State, one year
Florida in 1997
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +2.8%, against +3.8% for the United States and +2.5% in 1996.
133,990 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (90,309 single-family), +7.2% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
Counties in 1997
Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1997 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist County | +13.5% | 62 | 62 | 3.0 |
| Bradford County | +11.1% | 61 | 61 | 2.2 |
| Wakulla County | +8.5% | 208 | 208 | 5.5 |
| Levy County | +8.3% | 151 | 151 | 3.1 |
| Nassau County | +8.1% | 471 | 471 | 4.4 |
| Walton County | +8.1% | 632 | 632 | 6.8 |
| Putnam County | +7.8% | 132 | 132 | 1.7 |
| Okeechobee County | +7.1% | 129 | 129 | 3.0 |
| Suwannee County | +6.9% | 119 | 119 | 2.5 |
| Hendry County | +6.7% | 48 | 48 | 1.0 |
| Monroe County | +6.2% | 364 | 364 | 4.5 |
| Collier County | +5.6% | 2,811 | 2,811 | 6.7 |
| Escambia County | +5.6% | 1,635 | 1,635 | 4.9 |
| Okaloosa County | +5.5% | 1,496 | 1,496 | 6.7 |
| Santa Rosa County | +5.2% | 1,491 | 1,491 | 7.1 |
| Alachua County | +4.9% | 1,059 | 1,059 | 3.7 |
| Bay County | +4.8% | 932 | 932 | 4.6 |
| Polk County | +4.5% | 2,645 | 2,645 | 3.0 |
| St. Johns County | +4.5% | 1,618 | 1,618 | 4.7 |
| Pasco County | +4.3% | 2,273 | 2,273 | 3.4 |
| Sarasota County | +4.1% | 2,383 | 2,383 | 5.0 |
| Jackson County | +3.9% | 110 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Clay County | +3.8% | 1,208 | 1,208 | 5.0 |
| Manatee County | +3.8% | 2,074 | 2,074 | 4.4 |
| Marion County | +3.8% | 2,395 | 2,395 | 5.4 |
| Pinellas County | +3.7% | 1,852 | 1,852 | 2.0 |
| Lee County | +3.4% | 3,534 | 3,534 | 4.0 |
| Indian River County | +3.3% | 909 | 909 | 5.3 |
| Duval County | +3.2% | 3,668 | 3,668 | 3.5 |
| Leon County | +3.2% | 812 | 812 | 2.7 |
| Lake County | +3.1% | 2,770 | 2,770 | 6.1 |
| Hernando County | +2.7% | 1,210 | 1,210 | 5.5 |
| Hillsborough County | +2.7% | 5,410 | 5,410 | 3.4 |
| Orange County | +2.7% | 5,789 | 5,789 | 3.8 |
| St. Lucie County | +2.5% | 1,380 | 1,380 | 3.4 |
| Seminole County | +2.4% | 2,142 | 2,142 | 4.4 |
| Volusia County | +2.4% | 2,297 | 2,297 | 3.8 |
| Martin County | +2.2% | 905 | 905 | 5.4 |
| Miami-Dade County | +2.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Palm Beach County | +2.1% | 6,190 | 6,190 | 3.9 |
| Franklin County | +2.0% | 75 | 75 | 5.8 |
| Broward County | +1.8% | 7,494 | 7,494 | 3.7 |
| Citrus County | +1.6% | 1,039 | 1,039 | 6.1 |
| Highlands County | +1.5% | 521 | 521 | 4.7 |
| Osceola County | +1.4% | 2,995 | 2,995 | 6.2 |
| Charlotte County | +0.9% | 1,096 | 1,096 | 5.0 |
| Gulf County | +0.8% | 95 | 95 | 6.0 |
| Brevard County | +0.7% | 2,984 | 2,984 | 4.5 |
| Flagler County | +0.5% | 1,054 | 1,054 | 7.5 |
| Gadsden County | +0.2% | 118 | 118 | 2.7 |
| Taylor County | −0.7% | 55 | 55 | 2.6 |
| Sumter County | −1.1% | 1,301 | 1,301 | 8.2 |
| DeSoto County | −1.5% | 103 | 103 | 2.8 |
| Hardee County | −17.9% | 35 | 35 | 1.3 |
| Baker County | — | 81 | 81 | 2.7 |
| Calhoun County | — | 23 | 23 | 1.7 |
| Columbia County | — | 279 | 279 | 3.8 |
| Dixie County | — | 30 | 30 | 1.7 |
| Hamilton County | — | 27 | 27 | 1.9 |
| Holmes County | — | 45 | 45 | 2.2 |
| Jefferson County | — | 38 | 38 | 2.4 |
| Liberty County | — | 10 | 10 | 1.2 |
| Madison County | — | 101 | 101 | 5.4 |
| Union County | — | 36 | 36 | 2.2 |
| Washington County | — | 95 | 95 | 3.6 |
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.