State, one year
Florida in 2004
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +16.3%, against +9.2% for the United States and +8.5% in 2003.
255,893 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (187,463 single-family), +19.8% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
Counties in 2004
Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2004 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | +26.6% | 383 | 376 | 4.8 |
| Walton County | +23.5% | 2,592 | 1,682 | 27.8 |
| Brevard County | +22.7% | 8,925 | 6,487 | 13.4 |
| St. Lucie County | +22.5% | 9,097 | 7,613 | 22.6 |
| Gulf County | +21.9% | 183 | 183 | 11.5 |
| Martin County | +21.5% | 1,459 | 1,243 | 8.8 |
| Highlands County | +21.4% | 959 | 904 | 8.6 |
| Okaloosa County | +21.1% | 2,711 | 1,737 | 12.2 |
| Palm Beach County | +20.5% | 14,519 | 10,266 | 9.2 |
| Indian River County | +20.3% | 4,185 | 3,646 | 24.2 |
| Bay County | +19.8% | 3,844 | 1,462 | 18.8 |
| Charlotte County | +19.3% | 3,652 | 2,331 | 16.8 |
| Flagler County | +19.3% | 5,208 | 4,275 | 37.1 |
| Okeechobee County | +19.0% | 185 | 182 | 4.3 |
| Broward County | +18.6% | 8,709 | 4,784 | 4.3 |
| Sarasota County | +17.9% | 7,906 | 6,321 | 16.5 |
| Miami-Dade County | +17.8% | 22,856 | 9,603 | 8.2 |
| Volusia County | +17.8% | 6,436 | 4,820 | 10.6 |
| Collier County | +17.3% | 6,921 | 4,202 | 16.6 |
| Hendry County | +17.3% | 133 | 133 | 2.8 |
| Hernando County | +17.3% | 3,012 | 2,762 | 13.6 |
| Lee County | +16.7% | 20,395 | 14,958 | 23.3 |
| Columbia County | +16.0% | 380 | 380 | 5.1 |
| Franklin County | +15.9% | 248 | 248 | 19.0 |
| DeSoto County | +15.8% | 149 | 149 | 4.0 |
| Levy County | +15.7% | 225 | 225 | 4.6 |
| Manatee County | +15.7% | 6,590 | 4,668 | 14.1 |
| Pasco County | +15.7% | 9,263 | 6,831 | 13.7 |
| Citrus County | +15.6% | 2,531 | 2,527 | 14.7 |
| Pinellas County | +15.5% | 3,569 | 2,252 | 3.8 |
| Alachua County | +14.5% | 2,009 | 1,328 | 6.9 |
| Putnam County | +14.2% | 232 | 222 | 3.0 |
| St. Johns County | +14.2% | 5,024 | 4,119 | 14.5 |
| Madison County | +14.1% | 66 | 66 | 3.5 |
| Nassau County | +13.8% | 1,287 | 1,252 | 12.0 |
| Hillsborough County | +13.3% | 13,713 | 11,236 | 8.7 |
| Leon County | +13.3% | 2,912 | 1,430 | 9.7 |
| Osceola County | +13.0% | 9,070 | 6,316 | 18.8 |
| Santa Rosa County | +13.0% | 2,022 | 1,969 | 9.6 |
| Seminole County | +12.7% | 4,081 | 3,854 | 8.3 |
| Duval County | +12.5% | 9,661 | 6,193 | 9.1 |
| Lake County | +12.3% | 6,213 | 5,642 | 13.6 |
| Orange County | +12.2% | 14,628 | 11,681 | 9.6 |
| Marion County | +12.0% | 5,426 | 5,268 | 12.3 |
| Wakulla County | +11.3% | 525 | 496 | 13.8 |
| Clay County | +11.0% | 3,148 | 2,935 | 13.1 |
| Polk County | +10.9% | 10,242 | 8,715 | 11.7 |
| Holmes County | +10.6% | 49 | 49 | 2.4 |
| Calhoun County | +10.5% | 34 | 34 | 2.6 |
| Escambia County | +10.5% | 2,613 | 1,766 | 7.8 |
| Sumter County | +10.5% | 4,153 | 4,153 | 26.3 |
| Gadsden County | +10.3% | 204 | 204 | 4.6 |
| Jackson County | +10.2% | 158 | 152 | 3.2 |
| Taylor County | +10.2% | 85 | 71 | 4.0 |
| Bradford County | +10.1% | 84 | 84 | 3.0 |
| Baker County | +10.0% | 206 | 184 | 6.9 |
| Washington County | +10.0% | 126 | 126 | 4.7 |
| Suwannee County | +9.9% | 199 | 199 | 4.1 |
| Gilchrist County | +8.7% | 107 | 107 | 5.2 |
| Jefferson County | +6.3% | 86 | 86 | 5.4 |
| Hardee County | +4.8% | 82 | 69 | 3.2 |
| Hamilton County | +0.3% | 34 | 34 | 2.4 |
| Dixie County | — | 64 | 48 | 3.5 |
| Liberty County | — | 18 | 18 | 2.2 |
| Union County | — | 32 | 32 | 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.