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In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +2.3%, against +3.2% for the United States and +1.6% in 1995.
118,823 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (83,103 single-family), +13.1% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
+2.3% Texas index, 1995–1996 US +3.2%
118,823 housing units permitted in 1996 83,103 single-family
99 of 114 counties with a rising index median county +2.9%
1,425,616 units permitted nationally in 1996
Counties in 1996 Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1996 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Caldwell County +23.5% 60 60 1.1 Upshur County +16.1% 15 15 0.3 Milam County +12.6% 8 8 0.3 Val Verde County +10.5% 148 148 3.1 Navarro County +9.9% 40 40 0.7 Burnet County +9.0% 245 245 4.3 Cass County +9.0% 5 5 0.2 Brown County +8.7% 24 24 0.6 Ward County +8.7% 5 5 0.4 Palo Pinto County +8.4% 0 0 0.0 Wilbarger County +8.1% 10 10 0.8 Kleberg County +8.0% 20 20 0.7 Atascosa County +7.9% 58 58 1.1 Ochiltree County +7.9% 9 9 1.0 Titus County +7.5% 27 27 0.9 Erath County +7.0% 41 41 0.9 Wise County +6.5% 89 89 1.1 Aransas County +6.3% 116 116 4.4 Cooke County +6.2% 40 40 0.9 Yoakum County +6.1% 1 1 0.1 Grayson County +5.8% 186 186 1.2 Moore County +5.8% 18 18 0.8 Dawson County +5.7% 4 4 0.3 Coryell County +5.6% 174 174 2.0 Liberty County +5.6% 244 244 2.0 Lamar County +5.1% 95 95 1.8 Hale County +4.9% 40 40 1.3 Hood County +4.9% 56 56 0.8 Rockwall County +4.8% 410 410 2.9 Van Zandt County +4.7% 28 28 0.4 Kaufman County +4.6% 112 112 0.5 Hockley County +4.5% 7 7 0.3 Parker County +4.4% 219 219 1.2 Wilson County +4.4% 15 15 0.3 Jasper County +4.3% 20 20 0.6 Jim Wells County +4.2% 26 26 0.7 Rusk County +4.2% 13 13 0.2 Bastrop County +3.9% 30 30 0.3 Taylor County +3.9% 244 244 1.6 Ellis County +3.8% 351 351 1.5 Harrison County +3.7% 42 42 0.6 Hays County +3.7% 175 175 0.6 Henderson County +3.6% 86 86 1.0 Gillespie County +3.5% 37 37 1.3 Austin County +3.4% 27 27 0.8 Dallas County +3.4% 6,630 6,630 2.5 Chambers County +3.3% 183 183 3.2 Comal County +3.3% 878 878 4.2 Angelina County +3.2% 136 136 1.5 Smith County +3.2% 354 354 1.4 Travis County +3.2% 6,145 6,145 4.4 Midland County +3.1% 287 287 1.5 Orange County +3.1% 202 202 2.3 Tom Green County +3.1% 252 252 2.1 Gray County +2.9% 1 1 0.0 Hardin County +2.9% 15 15 0.3 Howard County +2.9% 10 10 0.3 Nacogdoches County +2.9% 45 45 0.7 Wharton County +2.8% 22 22 0.5 Hunt County +2.6% 57 57 0.5 Anderson County +2.5% 26 26 0.4 Galveston County +2.5% 1,321 1,321 3.5 Johnson County +2.5% 299 299 1.4 Tarrant County +2.5% 6,886 6,886 3.1 Gregg County +2.4% 226 226 1.8 Collin County +2.3% 6,513 6,513 5.0 Harris County +2.3% 11,677 11,677 2.3 Jefferson County +2.3% 423 423 1.7 Cherokee County +2.2% 41 41 0.8 Lubbock County +2.2% 827 827 2.5 Montgomery County +2.2% 3,259 3,259 4.2 Nueces County +2.2% 1,087 1,087 3.1 Wichita County +2.2% 186 186 1.4 Wood County +2.2% 16 16 0.3 Denton County +2.1% 3,913 3,913 3.7 Williamson County +2.1% 3,685 3,685 4.9 Bowie County +2.0% 121 121 1.3 Brazos County +1.9% 601 601 2.4 McLennan County +1.9% 362 362 1.3 Potter County +1.9% 507 507 4.4 Bell County +1.7% 1,315 1,315 3.3 Brazoria County +1.7% 1,633 1,633 3.9 Randall County +1.7% 61 61 0.4 Walker County +1.7% 289 289 3.4 Hutchinson County +1.4% 4 4 0.2 Kendall County +1.4% 189 189 3.5 San Patricio County +1.3% 312 312 4.3 Fort Bend County +1.2% 1,094 1,094 1.1 Washington County +1.2% 29 29 0.8 Kerr County +1.1% 110 110 2.0 Victoria County +1.0% 160 160 1.7 Nolan County +0.9% 3 3 0.2 Cameron County +0.8% 1,729 1,729 4.0 Guadalupe County +0.8% 589 589 2.9 Ector County +0.7% 71 71 0.4 Bexar County +0.6% 5,419 5,419 2.5 Waller County +0.5% 25 25 0.4 Hidalgo County +0.3% 4,287 4,287 4.7 Hopkins County +0.1% 26 26 0.7 El Paso County −0.3% 2,347 2,347 2.7 Hill County −0.5% 11 11 0.3 Llano County −0.8% 240 240 10.3 Matagorda County −1.1% 68 68 1.9 Webb County −1.2% 1,156 1,156 4.1 Calhoun County −1.5% 148 148 7.6 Maverick County −1.5% 101 101 1.7 Andrews County −1.6% 10 10 0.5 Archer County −2.6% 12 12 1.3 Medina County −2.6% 37 37 0.7 Scurry County −2.7% 4 4 0.2 Deaf Smith County −2.9% 2 2 0.1 Fannin County −5.9% 35 35 0.9 Freestone County −6.6% 12 12 0.6 Uvalde County −10.3% 23 23 0.9 Bandera County — 0 0 0.0 Bee County — 21 21 0.6 Blanco County — 35 35 2.6 Bosque County — 15 15 0.8 Brewster County — 19 19 2.0 Burleson County — 10 10 0.5 Callahan County — 13 13 0.9 Camp County — 8 8 0.6 Carson County — 4 4 0.7 Clay County — 6 6 0.6 Colorado County — 11 11 