Texas in 2001

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

In 2001 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +5.9%, against +6.7% for the United States and +6.9% in 2000.

150,342 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (111,915 single-family), +6.5% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.

+5.9%Texas index, 2000–2001US +6.7%

150,342housing units permitted in 2001111,915 single-family

124 of 134counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.8%

1,636,676units permitted nationally in 2001

Counties in 2001

Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2001	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Palo Pinto County	+13.7%	5	5	0.2
Dawson County	+12.1%	4	4	0.3
Bee County	+11.7%	21	5	0.6
Cooke County	+10.3%	64	48	1.4
Aransas County	+10.2%	8	8	0.3
Howard County	+9.6%	3	3	0.1
Uvalde County	+9.3%	25	25	1.0
Burnet County	+9.2%	471	432	8.3
Travis County	+8.7%	10,751	4,452	7.7
Blanco County	+8.6%	20	20	1.5
Llano County	+8.1%	370	210	15.8
Fannin County	+8.0%	40	38	1.0
Hays County	+8.0%	1,253	746	4.1
Henderson County	+8.0%	102	94	1.2
Shelby County	+8.0%	2	2	0.1
Atascosa County	+7.7%	49	43	0.9
Williamson County	+7.7%	5,504	3,685	7.3
Chambers County	+7.4%	326	326	5.7
Austin County	+7.3%	38	34	1.1
Cass County	+7.2%	21	21	0.7
Bastrop County	+7.1%	148	146	1.2
Somervell County	+7.1%	19	11	1.9
Wharton County	+7.1%	23	23	0.5
Gillespie County	+7.0%	86	86	3.0
Washington County	+7.0%	38	38	1.0
Dallas County	+6.7%	13,839	8,334	5.2
Young County	+6.7%	27	3	1.5
Fayette County	+6.5%	10	10	0.4
Harris County	+6.5%	26,419	20,122	5.2
San Patricio County	+6.5%	205	203	2.8
Cameron County	+6.3%	3,094	2,713	7.1
Galveston County	+6.3%	2,554	2,441	6.9
Hill County	+6.3%	22	22	0.6
Johnson County	+6.3%	622	618	2.9
Kaufman County	+6.3%	432	233	2.1
Yoakum County	+6.3%	6	6	0.8
Navarro County	+6.0%	35	31	0.6
Denton County	+5.8%	7,164	5,430	6.7
Kendall County	+5.8%	349	313	6.5
Lee County	+5.8%	10	10	0.5
McLennan County	+5.8%	958	561	3.5
Milam County	+5.8%	7	7	0.3
Rusk County	+5.8%	19	19	0.3
Tarrant County	+5.8%	13,399	11,210	6.0
Tom Green County	+5.7%	249	247	2.1
Walker County	+5.7%	326	109	3.9
Erath County	+5.6%	22	22	0.5
Rockwall County	+5.6%	1,267	1,267	9.0
Bell County	+5.5%	2,203	1,515	5.5
Collin County	+5.5%	11,418	9,657	8.8
Ellis County	+5.5%	1,210	628	5.0
Guadalupe County	+5.5%	483	483	2.4
Hockley County	+5.5%	20	20	0.9
Hood County	+5.5%	20	20	0.3
Upshur County	+5.5%	24	24	0.5
Carson County	+5.3%	10	10	1.7
Smith County	+5.3%	537	463	2.1
Kleberg County	+5.2%	11	11	0.4
Bowie County	+5.1%	119	115	1.3
Caldwell County	+5.1%	217	145	3.9
Ochiltree County	+5.1%	38	6	4.1
Orange County	+5.1%	175	170	2.0
Fort Bend County	+5.0%	1,348	936	1.4
Midland County	+5.0%	154	154	0.8
Brazoria County	+4.9%	2,405	2,405	5.7
Harrison County	+4.9%	38	38	0.5
Lamar County	+4.9%	106	96	2.1
Freestone County	+4.8%	48	24	2.3
Hale County	+4.8%	18	18	0.6
Waller County	+4.8%	188	17	2.7
