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In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +4.9%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.2% in 1998.
146,564 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (101,848 single-family), −6.5% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+4.9% Texas index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
146,564 housing units permitted in 1999 101,848 single-family
114 of 131 counties with a rising index median county +3.9%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cass County +13.9% 7 7 0.2 Upshur County +12.2% 14 14 0.3 Bandera County +11.1% 4 4 0.2 Llano County +10.7% 16 16 0.7 Nolan County +10.1% 6 6 0.4 Somervell County +9.7% 48 20 4.7 Hunt County +9.1% 129 97 1.0 Brewster County +9.0% 8 8 0.8 San Jacinto County +9.0% 1 1 0.0 Deaf Smith County +8.8% 2 2 0.1 Van Zandt County +8.7% 56 48 0.8 Aransas County +8.4% 68 68 2.6 Burnet County +8.3% 427 422 7.5 Travis County +8.3% 13,056 6,742 9.4 Bastrop County +8.2% 145 143 1.2 Dawson County +7.8% 5 5 0.4 Hale County +7.4% 16 16 0.5 Caldwell County +7.3% 81 81 1.5 Fayette County +7.3% 14 14 0.5 Scurry County +7.2% 45 5 2.8 Atascosa County +7.1% 45 45 0.8 Gaines County +7.1% 3 3 0.1 Harris County +7.0% 25,862 16,055 5.1 Rusk County +6.5% 18 18 0.3 Terry County +6.5% 8 8 0.7 Dallas County +6.4% 14,937 8,392 5.6 Gillespie County +6.2% 76 76 2.7 Anderson County +6.1% 21 21 0.4 Galveston County +6.1% 2,107 1,627 5.7 Potter County +6.1% 680 510 5.9 Callahan County +6.0% 10 10 0.7 Guadalupe County +5.8% 628 628 3.1 Polk County +5.7% 13 13 0.2 Medina County +5.5% 35 35 0.6 Henderson County +5.4% 157 139 1.8 Ellis County +5.3% 489 481 2.0 Fort Bend County +5.3% 1,160 1,148 1.2 Hardin County +5.3% 35 33 0.6 Moore County +5.2% 18 13 0.8 Parker County +5.2% 294 242 1.6 Matagorda County +5.1% 82 82 2.2 Montgomery County +5.1% 4,919 4,493 6.3 Brazoria County +5.0% 1,983 1,717 4.7 Cherokee County +5.0% 27 25 0.5 Blanco County +4.9% 12 12 0.9 Williamson County +4.9% 5,605 3,984 7.4 Austin County +4.8% 30 25 0.9 Kaufman County +4.8% 362 178 1.7 Randall County +4.8% 28 28 0.2 Titus County +4.8% 59 27 1.9 Grayson County +4.5% 257 215 1.7 Hartley County +4.5% 0 0 0.0 Kerr County +4.5% 90 90 1.7 Cooke County +4.4% 42 40 0.9 Denton County +4.4% 6,733 5,222 6.3 Ochiltree County +4.4% 4 4 0.4 Chambers County +4.2% 213 213 3.7 Uvalde County +4.2% 30 25 1.2 Johnson County +4.1% 872 514 4.0 Tarrant County +4.1% 10,754 8,785 4.8 Hood County +4.0% 78 64 1.1 Angelina County +3.9% 171 159 1.9 Brazos County +3.9% 1,599 757 6.4 Brown County +3.9% 84 12 2.2 Jefferson County +3.9% 635 581 2.5 Smith County +3.9% 530 440 2.1 Comal County +3.8% 946 926 4.5 Collin County +3.6% 12,100 7,704 9.3 Washington County +3.6% 61 33 1.6 Hays County +3.5% 1,010 754 3.3 Hopkins County +3.5% 36 36 0.9 Orange County +3.4% 221 218 2.6 Wichita County +3.4% 201 201 1.6 Wilbarger County +3.4% 117 5 9.4 Howard County +3.3% 17 13 0.6 Maverick County +3.3% 