Texas in 1995

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

In 1995 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +1.6%, against +3.7% for the United States.

105,102 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (70,418 single-family); the national total was 1,332,549.

+1.6%Texas index, 1994–1995US +3.7%

105,102housing units permitted in 199570,418 single-family

102 of 113counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.3%

1,332,549units permitted nationally in 1995

Counties in 1995

Ranked by the county index change from 1994 to 1995 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1995; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 1995	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Hill County	+25.0%	18	18	0.5
Llano County	+21.7%	34	34	1.5
Ochiltree County	+14.6%	7	7	0.8
Wilbarger County	+12.5%	2	2	0.2
Bastrop County	+11.7%	26	26	0.2
Freestone County	+11.0%	8	8	0.4
Medina County	+10.8%	39	39	0.7
Guadalupe County	+10.3%	382	382	1.9
Kerr County	+9.9%	107	107	2.0
Andrews County	+9.7%	3	3	0.2
Gillespie County	+8.1%	54	54	1.9
Hood County	+8.1%	52	52	0.7
Archer County	+7.9%	8	8	0.9
San Patricio County	+7.9%	214	214	3.0
Austin County	+7.3%	24	24	0.7
Van Zandt County	+7.1%	23	23	0.3
Cooke County	+6.9%	42	42	0.9
Fannin County	+6.9%	36	36	0.9
Kendall County	+6.9%	190	190	3.6
Jim Wells County	+6.5%	21	21	0.5
Potter County	+6.4%	390	390	3.4
Parker County	+6.2%	205	205	1.1
Cherokee County	+6.1%	38	38	0.7
Harrison County	+5.7%	61	61	0.8
McLennan County	+5.7%	330	330	1.2
Hopkins County	+5.6%	39	39	1.0
Wise County	+5.6%	77	77	0.9
Hays County	+5.3%	148	148	0.5
Palo Pinto County	+5.3%	4	4	0.1
Wilson County	+5.2%	17	17	0.3
Comal County	+5.1%	846	846	4.0
Randall County	+5.1%	61	61	0.4
Chambers County	+5.0%	145	145	2.5
Angelina County	+4.9%	119	119	1.3
Anderson County	+4.8%	32	32	0.5
Ward County	+4.8%	2	2	0.2
Bowie County	+4.6%	126	126	1.4
Johnson County	+4.6%	231	231	1.1
Gregg County	+4.5%	202	202	1.6
Henderson County	+4.4%	99	99	1.1
Cameron County	+4.2%	1,642	1,642	3.8
Deaf Smith County	+4.1%	10	10	0.5
Washington County	+4.1%	47	47	1.2
Grayson County	+3.9%	133	133	0.9
Titus County	+3.9%	22	22	0.7
Calhoun County	+3.8%	71	71	3.6
Milam County	+3.8%	18	18	0.7
Uvalde County	+3.8%	14	14	0.6
Ector County	+3.6%	101	101	0.6
Hale County	+3.6%	29	29	0.9
Jasper County	+3.5%	10	10	0.3
Williamson County	+3.5%	2,816	2,816	3.7
Wood County	+3.5%	14	14	0.3
Aransas County	+3.3%	57	57	2.2
Gray County	+3.3%	1	1	0.0
Tom Green County	+3.3%	221	221	1.8
Travis County	+3.3%	4,400	4,400	3.2
Victoria County	+3.3%	172	172	1.9
Nacogdoches County	+3.2%	61	61	0.9
Smith County	+3.2%	298	298	1.2
Bell County	+2.9%	1,325	1,325	3.3
Rusk County	+2.8%	12	12	0.2
Val Verde County	+2.8%	124	124	2.6
Brown County	+2.7%	22	22	0.6
Taylor County	+2.7%	230	230	1.5
Bexar County	+2.6%	5,119	5,119	2.4
Burnet County	+2.6%	220	220	3.9
Denton County	+2.6%	3,385	3,385	3.2
Liberty County	+2.6%	210	210	1.7
Matagorda County	+2.6%	64	64	1.8
Lubbock County	+2.5%	603	603	1.8
Nueces County	+2.4%	795	795	2.3
El Paso County	+2.3%	2,259	2,259	2.6
