State, one year
Florida in 1999
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +3.4%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.0% in 1998.
164,722 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (106,569 single-family), +10.8% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
Counties in 1999
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1999 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau County | +11.7% | 651 | 549 | 6.1 |
| Franklin County | +10.6% | 103 | 103 | 7.9 |
| Walton County | +9.8% | 1,554 | 833 | 16.7 |
| Baker County | +8.0% | 97 | 95 | 3.3 |
| Washington County | +6.1% | 94 | 94 | 3.5 |
| Sumter County | +5.9% | 1,576 | 1,574 | 10.0 |
| DeSoto County | +5.8% | 238 | 85 | 6.4 |
| Monroe County | +5.8% | 407 | 391 | 5.1 |
| Pinellas County | +5.5% | 3,237 | 1,825 | 3.4 |
| Duval County | +5.2% | 6,411 | 4,067 | 6.0 |
| Putnam County | +5.2% | 211 | 151 | 2.7 |
| St. Johns County | +5.2% | 3,020 | 1,918 | 8.7 |
| Levy County | +5.0% | 155 | 155 | 3.2 |
| Hillsborough County | +4.9% | 14,665 | 7,152 | 9.3 |
| Collier County | +4.6% | 7,542 | 3,765 | 18.1 |
| Gulf County | +4.5% | 114 | 114 | 7.2 |
| Bradford County | +4.3% | 62 | 62 | 2.2 |
| Manatee County | +3.9% | 2,863 | 2,625 | 6.1 |
| Martin County | +3.9% | 1,114 | 1,055 | 6.7 |
| Sarasota County | +3.9% | 4,145 | 2,959 | 8.6 |
| Lake County | +3.8% | 4,146 | 3,485 | 9.1 |
| Orange County | +3.7% | 15,500 | 6,965 | 10.1 |
| Seminole County | +3.6% | 5,230 | 2,876 | 10.6 |
| Palm Beach County | +3.3% | 10,008 | 6,428 | 6.4 |
| Broward County | +3.0% | 12,013 | 8,574 | 6.0 |
| Pasco County | +3.0% | 3,824 | 3,115 | 5.7 |
| Alachua County | +2.9% | 2,728 | 1,179 | 9.4 |
| Volusia County | +2.9% | 3,858 | 3,285 | 6.4 |
| Clay County | +2.8% | 1,522 | 1,518 | 6.4 |
| Indian River County | +2.8% | 1,318 | 1,103 | 7.6 |
| Osceola County | +2.8% | 4,717 | 3,042 | 9.8 |
| Charlotte County | +2.7% | 1,418 | 1,197 | 6.5 |
| Lee County | +2.7% | 8,816 | 4,722 | 10.1 |
| Polk County | +2.6% | 3,879 | 2,967 | 4.4 |
| Escambia County | +2.2% | 1,926 | 1,660 | 5.8 |
| Miami-Dade County | +2.2% | 14,067 | 6,711 | 5.0 |
| Bay County | +2.1% | 1,044 | 858 | 5.1 |
| Suwannee County | +2.1% | 111 | 111 | 2.3 |
| Flagler County | +2.0% | 1,407 | 1,342 | 10.0 |
| Brevard County | +1.9% | 4,659 | 3,381 | 7.0 |
| Leon County | +1.8% | 2,129 | 1,363 | 7.1 |
| Marion County | +1.8% | 2,759 | 2,593 | 6.2 |
| Taylor County | +1.8% | 69 | 69 | 3.3 |
| Okeechobee County | +1.6% | 143 | 143 | 3.4 |
| Santa Rosa County | +1.4% | 988 | 965 | 4.7 |
| Hendry County | +1.3% | 45 | 43 | 0.9 |
| Citrus County | +1.2% | 1,086 | 1,050 | 6.3 |
| Okaloosa County | +1.2% | 1,807 | 1,392 | 8.1 |
| Hernando County | +1.0% | 1,254 | 1,217 | 5.7 |
| Gilchrist County | +0.6% | 66 | 66 | 3.2 |
| St. Lucie County | +0.5% | 2,233 | 1,644 | 5.5 |
| Wakulla County | +0.5% | 379 | 379 | 10.0 |
| Hardee County | −0.6% | 38 | 38 | 1.5 |
| Highlands County | −0.7% | 667 | 641 | 6.0 |
| Gadsden County | −1.0% | 100 | 100 | 2.3 |
| Jackson County | −2.5% | 136 | 136 | 2.7 |
| Calhoun County | — | 22 | 22 | 1.7 |
| Columbia County | — | 279 | 279 | 3.8 |
| Dixie County | — | 33 | 33 | 1.8 |
| Hamilton County | — | 29 | 29 | 2.0 |
| Holmes County | — | 62 | 62 | 3.1 |
| Jefferson County | — | 72 | 72 | 4.5 |
| Liberty County | — | 12 | 12 | 1.5 |
| Madison County | — | 63 | 63 | 3.4 |
| Union County | — | 41 | 41 | 2.5 |
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.