Texas in 1997

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

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +2.2%, against +3.8% for the United States and +2.3% in 1996.

125,974 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (82,180 single-family), +6.0% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+2.2%Texas index, 1996–1997US +3.8%

125,974housing units permitted in 199782,180 single-family

89 of 114counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.6%

1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997

Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 1997	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Uvalde County	+12.0%	18	18	0.7
Gillespie County	+11.3%	38	38	1.3
Wood County	+10.4%	20	20	0.4
Upshur County	+9.6%	13	13	0.3
Scurry County	+8.3%	5	5	0.3
Fannin County	+8.2%	32	32	0.8
Wise County	+7.6%	109	109	1.3
Llano County	+7.3%	70	70	3.0
Maverick County	+7.1%	95	95	1.6
Washington County	+7.0%	34	34	0.9
Rusk County	+6.8%	12	12	0.2
Guadalupe County	+6.6%	658	658	3.3
Yoakum County	+6.6%	2	2	0.3
Kleberg County	+6.5%	11	11	0.4
Waller County	+6.4%	20	20	0.3
Caldwell County	+5.8%	51	51	0.9
Hutchinson County	+5.4%	4	4	0.2
Medina County	+5.3%	28	28	0.5
Van Zandt County	+5.3%	29	29	0.4
Ochiltree County	+5.2%	4	4	0.4
Kerr County	+5.1%	74	74	1.4
Nolan County	+5.1%	6	6	0.4
Potter County	+5.1%	382	382	3.3
Wharton County	+5.1%	26	26	0.6
Aransas County	+5.0%	125	125	4.8
Gray County	+5.0%	0	0	0.0
Liberty County	+4.9%	195	195	1.6
Johnson County	+4.8%	361	361	1.7
Hockley County	+4.6%	11	11	0.5
Chambers County	+4.3%	128	128	2.2
Cherokee County	+4.3%	46	46	0.9
Burnet County	+4.1%	248	248	4.3
Palo Pinto County	+4.0%	12	12	0.4
Victoria County	+4.0%	189	189	2.0
Kaufman County	+3.8%	148	148	0.7
Parker County	+3.8%	233	233	1.3
Deaf Smith County	+3.6%	2	2	0.1
Bastrop County	+3.4%	58	58	0.5
Galveston County	+3.4%	1,112	1,112	3.0
Bowie County	+3.3%	122	122	1.3
Comal County	+3.3%	841	841	4.0
Smith County	+3.3%	414	414	1.6
Dallas County	+3.2%	7,065	7,065	2.7
Gregg County	+3.2%	215	215	1.7
Randall County	+3.1%	56	56	0.4
Hood County	+3.0%	63	63	0.9
Hopkins County	+3.0%	31	31	0.8
Midland County	+3.0%	266	266	1.4
Cameron County	+2.9%	1,602	1,602	3.7
Cooke County	+2.9%	41	41	0.9
Moore County	+2.9%	6	6	0.3
Angelina County	+2.8%	137	137	1.6
Denton County	+2.8%	4,085	4,085	3.8
Hunt County	+2.8%	59	59	0.5
Kendall County	+2.7%	279	279	5.2
Ellis County	+2.6%	388	388	1.6
Tarrant County	+2.6%	6,470	6,470	2.9
Wilson County	+2.6%	10	10	0.2
Archer County	+2.5%	7	7	0.8
Collin County	+2.5%	7,198	7,198	5.5
Howard County	+2.5%	22	22	0.7
Wichita County	+2.3%	195	195	1.5
Jefferson County	+2.2%	382	382	1.5
Montgomery County	+2.2%	3,110	3,110	4.0
Orange County	+2.2%	200	200	2.3
Grayson County	+2.1%	134	134	0.9
Harris County	+2.1%	13,439	13,439	2.7
Hays County	+2.1%	157	157	0.5
Austin County	+2.0%	28	28	0.8
Harrison County	+2.0%	35	35	0.5
Brazoria County	+1.9%	1,778	1,778	4.2
Navarro County	+1.9%	34	34	0.6
Taylor County	+1.7%	215	215	1.4
McLennan County	+1.6%	371	371	1.4
