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Mississippi in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +5.6%, against +12.4% for the United States and +3.6% in 2004.

13,396 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,656 single-family), −7.8% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+5.6%Mississippi index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
13,396housing units permitted in 200511,656 single-family
61 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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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.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Jasper County+12.4%440.3
Calhoun County+12.0%220.2
George County+11.7%000.0
Amite County+10.0%110.1
Harrison County+9.6%1,5701,0757.2
Montgomery County+8.9%85129.1
Hancock County+8.8%4164128.9
Pearl River County+8.6%3883806.5
Yalobusha County+8.2%31312.5
Jackson County+8.0%9188826.2
Adams County+7.7%550.2
Winston County+7.6%220.1
Simpson County+7.5%38381.5
Chickasaw County+7.0%550.3
Monroe County+6.9%34281.0
Panola County+6.9%41411.3
Hinds County+6.8%6296293.0
Marshall County+6.6%2262266.5
Jones County+6.5%37370.6
Marion County+6.5%550.2
Lafayette County+6.3%3103105.2
Tishomingo County+6.1%660.3
Covington County+6.0%770.4
Rankin County+6.0%1,6671,62510.3
Neshoba County+5.8%46461.6
Leake County+5.5%13130.6
Lincoln County+5.4%550.1
Madison County+5.4%1,1821,18210.2
Copiah County+5.2%15150.5
Pike County+5.2%137653.5
Sunflower County+5.1%57572.5
Smith County+5.0%880.6
Prentiss County+4.7%57332.3
Walthall County+4.6%000.0
Lee County+4.5%2242242.7
Warren County+4.5%32320.8
DeSoto County+4.4%2,8152,80614.2
Scott County+4.4%770.2
Wayne County+4.4%880.4
Forrest County+4.3%2321722.9
Grenada County+4.3%29291.4
Pontotoc County+4.2%16140.5
Lowndes County+4.1%1571542.7
Stone County+4.0%38341.9
Lamar County+3.8%330.0
Lauderdale County+3.5%3672155.2
Attala County+3.4%19191.1
Oktibbeha County+3.4%5959611.5
Clay County+3.3%13130.7
Greene County+3.0%000.0
Bolivar County+2.6%52521.8
Newton County+2.6%220.1
Coahoma County+2.5%44442.2
Tate County+2.1%2322328.1
Union County+1.8%33331.2
Washington County+1.8%55431.4
Lawrence County+1.7%220.2
Tippah County+1.4%31311.4
Leflore County+1.2%2805010.9
Alcorn County+0.3%510.1
Yazoo County+0.2%440.2
Itawamba County−0.4%15100.6
Perry County−0.5%660.5
Clarke County−1.1%17171.1
Benton County−12.2%220.3
Carroll County—000.0
Choctaw County—110.1
Franklin County—000.0
Webster County—10101.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Mississippi by year010,00020,0001995: 10,753 units (7,267 single-family, 3,486 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 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.