Texas in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +4.2%, against +3.7% for the United States and +2.2% in 1997.

156,729 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (99,831 single-family), +24.4% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+4.2%Texas index, 1997–1998US +3.7%

156,729housing units permitted in 199899,831 single-family

108 of 117counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.8%

1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998

Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 1998	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Calhoun County	+16.2%	48	48	2.4
Palo Pinto County	+14.5%	6	6	0.2
Freestone County	+13.0%	17	17	0.8
Hill County	+10.2%	31	31	0.8
Milam County	+9.7%	14	14	0.5
Andrews County	+9.5%	8	8	0.4
Titus County	+9.0%	37	37	1.2
Jim Wells County	+8.6%	27	27	0.7
Val Verde County	+8.4%	135	135	2.8
Yoakum County	+8.1%	1	1	0.1
Wilbarger County	+7.9%	5	5	0.4
Henderson County	+7.6%	107	107	1.2
Fannin County	+6.9%	49	49	1.2
Waller County	+6.7%	22	22	0.3
Lamar County	+6.6%	78	78	1.5
Aransas County	+6.4%	122	122	4.7
Kendall County	+6.4%	290	290	5.4
Parker County	+6.4%	277	277	1.5
Harris County	+6.3%	16,191	16,191	3.2
Matagorda County	+6.3%	106	106	2.9
Dallas County	+6.0%	8,367	8,367	3.1
Coryell County	+5.9%	86	86	1.0
Jasper County	+5.9%	11	11	0.3
Navarro County	+5.9%	32	32	0.6
Uvalde County	+5.9%	25	25	1.0
Ellis County	+5.8%	366	366	1.5
Wharton County	+5.7%	14	14	0.3
Washington County	+5.5%	32	32	0.8
Chambers County	+5.4%	171	171	3.0
Harrison County	+5.4%	44	44	0.6
San Patricio County	+5.4%	295	295	4.1
Hale County	+5.3%	47	47	1.5
Hood County	+5.3%	80	80	1.1
Terry County	+5.3%	12	12	1.0
Montgomery County	+5.0%	3,674	3,674	4.7
Van Zandt County	+5.0%	32	32	0.5
Webb County	+5.0%	1,402	1,402	5.0
Cass County	+4.8%	4	4	0.1
Walker County	+4.8%	226	226	2.7
Cooke County	+4.7%	35	35	0.8
Erath County	+4.7%	20	20	0.5
Fort Bend County	+4.7%	1,368	1,368	1.4
Nacogdoches County	+4.5%	44	44	0.7
Travis County	+4.5%	6,618	6,618	4.8
Jefferson County	+4.4%	578	578	2.3
Brown County	+4.3%	37	37	1.0
McLennan County	+4.3%	395	395	1.5
Denton County	+4.2%	5,005	5,005	4.7
Hays County	+4.2%	363	363	1.2
Hopkins County	+4.2%	36	36	0.9
Brazoria County	+4.1%	1,960	1,960	4.7
Wilson County	+4.1%	9	9	0.2
Austin County	+4.0%	27	27	0.8
Ector County	+4.0%	147	147	0.8
Fayette County	+4.0%	14	14	0.5
Ward County	+4.0%	4	4	0.4
Wise County	+4.0%	141	141	1.7
Galveston County	+3.9%	1,684	1,684	4.5
Collin County	+3.8%	8,031	8,031	6.2
Grayson County	+3.8%	220	220	1.4
Angelina County	+3.7%	152	152	1.7
Caldwell County	+3.7%	25	25	0.5
Tarrant County	+3.7%	8,521	8,521	3.8
Brewster County	+3.6%	13	13	1.4
Kaufman County	+3.6%	203	203	1.0
Llano County	+3.6%	139	139	6.0
Bowie County	+3.5%	78	78	0.8
Brazos County	+3.5%	769	769	3.1
Gregg County	+3.5%	193	193	1.5
Victoria County	+3.5%	212	212	2.3
Johnson County	+3.4%	496	496	2.3
Rockwall County	+3.4%	495	495	3.5
Orange County	+3.2%	225	225	2.6
