County | −25.3% | 3,183 | 1,976 | 1.4 |
| Yuba County | −25.4% | 163 | 101 | 1.8 |
| Solano County | −26.6% | 565 | 326 | 1.2 |
| Riverside County | −29.5% | 5,763 | 3,820 | 2.3 |
| Monterey County | −29.6% | 456 | 236 | 1.1 |
| San Benito County | −29.7% | 19 | 19 | 0.3 |
| Stanislaus County | −33.1% | 481 | 460 | 0.9 |
| San Joaquin County | −35.3% | 819 | 765 | 1.0 |
| Merced County | −40.4% | 349 | 244 | 1.2 |
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.