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California in 2014
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2014 the FHFA house price index for California changed +14.1%, against +6.2% for the United States and +10.5% in 2013.
83,645 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (39,220 single-family), +3.6% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.
Counties in 2014
Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2014 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solano County | +23.4% | 646 | 646 | 1.4 |
| Stanislaus County | +23.2% | 454 | 404 | 0.8 |
| Merced County | +22.7% | 169 | 163 | 0.6 |
| San Joaquin County | +20.8% | 1,265 | 1,245 | 1.5 |
| Yuba County | +20.4% | 201 | 201 | 2.3 |
| Monterey County | +18.6% | 361 | 236 | 0.8 |
| San Bernardino County | +18.6% | 3,405 | 2,148 | 1.5 |
| Riverside County | +18.5% | 6,761 | 5,074 | 2.7 |
| Sutter County | +18.4% | 79 | 69 | 0.8 |
| Colusa County | +18.1% | 58 | 58 | 2.7 |
| San Benito County | +18.1% | 105 | 105 | 1.5 |
| Alpine County | +17.2% | 3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Napa County | +17.0% | 147 | 92 | 1.1 |
| Sonoma County | +16.8% | 663 | 419 | 1.4 |
| Contra Costa County | +16.7% | 2,001 | 1,503 | 1.7 |
| Madera County | +16.1% | 214 | 210 | 1.3 |
| Alameda County | +15.9% | 3,438 | 1,613 | 2.1 |
| San Francisco County | +15.9% | 2,711 | 35 | 3.3 |
| Sacramento County | +15.3% | 1,761 | 1,680 | 1.1 |
| Calaveras County | +15.0% | 70 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Mariposa County | +14.9% | 24 | 24 | 1.4 |
| Imperial County | +14.8% | 246 | 185 | 1.4 |
| Yolo County | +14.8% | 218 | 216 | 1.0 |
| San Mateo County | +14.7% | 1,461 | 371 | 2.0 |
| Placer County | +14.5% | 1,990 | 1,636 | 4.5 |
| Santa Barbara County | +13.9% | 755 | 372 | 1.7 |
| Santa Clara County | +13.9% | 9,932 | 1,756 | 5.2 |
| Kern County | +13.7% | 2,297 | 1,885 | 2.5 |
| Glenn County | +13.3% | 30 | 27 | 1.1 |
| Los Angeles County | +13.3% | 17,659 | 4,586 | 1.8 |
| Tulare County | +13.3% | 1,092 | 836 | 2.3 |
| Ventura County | +13.2% | 1,314 | 536 | 1.6 |
| Marin County | +13.1% | 390 | 194 | 1.5 |
| El Dorado County | +12.9% | 190 | 162 | 1.0 |
| Fresno County | +12.7% | 1,892 | 1,611 | 1.8 |
| Nevada County | +12.7% | 290 | 207 | 2.8 |
| Orange County | +12.5% | 9,291 | 3,714 | 2.9 |
| Amador County | +12.4% | 22 | 22 | 0.5 |
| Tehama County | +12.4% | 78 | 76 | 1.2 |
| Santa Cruz County | +12.3% | 291 | 172 | 1.1 |
| San Diego County | +12.0% | 6,875 | 2,487 | 2.1 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +12.0% | 983 | 812 | 3.5 |
| Kings County | +10.6% | 434 | 274 | 2.8 |
| Shasta County | +10.4% | 242 | 240 | 1.3 |
| Mendocino County | +10.0% | 109 | 104 | 1.2 |
| Lake County | +9.9% | 45 | 45 | 0.7 |
| Tuolumne County | +9.9% | 55 | 51 | 1.0 |
| Siskiyou County | +8.8% | 19 | 19 | 0.5 |
| Butte County | +8.1% | 550 | 355 | 2.6 |
| Inyo County | +7.1% | 7 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Del Norte County | +7.0% | 9 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Mono County | +6.9% | 29 | 29 | 2.3 |
| Trinity County | +6.0% | 30 | 30 | 1.9 |
| Sierra County | +5.6% | 4 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Lassen County | +5.5% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Humboldt County | +3.9% | 234 | 148 | 1.8 |
| Plumas County | +2.6% | 32 | 32 | 1.7 |
| Modoc County | 0.0% | 8 | 8 | 0.9 |
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.