State, one year
Florida in 1996
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +2.5%, against +3.2% for the United States and +2.6% in 1995.
125,020 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (91,040 single-family), +1.7% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
Counties in 1996
Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1996 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardee County | +39.1% | 45 | 45 | 1.7 |
| Taylor County | +19.1% | 52 | 52 | 2.5 |
| Sumter County | +7.2% | 881 | 881 | 5.6 |
| Escambia County | +5.3% | 1,914 | 1,914 | 5.7 |
| Santa Rosa County | +4.9% | 1,393 | 1,393 | 6.6 |
| St. Johns County | +4.7% | 1,614 | 1,614 | 4.7 |
| Hendry County | +4.6% | 73 | 73 | 1.5 |
| DeSoto County | +4.5% | 78 | 78 | 2.1 |
| Gadsden County | +4.1% | 120 | 120 | 2.7 |
| Bay County | +4.0% | 948 | 948 | 4.6 |
| Duval County | +3.6% | 3,833 | 3,833 | 3.6 |
| Bradford County | +3.4% | 49 | 49 | 1.7 |
| Okaloosa County | +3.4% | 1,535 | 1,535 | 6.9 |
| Miami-Dade County | +3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nassau County | +3.1% | 531 | 531 | 5.0 |
| Alachua County | +2.9% | 1,040 | 1,040 | 3.6 |
| Hernando County | +2.9% | 1,005 | 1,005 | 4.5 |
| Leon County | +2.9% | 1,428 | 1,428 | 4.8 |
| Lake County | +2.8% | 2,591 | 2,591 | 5.7 |
| Pinellas County | +2.8% | 1,963 | 1,963 | 2.1 |
| Hillsborough County | +2.7% | 4,915 | 4,915 | 3.1 |
| Manatee County | +2.7% | 1,877 | 1,877 | 4.0 |
| Clay County | +2.6% | 1,481 | 1,481 | 6.2 |
| Sarasota County | +2.6% | 2,230 | 2,230 | 4.6 |
| Seminole County | +2.4% | 2,112 | 2,112 | 4.3 |
| Collier County | +2.3% | 2,383 | 2,383 | 5.7 |
| Orange County | +2.3% | 5,788 | 5,788 | 3.8 |
| Indian River County | +2.2% | 902 | 902 | 5.2 |
| Volusia County | +2.1% | 2,351 | 2,351 | 3.9 |
| Charlotte County | +2.0% | 941 | 941 | 4.3 |
| Broward County | +1.9% | 9,584 | 9,584 | 4.8 |
| Highlands County | +1.9% | 551 | 551 | 5.0 |
| Palm Beach County | +1.8% | 8,328 | 8,328 | 5.3 |
| Polk County | +1.8% | 2,504 | 2,504 | 2.9 |
| Osceola County | +1.7% | 1,904 | 1,904 | 4.0 |
| Pasco County | +1.7% | 2,123 | 2,123 | 3.1 |
| St. Lucie County | +1.5% | 1,474 | 1,474 | 3.7 |
| Walton County | +1.5% | 620 | 620 | 6.6 |
| Wakulla County | +1.4% | 201 | 201 | 5.3 |
| Marion County | +1.3% | 2,246 | 2,246 | 5.1 |
| Martin County | +1.2% | 965 | 965 | 5.8 |
| Monroe County | +1.1% | 416 | 416 | 5.2 |
| Brevard County | +0.9% | 2,910 | 2,910 | 4.4 |
| Lee County | +0.5% | 3,677 | 3,677 | 4.2 |
| Okeechobee County | −0.1% | 139 | 139 | 3.3 |
| Flagler County | −0.2% | 960 | 960 | 6.8 |
| Jackson County | −0.4% | 86 | 86 | 1.7 |
| Citrus County | −1.0% | 967 | 967 | 5.6 |
| Putnam County | −1.4% | 127 | 127 | 1.6 |
| Baker County | — | 77 | 77 | 2.6 |
| Calhoun County | — | 49 | 49 | 3.7 |
| Columbia County | — | 315 | 315 | 4.3 |
| Dixie County | — | 46 | 46 | 2.6 |
| Franklin County | — | 98 | 98 | 7.5 |
| Gilchrist County | — | 52 | 52 | 2.5 |
| Gulf County | — | 73 | 73 | 4.6 |
| Hamilton County | — | 39 | 39 | 2.8 |
| Holmes County | — | 63 | 63 | 3.1 |
| Jefferson County | — | 46 | 46 | 2.9 |
| Levy County | — | 112 | 112 | 2.3 |
| Liberty County | — | 21 | 21 | 2.6 |
| Madison County | — | 44 | 44 | 2.3 |
| Suwannee County | — | 129 | 129 | 2.7 |
| Union County | — | 34 | 34 | 2.1 |
| Washington County | — | 135 | 135 | 5.1 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Florida 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.