States › Mississippi › 2004
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +3.6%, against +9.2% for the United States and +1.9% in 2003.
14,532 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,199 single-family), +21.0% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
+3.6% Mississippi index, 2003–2004 US +9.2%
14,532 housing units permitted in 2004 11,199 single-family
59 of 65 counties with a rising index median county +3.3%
2,070,077 units permitted nationally in 2004
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 Benton County +11.0% 1 1 0.1 Walthall County +10.4% 0 0 0.0 Newton County +7.8% 2 2 0.1 Leake County +7.6% 12 12 0.6 Smith County +7.2% 7 7 0.5 Copiah County +7.0% 11 11 0.4 Tippah County +6.1% 28 28 1.3 Stone County +5.9% 33 30 1.7 Pearl River County +5.8% 392 386 6.6 Union County +5.8% 14 14 0.5 Yazoo County +5.6% 3 3 0.1 Lawrence County +5.5% 5 5 0.4 Itawamba County +5.4% 10 10 0.4 Lafayette County +5.1% 149 143 2.5 Rankin County +4.8% 1,519 1,411 9.4 Madison County +4.7% 1,790 1,202 15.4 Simpson County +4.7% 38 38 1.5 Jackson County +4.6% 1,295 1,063 8.8 Clarke County +4.4% 6 6 0.4 Covington County +4.4% 4 0 0.2 Panola County +4.3% 40 40 1.2 Clay County +4.1% 20 20 1.1 Harrison County +4.1% 1,754 1,278 8.1 Forrest County +4.0% 603 188 7.6 Lamar County +3.9% 7 7 0.1 Oktibbeha County +3.9% 180 97 3.5 Hancock County +3.8% 581 567 12.4 Attala County +3.7% 25 25 1.5 Alcorn County +3.6% 44 34 1.3 Tate County +3.4% 196 196 6.8 Yalobusha County +3.4% 27 27 2.2 Hinds County +3.3% 1,148 744 5.4 Warren County +3.3% 29 29 0.7 Leflore County +3.2% 302 38 11.8 DeSoto County +3.1% 2,618 2,234 13.2 Lauderdale County +3.1% 240 183 3.4 Perry County +3.1% 6 6 0.5 Lee County +3.0% 208 200 2.5 Scott County +2.9% 13 13 0.5 Pike County +2.7% 22 17 0.6 Neshoba County +2.6% 41 41 1.4 Grenada County +2.5% 36 36 1.7 Lincoln County +2.5% 18 18 0.5 Lowndes County +2.5% 257 163 4.5 Marshall County +2.5% 175 175 5.0 Chickasaw County +2.0% 11 11 0.7 Tishomingo County +1.8% 4 4 0.2 Pontotoc County +1.7% 16 16 0.5 Bolivar County +1.5% 36 36 1.3 Winston County +1.5% 10 10 0.6 Wayne County +1.4% 10 10 0.5 Amite County +1.2% 2 2 0.2 Montgomery County +1.1% 92 21 9.8 Prentiss County +1.0% 28 26 1.1 Jones County +0.9% 48 32 0.7 Washington County +0.7% 134 55 3.3 Coahoma County +0.6% 28 28 1.4 Greene County +0.3% 0 0 0.0 Marion County +0.2% 7 3 0.3 George County 0.0% 0 0 0.0 Adams County −0.6% 1 1 0.0 Calhoun County −0.6% 2 2 0.2 Monroe County −1.0% 17 17 0.5 Sunflower County −1.6% 79 79 3.5 Jasper County −2.3% 3 3 0.2 Carroll County — 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County — 0 0 0.0 Franklin County — 0 0 0.0 Webster County — 14 14 1.4
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 .