216 169 3.7 Freestone County +3.1% 12 12 0.6 Taylor County +3.1% 185 179 1.2 McLennan County +3.0% 601 494 2.2 Walker County +3.0% 225 225 2.7 Ward County +3.0% 1 1 0.1 Gray County +2.9% 1 1 0.0 Rockwall County +2.9% 783 761 5.6 Lampasas County +2.8% 13 13 0.5 Hutchinson County +2.7% 6 6 0.3 Nueces County +2.7% 1,002 694 2.8 Jim Wells County +2.6% 37 37 1.0 Kendall County +2.6% 427 323 8.0 Navarro County +2.5% 39 37 0.7 Tom Green County +2.5% 267 267 2.2 Cameron County +2.2% 2,539 2,017 5.9 El Paso County +2.2% 4,196 3,472 4.8 Lubbock County +2.1% 1,041 837 3.2 Archer County +2.0% 9 9 1.0 Liberty County +2.0% 362 310 3.0 Victoria County +2.0% 198 196 2.1 Wilson County +2.0% 7 7 0.1 Webb County +1.8% 1,639 1,336 5.8 Hidalgo County +1.7% 5,700 5,069 6.2 Bexar County +1.6% 12,124 7,117 5.6 San Patricio County +1.5% 248 248 3.4 Wise County +1.5% 138 136 1.6 Bell County +1.3% 1,425 1,179 3.5 Bowie County +1.1% 121 117 1.3 Shelby County +1.1% 7 7 0.3 Lamar County +1.0% 148 106 2.9 Gregg County +0.9% 338 194 2.7 Montague County +0.8% 9 9 0.4 Andrews County +0.7% 6 6 0.3 Waller County +0.7% 69 29 1.0 Harrison County +0.6% 64 22 0.9 Wood County +0.6% 30 30 0.6 Ector County +0.3% 101 101 0.6 Nacogdoches County +0.1% 2 2 0.0 Bee County 0.0% 1 1 0.0 Fannin County 0.0% 42 40 1.1 Hill County −0.2% 33 33 0.8 Lee County −0.9% 13 13 0.7 Midland County −1.0% 127 127 0.7 Kleberg County −1.1% 12 12 0.4 Palo Pinto County −1.5% 6 6 0.2 Erath County −1.7% 27 27 0.6 Hockley County −2.6% 10 10 0.5 Coryell County −3.3% 128 85 1.5 Jasper County −3.8% 18 18 0.5 Wharton County −3.8% 17 17 0.4 Val Verde County −4.0% 127 122 2.7 Young County −4.7% 7 7 0.4 Yoakum County −5.2% 1 1 0.1 Calhoun County −5.3% 55 55 2.8 Milam County −6.8% 15 13 0.6 Bosque County — 6 6 0.3 Burleson County — 6 6 0.3 Camp County — 3 3 0.2 Carson County — 2 2 0.3 Clay County — 18 18 1.7 Colorado County — 8 8 0.4 Comanche County — 2 2 0.1 Dallam County — 13 13 1.7 Delta County — 3 3 0.5 DeWitt County — 29 29 1.4 Eastland County — 3 3 0.2 Falls County — 12 12 0.7 Franklin County — 3 3 0.3 Goliad County — 0 0 0.0 Gonzales County — 47 7 2.3 Grimes County — 12 12 0.4 Hamilton County — 3 3 0.3 Hansford County — 1 1 0.2 Hemphill County — 0 0 0.0 Houston County — 5 5 0.2 Jack County — 1 1 0.1 Jackson County — 29 29 1.9 Jones County — 0 0 0.0 Lamb County — 2 2 0.2 Lavaca County — 11 11 0.5 Leon County — 0 0 0.0 Limestone County — 29 29 1.3 Live Oak County — 2 2 0.2 Lynn County — 3 3 0.5 McCulloch County — 1 1 0.1 Madison County — 12 12 0.8 Marion County — 1 1 0.1 Martin County — 1 1 0.2 Mills County — 0 0 0.0 Morris County — 3 3 0.2 Panola County — 16 16 0.7 Parmer County — 19 3 2.0 Pecos County — 6 6 0.4 Rains County — 9 9 0.7 Robertson County — 13 13 0.7 Runnels County — 4 4 0.4 Sabine County — 0 0 0.0 Sherman County — 113 111 40.6 Starr County — 0 0 0.0 Stephens County — 2 2 0.2 Swisher County — 3 3 0.4 Trinity County — 1 1 0.1 Tyler County — 103 3 5.0
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 .