Georgia in 2005

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +5.5%, against +12.4% for the United States and +4.2% in 2004.

109,336 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (94,467 single-family), +0.9% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+5.5%Georgia index, 2004–2005US +12.4%

109,336housing units permitted in 200594,467 single-family

129 of 133counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.8%

2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005

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
Hancock County	+21.6%	63	63	7.3
Camden County	+17.3%	718	718	11.9
McIntosh County	+15.9%	213	213	17.8
Union County	+15.2%	564	560	20.2
Wilcox County	+15.2%	0	0	0.0
Decatur County	+13.9%	320	294	10.9
Greene County	+12.7%	295	287	13.8
Chatham County	+12.6%	2,490	1,892	8.0
Putnam County	+11.9%	340	340	14.3
Fannin County	+11.8%	814	814	31.2
Dooly County	+11.4%	19	19	1.7
Bryan County	+11.1%	699	577	13.4
Irwin County	+11.1%	12	12	1.3
Liberty County	+11.1%	337	335	4.8
Glynn County	+10.8%	1,063	983	12.1
Lincoln County	+10.4%	49	49	6.0
Grady County	+10.3%	108	108	4.1
Montgomery County	+10.2%	37	37	4.3
Baldwin County	+10.0%	460	204	10.4
Appling County	+9.7%	8	8	0.4
Harris County	+9.7%	449	449	12.0
Terrell County	+9.6%	35	35	4.0
Crawford County	+9.5%	124	124	10.2
Dade County	+9.5%	74	14	4.6
Colquitt County	+9.2%	250	178	5.3
Early County	+9.0%	18	18	1.7
Macon County	+8.8%	27	27	2.3
Wilkes County	+8.7%	35	35	3.7
Thomas County	+8.4%	376	280	8.1
Columbia County	+8.3%	1,794	1,778	10.6
Muscogee County	+8.3%	1,266	846	6.3
Effingham County	+8.2%	957	953	12.9
Lowndes County	+8.2%	1,044	927	8.5
Rabun County	+8.2%	450	437	25.3
Gilmer County	+8.0%	703	697	20.7
Tift County	+7.8%	151	151	3.6
Hart County	+7.7%	238	232	8.3
Meriwether County	+7.6%	143	143	6.6
Morgan County	+7.5%	283	279	12.8
Dawson County	+7.3%	429	405	12.1
Jasper County	+7.3%	242	242	13.7
Washington County	+7.2%	85	85	4.4
McDuffie County	+7.1%	49	49	2.3
Seminole County	+7.1%	59	45	6.4
Miller County	+7.0%	7	7	1.2
Coffee County	+6.8%	171	167	3.9
Heard County	+6.8%	43	43	3.5
White County	+6.8%	398	380	13.4
Bulloch County	+6.7%	543	525	6.2
Mitchell County	+6.7%	35	35	1.7
Banks County	+6.6%	143	143	6.7
Fulton County	+6.6%	16,114	9,581	14.7
Butts County	+6.5%	253	213	9.3
Catoosa County	+6.5%	892	713	12.8
Hall County	+6.5%	2,204	2,094	9.7
Peach County	+6.3%	335	335	11.2
Richmond County	+6.3%	693	604	3.4
Turner County	+6.3%	7	7	0.8
Wayne County	+6.3%	21	21	0.6
Tattnall County	+6.2%	56	56	2.3
Screven County	+6.1%	42	42	2.9
Towns County	+6.0%	380	368	28.6
Walker County	+6.0%	490	490	7.0
Dougherty County	+5.9%	238	176	2.9
Laurens County	+5.9%	45	45	0.9
Pickens County	+5.9%	445	445	12.0
Ben Hill County	+5.8%	78	74	4.6
Franklin County	+5.8%	36	36	1.4
Jackson County	+5.8%	1,457	1,445	14.7
Elbert County	+5.7%	122	122	6.1
Jenkins County	+5.7%	13	13	1.5
Forsyth County	+5.6%	4,173	4,165	14.8
Haralson County	+5.5%	209	185	6.3
Lumpkin County	+5.5%	519	512	14.3
Troup County	+5.5%	444	442	6.1
Bacon County	+5.4%	5	5	0.5
Walton County	+5.4%	1,664	1,644	14.8
Lee County	+5.3%	415	415	12.1
Ware County	+5.3%	126	126	3.4
Whitfield County	+5.3%	713	536	6.7
Burke County	+5.2%	68	68	2.8
Fayette County	+5.2%	911	906	7.3
Murray County	+5.2%	324	316	7.8
Floyd County	+5.1%	613	424	6.0
Habersham County	+5.1%	444	416	8.8
Cherokee County	+5.0%	4,162	4,065	13.9
DeKalb County	+5.0%	6,336	3,347	8.2
Marion County	+5.0%	0	0	0.0
Cobb County	+4.9%	6,142	5,123	7.7
Coweta County	+4.8%	2,057	2,049	12.8
Pierce County	+4.8%	110	110	5.3
Upson County	+4.8%	121	107	4.2
Monroe County	+4.6%	263	255	8.2
Bartow County	+4.5%	1,085	1,047	9.0
Dodge County	+4.5%	54	46	2.7
Gordon County	+4.5%	577	474	9.4
Madison County	+4.5%	224	222	6.8
Cook County	+4.4%	56	52	3.1
Jeff Davis County	+4.4%	0	0	0.0
Worth County	+4.4%	63	63	3.1
Carroll County	+4.2%	1,655	1,443	12.6
Oconee County	+4.2%	537	497	12.0
Lamar County	+4.0%	188	176	9.0
Oglethorpe County	+4.0%	221	221	13.5
Barrow County	+3.9%	1,416	1,416	14.2
Henry County	+3.9%	3,903	3,697	14.7
Rockdale County	+3.9%	1,021	1,005	10.4
Gwinnett County	+3.8%	9,938	9,894	9.8
Stephens County	+3.7%	111	111	4.0
Douglas County	+3.6%	1,915	1,915	12.4
Spalding County	+3.6%	445	445	6.3
Houston County	+3.5%	1,825	1,685	10.2
Paulding County	+3.5%	3,454	3,454	18.1
Chattooga County	+3.4%	62	14	2.5
Jefferson County	+3.3%	31	31	2.1
Sumter County	+3.3%	60	58	2.1
Newton County	+3.1%	2,115	2,115	16.8
Clarke County	+3.0%	1,014	779	7.8
Bibb County	+2.8%	606	606	3.8
Jones County	+2.8%	246	246	8.4
Wilkinson County	+2.6%	3	3	0.3
Clayton County	+2.3%	2,114	2,106	7.1
Polk County	+2.1%	255	247	5.6
Crisp County	+2.0%	127	71	6.6
Candler County	+1.9%	14	12	1.2
Brooks County	+1.1%	89	89	5.5
Toombs County	+1.1%	85	80	3.1
Emanuel County	+0.6%	47	4	2.0
Twiggs County	+0.3%	20	20	2.6
Pike County	−0.2%	289	289	13.8
Berrien County	−3.6%	92	90	4.9
Talbot County	−5.0%	21	21	3.7
Evans County	−5.5%	39	39	3.5
Bleckley County	—	49	49	3.8
Brantley County	—	1	1	0.1
Charlton County	—	53	53	4.0
Lanier County	—	91	91	8.6
Pulaski County	—	38	38	3.7
Schley County	—	2	2	0.4
Taylor County	—	64	64	8.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Georgia 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.