State, one year
Florida in 2002
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +9.3%, against +5.4% for the United States and +9.7% in 2001.
185,431 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (128,719 single-family), +11.0% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
Counties in 2002
Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2002 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | +16.0% | 176 | 176 | 13.5 |
| Monroe County | +14.9% | 335 | 232 | 4.2 |
| Broward County | +13.0% | 12,028 | 5,705 | 6.0 |
| St. Lucie County | +13.0% | 4,555 | 3,304 | 11.3 |
| Miami-Dade County | +12.7% | 14,606 | 6,374 | 5.2 |
| Calhoun County | +12.5% | 31 | 31 | 2.3 |
| Gulf County | +12.2% | 244 | 244 | 15.3 |
| Taylor County | +12.1% | 55 | 55 | 2.6 |
| Palm Beach County | +11.8% | 12,960 | 9,437 | 8.2 |
| Lee County | +11.6% | 11,146 | 7,149 | 12.7 |
| Martin County | +11.3% | 1,477 | 1,440 | 8.9 |
| Collier County | +11.1% | 7,282 | 4,173 | 17.5 |
| Sarasota County | +10.0% | 5,322 | 3,869 | 11.1 |
| Charlotte County | +9.8% | 1,992 | 1,589 | 9.2 |
| Manatee County | +9.8% | 4,864 | 3,034 | 10.4 |
| Brevard County | +9.7% | 6,622 | 4,956 | 10.0 |
| Pinellas County | +9.5% | 2,336 | 1,639 | 2.5 |
| Levy County | +9.0% | 137 | 137 | 2.8 |
| Bradford County | +8.5% | 71 | 71 | 2.5 |
| St. Johns County | +8.4% | 3,018 | 2,424 | 8.7 |
| Volusia County | +8.4% | 4,940 | 4,131 | 8.1 |
| Flagler County | +8.3% | 2,319 | 2,100 | 16.5 |
| Hendry County | +8.3% | 67 | 67 | 1.4 |
| Indian River County | +8.3% | 1,894 | 1,442 | 11.0 |
| Pasco County | +7.8% | 5,778 | 4,872 | 8.6 |
| Highlands County | +7.7% | 533 | 519 | 4.8 |
| Hernando County | +7.6% | 1,847 | 1,779 | 8.3 |
| Seminole County | +7.4% | 2,815 | 1,983 | 5.7 |
| Duval County | +7.3% | 8,261 | 5,537 | 7.8 |
| Orange County | +7.2% | 13,667 | 8,091 | 8.9 |
| Okeechobee County | +7.1% | 141 | 138 | 3.3 |
| Hillsborough County | +7.0% | 13,581 | 9,256 | 8.6 |
| Walton County | +6.8% | 1,279 | 1,117 | 13.7 |
| Citrus County | +6.7% | 1,271 | 1,271 | 7.4 |
| Nassau County | +6.3% | 799 | 755 | 7.5 |
| Putnam County | +6.3% | 208 | 176 | 2.7 |
| Alachua County | +6.2% | 1,791 | 1,023 | 6.2 |
| Baker County | +6.0% | 144 | 142 | 4.8 |
| Osceola County | +6.0% | 5,313 | 3,541 | 11.0 |
| Gilchrist County | +5.8% | 93 | 93 | 4.5 |
| Polk County | +5.7% | 4,972 | 4,422 | 5.7 |
| Sumter County | +5.6% | 510 | 508 | 3.2 |
| Clay County | +5.5% | 2,139 | 2,131 | 8.9 |
| Holmes County | +5.4% | 54 | 54 | 2.7 |
| Lake County | +5.4% | 4,413 | 3,691 | 9.7 |
| Wakulla County | +5.4% | 432 | 429 | 11.3 |
| Jackson County | +5.2% | 211 | 124 | 4.3 |
| Leon County | +5.2% | 2,694 | 1,486 | 9.0 |
| Bay County | +4.9% | 1,616 | 1,111 | 7.9 |
| Okaloosa County | +4.7% | 1,936 | 1,438 | 8.7 |
| Washington County | +4.7% | 76 | 76 | 2.8 |
| Hardee County | +4.6% | 54 | 44 | 2.1 |
| Marion County | +4.6% | 6,161 | 5,384 | 13.9 |
| Suwannee County | +4.4% | 131 | 131 | 2.7 |
| Escambia County | +4.0% | 2,067 | 1,694 | 6.2 |
| Jefferson County | +3.5% | 64 | 61 | 4.0 |
| Santa Rosa County | +3.1% | 1,146 | 1,138 | 5.4 |
| Gadsden County | +1.7% | 130 | 130 | 2.9 |
| DeSoto County | +0.8% | 141 | 109 | 3.8 |
| Columbia County | — | 247 | 247 | 3.3 |
| Dixie County | — | 54 | 54 | 3.0 |
| Hamilton County | — | 32 | 32 | 2.3 |
| Liberty County | — | 16 | 16 | 2.0 |
| Madison County | — | 55 | 55 | 2.9 |
| Union County | — | 33 | 33 | 2.0 |
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.