Bexar County	+3.1%	6,993	6,993	3.2
Midland County	+3.1%	244	244	1.3
Archer County	+3.0%	13	13	1.4
Lubbock County	+3.0%	738	738	2.2
Williamson County	+3.0%	3,725	3,725	4.9
Hardin County	+2.9%	54	54	0.9
Tom Green County	+2.9%	230	230	1.9
Howard County	+2.7%	22	22	0.7
Taylor County	+2.7%	250	250	1.7
Wichita County	+2.7%	156	156	1.2
Atascosa County	+2.5%	51	51	1.0
Bell County	+2.5%	1,155	1,155	2.9
Comal County	+2.4%	865	865	4.1
Cameron County	+2.2%	1,926	1,926	4.4
Hockley County	+2.1%	18	18	0.8
Burnet County	+2.0%	397	397	7.0
El Paso County	+2.0%	3,039	3,039	3.5
Medina County	+2.0%	38	38	0.7
Randall County	+1.9%	44	44	0.3
Hidalgo County	+1.8%	5,219	5,219	5.7
Bastrop County	+1.5%	74	74	0.6
Dawson County	+1.5%	5	5	0.4
Smith County	+1.4%	440	440	1.7
Anderson County	+1.3%	26	26	0.4
Nueces County	+1.3%	991	991	2.8
Maverick County	+1.1%	130	130	2.2
Nolan County	+1.1%	5	5	0.4
Kerr County	+1.0%	69	69	1.3
Gray County	+0.9%	1	1	0.0
Potter County	+0.8%	446	446	3.9
Moore County	+0.7%	10	10	0.5
Hunt County	+0.6%	71	71	0.6
Gillespie County	+0.5%	47	47	1.6
Ochiltree County	+0.3%	9	9	1.0
Scurry County	+0.2%	5	5	0.3
Liberty County	0.0%	317	317	2.6
Guadalupe County	−0.4%	651	651	3.2
Hutchinson County	−0.4%	4	4	0.2
Wood County	−0.4%	15	15	0.3
Cherokee County	−0.5%	50	50	0.9
Kleberg County	−1.3%	11	11	0.4
Deaf Smith County	−2.0%	1	1	0.1
Rusk County	−2.3%	13	13	0.2
Upshur County	−2.9%	21	21	0.5
Bandera County	—	2	2	0.1
Bee County	—	8	8	0.2
Blanco County	—	17	17	1.3
Bosque County	—	4	4	0.2
Burleson County	—	8	8	0.4
Callahan County	—	10	10	0.7
Camp County	—	5	5	0.4
Carson County	—	4	4	0.7
Clay County	—	22	22	2.0
Colorado County	—	9	9	0.4
Comanche County	—	5	5	0.3
Dallam County	—	18	18	2.4
Delta County	—	1	1	0.2
DeWitt County	—	12	12	0.6
Eastland County	—	1	1	0.1
Falls County	—	8	8	0.4
Franklin County	—	5	5	0.5
Gaines County	—	6	6	0.3
Goliad County	—	0	0	0.0
Gonzales County	—	8	8	0.4
Grimes County	—	4	4	0.1
Hamilton County	—	3	3	0.3
Hansford County	—	1	1	0.2
Hartley County	—	0	0	0.0
Hemphill County	—	0	0	0.0
Houston County	—	8	8	0.4
Jack County	—	0	0	0.0
Jackson County	—	36	36	2.3
Jones County	—	2	2	0.1
Lamb County	—	4	4	0.3
Lampasas County	—	6	6	0.3
Lavaca County	—	9	9	0.4
Lee County	—	11	11	0.6
Leon County	—	0	0	0.0
Limestone County	—	7	7	0.3
Live Oak County	—	7	7	0.6
Lynn County	—	2	2	0.3
McCulloch County	—	4	4	0.5
Madison County	—	2	2	0.1
Marion County	—	2	2	0.2
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	—	8	8	0.3
Parmer County	—	3	3	0.3
Pecos County	—	4	4	0.3
Polk County	—	9	9	0.2
Rains County	—	3	3	0.2
Robertson County	—	6	6	0.3
Runnels County	—	10	10	1.0
Sabine County	—	1	1	0.1
San Jacinto County	—	1	1	0.0
Shelby County	—	1	1	0.0
Sherman County	—	4	4	1.4
Somervell County	—	10	10	1.0
Starr County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	1	1	0.1
Swisher County	—	2	2	0.3
Trinity County	—	0	0	0.0
Tyler County	—	3	3	0.1
Young County	—	9	9	0.5

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.