States › Mississippi › 2003
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +1.9%, against +4.5% for the United States and +1.9% in 2002.
12,010 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,138 single-family), +6.5% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
+1.9% Mississippi index, 2002–2003 US +4.5%
12,010 housing units permitted in 2003 10,138 single-family
53 of 63 counties with a rising index median county +1.9%
1,889,214 units permitted nationally in 2003
Counties in 2003 Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2003 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Wayne County +7.6% 10 10 0.5 Perry County +7.4% 7 7 0.6 Jasper County +6.4% 19 15 1.2 Benton County +6.3% 1 1 0.1 Attala County +5.3% 24 24 1.4 Greene County +4.8% 14 0 1.0 Pontotoc County +4.7% 26 22 0.8 Marion County +4.5% 5 5 0.2 Hancock County +4.3% 165 165 3.5 Walthall County +4.0% 0 0 0.0 Simpson County +3.8% 45 45 1.8 Sunflower County +3.8% 49 49 2.1 Pike County +3.5% 22 14 0.6 Jones County +3.4% 48 30 0.7 Scott County +3.1% 12 12 0.4 Lafayette County +3.0% 407 91 6.8 Madison County +2.8% 1,069 1,053 9.2 Grenada County +2.6% 20 20 1.0 George County +2.5% 1 1 0.0 Oktibbeha County +2.5% 179 151 3.4 Rankin County +2.5% 1,416 1,224 8.7 Itawamba County +2.4% 22 10 0.9 Jackson County +2.3% 896 896 6.1 Winston County +2.3% 6 6 0.3 Yalobusha County +2.3% 29 29 2.3 Forrest County +2.2% 116 104 1.5 Stone County +2.1% 18 18 0.9 Harrison County +2.0% 1,779 1,235 8.2 Lincoln County +2.0% 17 17 0.5 Pearl River County +2.0% 388 380 6.5 Tate County +2.0% 211 211 7.3 Lamar County +1.9% 10 8 0.1 Warren County +1.9% 25 25 0.6 Covington County +1.8% 4 4 0.2 Lowndes County +1.8% 284 178 5.0 Monroe County +1.8% 9 9 0.3 Bolivar County +1.6% 47 35 1.7 Hinds County +1.6% 1,026 726 4.8 Lauderdale County +1.4% 51 44 0.7 Lee County +1.4% 204 190 2.4 Washington County +1.4% 107 70 2.6 Newton County +1.3% 14 4 0.7 Neshoba County +1.1% 16 16 0.6 Adams County +1.0% 6 6 0.2 DeSoto County +0.9% 2,437 2,384 12.3 Marshall County +0.9% 150 150 4.3 Panola County +0.9% 38 38 1.2 Tippah County +0.9% 25 25 1.2 Chickasaw County +0.6% 15 13 0.9 Copiah County +0.6% 13 13 0.5 Yazoo County +0.3% 2 2 0.1 Clarke County +0.2% 6 6 0.4 Alcorn County +0.1% 38 34 1.1 Prentiss County 0.0% 53 45 2.1 Union County −0.1% 17 15 0.6 Amite County −0.4% 19 3 1.5 Leake County −1.0% 10 10 0.5 Leflore County −1.1% 36 36 1.4 Coahoma County −1.2% 25 25 1.3 Montgomery County −1.3% 86 26 9.2 Calhoun County −1.6% 1 1 0.1 Tishomingo County −2.6% 3 3 0.2 Lawrence County −3.3% 0 0 0.0 Carroll County — 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County — 4 4 0.5 Clay County — 11 11 0.6 Franklin County — 1 1 0.1 Smith County — 5 5 0.4 Webster County — 10 10 1.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Mississippi by year 0 10,000 20,000 1995: 10,753 units (7,267 single-family, 3,486 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 10,367 units (8,061 single-family, 2,306 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 10,079 units (7,801 single-family, 2,278 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 12,879 units (8,671 single-family, 4,208 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 12,871 units (9,594 single-family, 3,277 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 11,270 units (7,624 single-family, 3,646 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 9,908 units (8,061 single-family, 1,847 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 11,276 units (8,881 single-family, 2,395 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 12,010 units (10,138 single-family, 1,872 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 14,532 units (11,199 single-family, 3,333 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 13,396 units (11,656 single-family, 1,740 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 16,618 units (14,138 single-family, 2,480 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 16,832 units (10,873 single-family, 5,959 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 11,428 units (7,439 single-family, 3,989 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 6,995 units (5,465 single-family, 1,530 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 5,259 units (4,427 single-family, 832 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 5,273 units (4,269 single-family, 1,004 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 6,039 units (4,879 single-family, 1,160 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 6,799 units (5,143 single-family, 1,656 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 6,871 units (5,548 single-family, 1,323 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 6,845 units (5,608 single-family, 1,237 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 6,886 units (6,142 single-family, 744 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 7,481 units (6,531 single-family, 950 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 6,883 units (6,136 single-family, 747 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 6,952 units (6,164 single-family, 788 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 7,810 units (7,190 single-family, 620 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 7,988 units (7,384 single-family, 604 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 7,568 units (7,001 single-family, 567 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 7,700 units (7,145 single-family, 555 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 7,883 units (7,518 single-family, 365 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 8,405 units (7,318 single-family, 1,087 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Mississippi by year
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 .