State, one year
Florida in 2006
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Florida changed +16.0%, against +6.6% for the United States and +27.1% in 2005.
203,238 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (146,236 single-family), −29.2% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
Counties in 2006
Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2006 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendry County | +24.4% | 284 | 282 | 5.9 |
| Gilchrist County | +22.7% | 92 | 92 | 4.5 |
| Miami-Dade County | +22.4% | 20,017 | 6,548 | 7.1 |
| Bradford County | +22.0% | 124 | 124 | 4.4 |
| Putnam County | +22.0% | 339 | 282 | 4.4 |
| Marion County | +21.9% | 7,063 | 6,753 | 16.0 |
| Osceola County | +21.9% | 8,006 | 5,772 | 16.6 |
| Polk County | +21.8% | 9,323 | 7,609 | 10.7 |
| Suwannee County | +21.4% | 274 | 172 | 5.7 |
| Collier County | +21.1% | 4,788 | 2,829 | 11.5 |
| Columbia County | +20.9% | 473 | 467 | 6.4 |
| Orange County | +20.9% | 14,146 | 9,527 | 9.3 |
| Hillsborough County | +20.1% | 11,454 | 8,639 | 7.3 |
| Highlands County | +20.0% | 1,540 | 1,415 | 13.9 |
| Seminole County | +20.0% | 2,723 | 2,710 | 5.5 |
| Lake County | +19.1% | 6,109 | 5,637 | 13.4 |
| Levy County | +18.6% | 278 | 275 | 5.7 |
| Broward County | +17.8% | 6,716 | 3,550 | 3.3 |
| Okeechobee County | +17.3% | 202 | 202 | 4.7 |
| Volusia County | +17.1% | 3,815 | 2,906 | 6.3 |
| DeSoto County | +17.0% | 187 | 167 | 5.0 |
| Pasco County | +17.0% | 5,869 | 5,007 | 8.7 |
| Washington County | +17.0% | 125 | 125 | 4.7 |
| Clay County | +16.9% | 2,412 | 1,336 | 10.1 |
| Manatee County | +16.8% | 3,566 | 2,565 | 7.6 |
| Lee County | +16.7% | 18,746 | 14,700 | 21.4 |
| St. Johns County | +16.6% | 3,010 | 2,502 | 8.7 |
| Jefferson County | +16.4% | 100 | 100 | 6.2 |
| Citrus County | +16.2% | 2,097 | 2,056 | 12.2 |
| Alachua County | +15.9% | 1,949 | 1,009 | 6.7 |
| Gadsden County | +15.8% | 458 | 458 | 10.3 |
| Hernando County | +15.8% | 3,137 | 2,862 | 14.1 |
| Madison County | +15.8% | 89 | 89 | 4.7 |
| Baker County | +15.7% | 226 | 226 | 7.6 |
| Pinellas County | +15.5% | 2,180 | 1,786 | 2.3 |
| Duval County | +15.2% | 10,083 | 6,450 | 9.5 |
| Nassau County | +15.2% | 1,236 | 986 | 11.6 |
| Taylor County | +15.2% | 75 | 75 | 3.5 |
| Palm Beach County | +15.0% | 8,377 | 4,652 | 5.3 |
| Jackson County | +14.7% | 181 | 179 | 3.6 |
| Walton County | +14.3% | 1,277 | 1,032 | 13.7 |
| Flagler County | +14.1% | 1,839 | 1,499 | 13.1 |
| Hardee County | +13.0% | 216 | 216 | 8.3 |
| Calhoun County | +12.5% | 40 | 40 | 3.0 |
| Hamilton County | +12.4% | 40 | 40 | 2.8 |
| Leon County | +12.3% | 1,889 | 1,301 | 6.3 |
| Sarasota County | +12.2% | 4,105 | 3,418 | 8.6 |
| Sumter County | +12.1% | 3,576 | 3,558 | 22.7 |
| Holmes County | +11.9% | 97 | 97 | 4.8 |
| Brevard County | +10.4% | 5,044 | 3,967 | 7.6 |
| Martin County | +10.4% | 964 | 936 | 5.8 |
| Wakulla County | +10.4% | 571 | 571 | 15.0 |
| Monroe County | +10.2% | 457 | 430 | 5.7 |
| St. Lucie County | +10.2% | 5,364 | 4,636 | 13.3 |
| Indian River County | +9.6% | 3,143 | 2,839 | 18.2 |
| Bay County | +9.2% | 3,076 | 920 | 15.0 |
| Escambia County | +9.2% | 1,884 | 1,218 | 5.6 |
| Charlotte County | +8.8% | 4,335 | 3,052 | 20.0 |
| Okaloosa County | +8.1% | 1,790 | 1,699 | 8.1 |
| Santa Rosa County | +7.6% | 927 | 923 | 4.4 |
| Gulf County | +5.0% | 235 | 235 | 14.7 |
| Franklin County | +4.1% | 225 | 225 | 17.3 |
| Dixie County | — | 83 | 71 | 4.6 |
| Liberty County | — | 22 | 22 | 2.7 |
| Union County | — | 71 | 71 | 4.4 |
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.