Hidalgo County	+2.3%	3,761	3,761	4.1
Montgomery County	+2.3%	2,496	2,496	3.2
Kaufman County	+2.0%	160	160	0.8
Moore County	+2.0%	16	16	0.7
Atascosa County	+1.9%	45	45	0.8
Erath County	+1.9%	49	49	1.1
Hardin County	+1.9%	18	18	0.3
Tarrant County	+1.8%	6,004	6,004	2.7
Wichita County	+1.7%	199	199	1.5
Dawson County	+1.4%	5	5	0.4
Ellis County	+1.4%	249	249	1.0
Galveston County	+1.2%	1,153	1,153	3.1
Lamar County	+1.2%	134	134	2.6
Brazoria County	+1.1%	1,210	1,210	2.9
Cass County	+1.1%	5	5	0.2
Collin County	+1.0%	5,386	5,386	4.2
Midland County	+1.0%	249	249	1.3
Orange County	+1.0%	189	189	2.2
Rockwall County	+0.9%	247	247	1.8
Hutchinson County	+0.8%	3	3	0.2
Jefferson County	+0.7%	324	324	1.3
Webb County	+0.7%	881	881	3.1
Brazos County	+0.6%	538	538	2.2
Dallas County	+0.6%	6,063	6,063	2.3
Terry County	+0.6%	6	6	0.5
Walker County	+0.3%	176	176	2.1
Wharton County	+0.3%	16	16	0.4
Fort Bend County	+0.2%	910	910	0.9
Caldwell County	+0.1%	45	45	0.8
Kleberg County	−0.3%	32	32	1.1
Howard County	−0.4%	20	20	0.7
Harris County	−0.7%	9,708	9,708	1.9
Waller County	−0.7%	17	17	0.2
Coryell County	−1.4%	279	279	3.3
Hunt County	−1.5%	62	62	0.5
Upshur County	−1.5%	17	17	0.4
Hockley County	−4.1%	17	17	0.8
Navarro County	−4.5%	22	22	0.4
Nolan County	−8.1%	10	10	0.7
Scurry County	−8.8%	5	5	0.3
Bandera County	—	0	0	0.0
Bee County	—	16	16	0.5
Blanco County	—	25	25	1.8
Bosque County	—	12	12	0.6
Brewster County	—	12	12	1.3
Burleson County	—	8	8	0.4
Callahan County	—	11	11	0.8
Camp County	—	8	8	0.6
Carson County	—	2	2	0.3
Clay County	—	10	10	0.9
Colorado County	—	10	10	0.5
Comanche County	—	3	3	0.2
Dallam County	—	17	17	2.3
Delta County	—	8	8	1.4
DeWitt County	—	11	11	0.5
Eastland County	—	2	2	0.1
Falls County	—	4	4	0.2
Fayette County	—	8	8	0.3
Franklin County	—	16	16	1.5
Gaines County	—	9	9	0.4
Goliad County	—	0	0	0.0
Gonzales County	—	4	4	0.2
Grimes County	—	7	7	0.2
Hamilton County	—	1	1	0.1
Hansford County	—	0	0	0.0
Hartley County	—	0	0	0.0
Hemphill County	—	1	1	0.3
Houston County	—	16	16	0.7
Jack County	—	9	9	0.9
Jackson County	—	27	27	1.8
Jones County	—	2	2	0.1
Lamb County	—	10	10	0.8
Lampasas County	—	4	4	0.2
Lavaca County	—	8	8	0.4
Lee County	—	2	2	0.1
Leon County	—	0	0	0.0
Limestone County	—	11	11	0.5
Live Oak County	—	2	2	0.2
Lynn County	—	1	1	0.2
McCulloch County	—	11	11	1.5
Madison County	—	1	1	0.1
Marion County	—	3	3	0.3
Martin County	—	0	0	0.0
Maverick County	—	122	122	2.1
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Montague County	—	7	7	0.3
Morris County	—	2	2	0.2
Panola County	—	19	19	0.8
Parmer County	—	13	13	1.3
Pecos County	—	8	8	0.5
Polk County	—	16	16	0.3
Rains County	—	8	8	0.6
Robertson County	—	4	4	0.2
Runnels County	—	2	2	0.2
Sabine County	—	5	5	0.5
San Jacinto County	—	6	6	0.2
Shelby County	—	5	5	0.2
Sherman County	—	0	0	0.0
Somervell County	—	4	4	0.4
Starr County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	0	0	0.0
Swisher County	—	2	2	0.3
Trinity County	—	3	3	0.2
Tyler County	—	3	3	0.1
Yoakum County	—	0	0	0.0
Young County	—	2	2	0.1

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Texas 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.