Travis County	+1.6%	5,127	5,127	3.7
Fort Bend County	+1.5%	1,044	1,044	1.1
Lubbock County	+1.4%	662	662	2.0
Tom Green County	+1.4%	192	192	1.6
Henderson County	+1.3%	100	100	1.1
Nacogdoches County	+1.2%	34	34	0.5
Anderson County	+1.1%	20	20	0.3
Nueces County	+1.1%	889	889	2.5
Dawson County	+0.8%	5	5	0.4
Rockwall County	+0.7%	391	391	2.8
Brazos County	+0.6%	757	757	3.0
Erath County	+0.5%	37	37	0.8
Ector County	+0.4%	124	124	0.7
Webb County	+0.2%	1,198	1,198	4.3
Williamson County	+0.2%	3,063	3,063	4.1
Bell County	0.0%	1,082	1,082	2.7
San Patricio County	0.0%	212	212	2.9
Walker County	−0.1%	211	211	2.5
Bexar County	−0.2%	5,238	5,238	2.4
Hardin County	−0.2%	21	21	0.4
Hidalgo County	−0.4%	4,155	4,155	4.5
El Paso County	−0.7%	2,316	2,316	2.6
Cass County	−1.0%	5	5	0.2
Brown County	−1.5%	25	25	0.6
Jasper County	−1.5%	4	4	0.1
Freestone County	−2.0%	13	13	0.6
Milam County	−2.0%	10	10	0.4
Coryell County	−2.7%	90	90	1.1
Wilbarger County	−3.0%	4	4	0.3
Jim Wells County	−3.1%	37	37	1.0
Lamar County	−3.4%	81	81	1.6
Atascosa County	−4.0%	47	47	0.9
Matagorda County	−4.2%	77	77	2.1
Hill County	−4.5%	14	14	0.4
Hale County	−4.6%	45	45	1.4
Andrews County	−4.9%	10	10	0.5
Val Verde County	−5.4%	127	127	2.7
Calhoun County	−5.9%	49	49	2.5
Ward County	−6.3%	3	3	0.3
Titus County	−9.5%	20	20	0.6
Bandera County	—	0	0	0.0
Bee County	—	16	16	0.5
Blanco County	—	16	16	1.2
Bosque County	—	6	6	0.3
Brewster County	—	12	12	1.3
Burleson County	—	9	9	0.4
Callahan County	—	9	9	0.6
Camp County	—	6	6	0.4
Carson County	—	0	0	0.0
Clay County	—	7	7	0.7
Colorado County	—	7	7	0.3
Comanche County	—	4	4	0.3
Dallam County	—	20	20	2.7
Delta County	—	7	7	1.3
DeWitt County	—	6	6	0.3
Eastland County	—	2	2	0.1
Falls County	—	8	8	0.4
Fayette County	—	17	17	0.7
Franklin County	—	5	5	0.5
Gaines County	—	7	7	0.3
Goliad County	—	0	0	0.0
Gonzales County	—	7	7	0.3
Grimes County	—	2	2	0.1
Hamilton County	—	3	3	0.3
Hansford County	—	3	3	0.6
Hartley County	—	0	0	0.0
Hemphill County	—	1	1	0.3
Houston County	—	16	16	0.7
Jack County	—	0	0	0.0
Jackson County	—	32	32	2.1
Jones County	—	0	0	0.0
Lamb County	—	3	3	0.2
Lampasas County	—	5	5	0.2
Lavaca County	—	8	8	0.4
Lee County	—	4	4	0.2
Leon County	—	0	0	0.0
Limestone County	—	7	7	0.3
Live Oak County	—	7	7	0.6
Lynn County	—	3	3	0.5
McCulloch County	—	1	1	0.1
Madison County	—	1	1	0.1
Marion County	—	3	3	0.3
Martin County	—	2	2	0.4
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Montague County	—	8	8	0.4
Morris County	—	3	3	0.2
Panola County	—	15	15	0.7
Parmer County	—	1	1	0.1
Pecos County	—	8	8	0.5
Polk County	—	14	14	0.3
Rains County	—	3	3	0.2
Robertson County	—	9	9	0.5
Runnels County	—	2	2	0.2
Sabine County	—	2	2	0.2
San Jacinto County	—	5	5	0.2
Shelby County	—	5	5	0.2
Sherman County	—	4	4	1.4
Somervell County	—	10	10	1.0
Starr County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	0	0	0.0
Swisher County	—	3	3	0.4
Terry County	—	6	6	0.5
Trinity County	—	0	0	0.0
Tyler County	—	4	4	0.2
Young County	—	7	7	0.4

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.