0.5 Comanche County — 2 2 0.1 Dallam County — 15 15 2.0 Delta County — 4 4 0.7 DeWitt County — 13 13 0.6 Eastland County — 1 1 0.1 Falls County — 8 8 0.4 Fayette County — 10 10 0.4 Franklin County — 15 15 1.4 Gaines County — 7 7 0.3 Goliad County — 0 0 0.0 Gonzales County — 4 4 0.2 Grimes County — 4 4 0.1 Hamilton County — 2 2 0.2 Hansford County — 1 1 0.2 Hartley County — 0 0 0.0 Hemphill County — 1 1 0.3 Houston County — 13 13 0.6 Jack County — 2 2 0.2 Jackson County — 42 42 2.7 Jones County — 1 1 0.0 Lamb County — 7 7 0.6 Lampasas County — 6 6 0.3 Lavaca County — 12 12 0.6 Lee County — 10 10 0.5 Leon County — 0 0 0.0 Limestone County — 6 6 0.3 Live Oak County — 5 5 0.4 Lynn County — 3 3 0.5 McCulloch County — 3 3 0.4 Madison County — 1 1 0.1 Marion County — 7 7 0.7 Martin County — 5 5 0.9 Mills County — 0 0 0.0 Montague County — 11 11 0.5 Morris County — 8 8 0.7 Panola County — 14 14 0.6 Parmer County — 3 3 0.3 Pecos County — 5 5 0.3 Polk County — 16 16 0.3 Rains County — 4 4 0.3 Robertson County — 3 3 0.2 Runnels County — 3 3 0.3 Sabine County — 4 4 0.4 San Jacinto County — 4 4 0.1 Shelby County — 3 3 0.1 Sherman County — 0 0 0.0 Somervell County — 5 5 0.5 Starr County — 0 0 0.0 Stephens County — 0 0 0.0 Swisher County — 0 0 0.0 Terry County — 4 4 0.3 Trinity County — 4 4 0.3 Tyler County — 3 3 0.1 Young County — 8 8 0.4
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Texas by year 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 1995: 105,102 units (70,418 single-family, 34,684 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 118,823 units (83,103 single-family, 35,720 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 125,974 units (82,180 single-family, 43,794 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 156,729 units (99,831 single-family, 56,898 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 146,564 units (101,848 single-family, 44,716 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 141,231 units (108,613 single-family, 32,618 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 150,342 units (111,915 single-family, 38,427 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 165,027 units (122,623 single-family, 42,404 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 177,194 units (134,197 single-family, 42,997 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 188,842 units (149,056 single-family, 39,786 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 210,611 units (166,178 single-family, 44,433 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 216,642 units (162,750 single-family, 53,892 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 176,992 units (118,455 single-family, 58,537 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 129,523 units (79,626 single-family, 49,897 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 84,440 units (67,069 single-family, 17,371 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 88,461 units (66,973 single-family, 21,488 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 97,450 units (65,506 single-family, 31,944 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 135,514 units (79,532 single-family, 55,982 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 147,460 units (90,832 single-family, 56,628 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 166,982 units (99,701 single-family, 67,281 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 175,443 units (105,448 single-family, 69,995 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 165,853 units (106,511 single-family, 59,342 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 175,112 units (116,766 single-family, 58,346 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 192,878 units (126,048 single-family, 66,830 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 209,895 units (129,094 single-family, 80,801 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 230,503 units (158,242 single-family, 72,261 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 265,955 units (179,620 single-family, 86,335 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 263,007 units (154,793 single-family, 108,214 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 232,373 units (149,860 single-family, 82,513 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 225,756 units (158,121 single-family, 67,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 210,217 units (140,579 single-family, 69,638 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Texas 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 .