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California in 2011
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2011 the FHFA house price index for California changed −5.9%, against −4.4% for the United States and −3.3% in 2010.
45,471 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (21,705 single-family), +4.0% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.
Counties in 2011
Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2011 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County | +1.1% | 257 | 129 | 1.4 |
| Santa Clara County | −3.2% | 3,065 | 970 | 1.6 |
| Trinity County | −3.3% | 25 | 25 | 1.6 |
| San Mateo County | −3.9% | 751 | 245 | 1.0 |
| Merced County | −4.5% | 157 | 87 | 0.5 |
| Orange County | −4.5% | 4,352 | 1,822 | 1.4 |
| Riverside County | −4.6% | 3,264 | 2,275 | 1.3 |
| Los Angeles County | −4.7% | 9,895 | 2,275 | 1.0 |
| Marin County | −4.7% | 181 | 98 | 0.7 |
| San Diego County | −4.8% | 5,370 | 2,245 | 1.6 |
| San Francisco County | −4.9% | 1,818 | 31 | 2.2 |
| Alameda County | −5.2% | 2,172 | 820 | 1.3 |
| San Bernardino County | −5.5% | 1,472 | 1,103 | 0.7 |
| Madera County | −5.8% | 291 | 112 | 1.7 |
| Ventura County | −6.0% | 568 | 281 | 0.7 |
| San Benito County | −6.2% | 32 | 32 | 0.5 |
| Santa Cruz County | −6.2% | 208 | 99 | 0.8 |
| Colusa County | −6.3% | 14 | 14 | 0.6 |
| Humboldt County | −6.4% | 263 | 146 | 2.0 |
| Contra Costa County | −6.6% | 861 | 729 | 0.7 |
| Mono County | −6.6% | 15 | 15 | 1.2 |
| San Luis Obispo County | −6.6% | 306 | 266 | 1.1 |
| San Joaquin County | −6.8% | 933 | 781 | 1.1 |
| Napa County | −6.9% | 154 | 128 | 1.2 |
| Yolo County | −7.0% | 252 | 183 | 1.1 |
| Sutter County | −7.1% | 77 | 21 | 0.8 |
| Placer County | −7.4% | 812 | 812 | 1.8 |
| El Dorado County | −7.5% | 141 | 141 | 0.7 |
| Sonoma County | −7.5% | 632 | 449 | 1.3 |
| Monterey County | −7.7% | 156 | 130 | 0.4 |
| Tulare County | −7.7% | 922 | 718 | 1.9 |
| Kern County | −7.8% | 969 | 712 | 1.0 |
| Butte County | −7.9% | 240 | 202 | 1.1 |
| Santa Barbara County | −8.0% | 231 | 134 | 0.5 |
| Stanislaus County | −8.3% | 164 | 113 | 0.3 |
| Plumas County | −8.5% | 42 | 42 | 2.3 |
| Glenn County | −8.7% | 26 | 26 | 0.9 |
| Tehama County | −8.9% | 48 | 48 | 0.7 |
| Kings County | −9.0% | 222 | 142 | 1.4 |
| Shasta County | −9.0% | 138 | 97 | 0.8 |
| Solano County | −9.0% | 387 | 387 | 0.8 |
| Inyo County | −9.3% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Fresno County | −9.4% | 1,622 | 1,289 | 1.6 |
| Sacramento County | −9.8% | 1,286 | 737 | 0.8 |
| Nevada County | −10.0% | 91 | 91 | 0.9 |
| Modoc County | −10.4% | 11 | 11 | 1.3 |
| Mendocino County | −10.8% | 106 | 102 | 1.2 |
| Tuolumne County | −10.8% | 46 | 46 | 0.9 |
| Lassen County | −10.9% | 21 | 21 | 0.7 |
| Mariposa County | −11.1% | 28 | 24 | 1.7 |
| Del Norte County | −12.4% | 89 | 25 | 3.4 |
| Amador County | −12.8% | 80 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Siskiyou County | −12.8% | 52 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Alpine County | −13.3% | 3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Calaveras County | −13.9% | 29 | 29 | 0.6 |
| Yuba County | −14.3% | 69 | 57 | 0.8 |
| Lake County | −17.7% | 43 | 43 | 0.6 |
| Sierra County | −22.3% | 6 | 6 | 1.9 |
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.