State, one year
Florida in 2005
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +27.1%, against +12.4% for the United States and +16.3% in 2004.
287,250 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (209,162 single-family), +12.3% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
Counties in 2005
Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2005 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okaloosa County | +39.1% | 3,720 | 1,768 | 16.8 |
| Collier County | +37.4% | 6,622 | 4,052 | 15.9 |
| DeSoto County | +36.6% | 166 | 166 | 4.5 |
| Lee County | +35.9% | 29,330 | 22,211 | 33.5 |
| Brevard County | +34.6% | 8,787 | 7,321 | 13.2 |
| Sarasota County | +34.1% | 8,310 | 6,886 | 17.3 |
| Hardee County | +32.3% | 119 | 119 | 4.6 |
| Indian River County | +32.3% | 3,819 | 3,657 | 22.1 |
| Walton County | +32.1% | 2,719 | 1,644 | 29.1 |
| Charlotte County | +31.9% | 4,694 | 2,902 | 21.6 |
| Osceola County | +31.8% | 7,996 | 5,841 | 16.6 |
| Santa Rosa County | +31.6% | 1,354 | 1,332 | 6.4 |
| Bay County | +31.0% | 5,538 | 1,542 | 27.1 |
| Highlands County | +31.0% | 1,278 | 1,192 | 11.5 |
| Okeechobee County | +31.0% | 181 | 181 | 4.2 |
| Palm Beach County | +30.6% | 12,491 | 8,689 | 7.9 |
| Gulf County | +30.3% | 38 | 38 | 2.4 |
| Monroe County | +30.3% | 538 | 506 | 6.7 |
| Martin County | +30.1% | 2,006 | 1,120 | 12.1 |
| St. Lucie County | +30.1% | 8,776 | 7,992 | 21.8 |
| Seminole County | +29.5% | 4,152 | 3,814 | 8.4 |
| Broward County | +29.3% | 6,951 | 3,609 | 3.5 |
| Manatee County | +29.2% | 5,735 | 4,509 | 12.2 |
| Lake County | +29.1% | 6,769 | 6,235 | 14.8 |
| Volusia County | +28.9% | 6,884 | 5,068 | 11.3 |
| Holmes County | +28.8% | 54 | 54 | 2.7 |
| Citrus County | +28.4% | 3,581 | 3,579 | 20.9 |
| Orange County | +28.3% | 17,220 | 10,863 | 11.3 |
| Hernando County | +28.1% | 4,600 | 4,374 | 20.7 |
| Franklin County | +27.7% | 252 | 248 | 19.3 |
| Hendry County | +27.5% | 410 | 410 | 8.5 |
| Flagler County | +27.1% | 3,985 | 3,335 | 28.4 |
| Hamilton County | +26.7% | 41 | 41 | 2.9 |
| Pasco County | +26.7% | 9,876 | 8,108 | 14.6 |
| Levy County | +26.5% | 386 | 310 | 8.0 |
| Escambia County | +26.3% | 2,602 | 2,010 | 7.8 |
| Marion County | +26.1% | 7,453 | 6,542 | 16.8 |
| Miami-Dade County | +25.7% | 26,120 | 9,922 | 9.3 |
| Polk County | +25.6% | 13,179 | 11,980 | 15.1 |
| Calhoun County | +24.9% | 58 | 58 | 4.4 |
| Gilchrist County | +24.1% | 102 | 102 | 5.0 |
| Hillsborough County | +23.5% | 15,827 | 12,386 | 10.1 |
| St. Johns County | +23.0% | 5,718 | 4,754 | 16.5 |
| Washington County | +23.0% | 24 | 24 | 0.9 |
| Pinellas County | +22.9% | 3,871 | 2,775 | 4.1 |
| Wakulla County | +20.7% | 675 | 675 | 17.7 |
| Nassau County | +20.5% | 1,471 | 1,418 | 13.8 |
| Jackson County | +19.6% | 195 | 195 | 3.9 |
| Putnam County | +19.6% | 294 | 292 | 3.8 |
| Duval County | +19.1% | 13,507 | 8,328 | 12.7 |
| Suwannee County | +18.9% | 210 | 206 | 4.4 |
| Alachua County | +18.3% | 2,293 | 1,346 | 7.9 |
| Jefferson County | +17.8% | 122 | 114 | 7.6 |
| Columbia County | +17.3% | 580 | 512 | 7.8 |
| Leon County | +17.3% | 3,231 | 1,789 | 10.8 |
| Clay County | +16.5% | 4,113 | 3,831 | 17.2 |
| Bradford County | +15.3% | 108 | 108 | 3.8 |
| Baker County | +14.7% | 279 | 279 | 9.4 |
| Sumter County | +13.5% | 5,047 | 5,039 | 32.0 |
| Taylor County | +13.0% | 105 | 89 | 5.0 |
| Gadsden County | +12.1% | 255 | 255 | 5.8 |
| Madison County | +11.5% | 76 | 76 | 4.1 |
| Dixie County | — | 180 | 166 | 10.0 |
| Liberty County | — | 17 | 17 | 2.1 |
| Union County | — | 46 | 46 | 2.8 |
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.