Wise County	+4.8%	87	87	1.0
Bexar County	+4.7%	10,919	7,462	5.1
Montgomery County	+4.7%	4,117	3,997	5.3
Parker County	+4.7%	329	321	1.8
Anderson County	+4.6%	100	24	1.7
Brazos County	+4.6%	1,407	816	5.6
Wilson County	+4.6%	97	21	1.7
Grayson County	+4.5%	269	247	1.8
Webb County	+4.5%	1,759	1,477	6.3
Comal County	+4.4%	1,204	1,172	5.8
Matagorda County	+4.4%	92	92	2.5
Nacogdoches County	+4.4%	231	86	3.5
San Jacinto County	+4.4%	6	6	0.2
Van Zandt County	+4.4%	39	39	0.6
Jefferson County	+4.3%	914	624	3.6
Randall County	+4.3%	30	30	0.2
Taylor County	+4.2%	584	172	3.9
El Paso County	+4.1%	3,438	3,317	3.9
Lampasas County	+4.1%	21	21	0.9
Nueces County	+4.1%	1,084	945	3.1
Panola County	+4.1%	7	7	0.3
Potter County	+4.1%	971	535	8.5
Hidalgo County	+4.0%	6,905	5,626	7.5
Lubbock County	+4.0%	1,730	983	5.3
Wichita County	+4.0%	375	229	2.9
Bandera County	+3.9%	2	2	0.1
Hunt County	+3.9%	57	57	0.5
Liberty County	+3.8%	212	212	1.7
Medina County	+3.8%	33	33	0.6
Moore County	+3.7%	12	12	0.5
Gregg County	+3.6%	247	227	2.0
Angelina County	+3.3%	153	144	1.7
Kerr County	+3.3%	105	74	1.9
Brown County	+3.2%	21	13	0.5
Hartley County	+2.9%	0	0	0.0
Polk County	+2.8%	18	14	0.3
Victoria County	+2.8%	144	144	1.6
Brewster County	+2.6%	35	35	3.7
Gaines County	+2.6%	10	10	0.4
Jim Wells County	+2.4%	27	23	0.7
Maverick County	+2.4%	202	180	3.4
Archer County	+2.3%	3	3	0.3
Ector County	+2.3%	101	99	0.6
Hardin County	+2.3%	16	16	0.3
Wood County	+2.3%	27	27	0.5
Hopkins County	+2.1%	58	58	1.5
Val Verde County	+2.0%	133	118	2.8
Wilbarger County	+1.9%	5	5	0.4
Colorado County	+1.7%	9	9	0.4
Deaf Smith County	+1.6%	1	1	0.1
Jasper County	+1.2%	5	5	0.2
Hutchinson County	+0.8%	1	1	0.1
Titus County	+0.6%	33	33	1.0
Coryell County	+0.5%	101	77	1.2
Cherokee County	−0.2%	76	76	1.4
Callahan County	−0.3%	4	4	0.3
Nolan County	−0.8%	5	5	0.4
Gray County	−1.2%	21	1	1.0
Calhoun County	−2.1%	80	77	4.1
Ward County	−3.1%	2	2	0.2
Scurry County	−3.4%	1	1	0.1
Terry County	−3.5%	1	1	0.1
Montague County	−3.8%	9	9	0.4
Andrews County	−4.6%	11	11	0.6
Bosque County	—	8	8	0.4
Burleson County	—	20	20	1.0
Camp County	—	2	2	0.1
Clay County	—	7	7	0.7
Comanche County	—	1	1	0.1
Dallam County	—	6	4	0.8
Delta County	—	2	2	0.4
DeWitt County	—	42	12	2.1
Eastland County	—	0	0	0.0
Falls County	—	9	9	0.5
Franklin County	—	2	2	0.2
Goliad County	—	0	0	0.0
Gonzales County	—	4	4	0.2
Grimes County	—	10	10	0.3
Hamilton County	—	3	3	0.3
Hansford County	—	0	0	0.0
Hemphill County	—	0	0	0.0
Houston County	—	6	6	0.3
Jack County	—	3	3	0.3
Jackson County	—	16	16	1.0
Jones County	—	2	2	0.1
Lamb County	—	4	4	0.3
Lavaca County	—	11	7	0.5
Leon County	—	0	0	0.0
Limestone County	—	24	24	1.1
Live Oak County	—	1	1	0.1
Lynn County	—	0	0	0.0
McCulloch County	—	7	5	0.9
Madison County	—	12	12	0.8
Marion County	—	1	1	0.1
Martin County	—	8	8	1.5
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Morris County	—	4	4	0.3
Parmer County	—	6	3	0.6
Pecos County	—	5	5	0.3
Rains County	—	11	11	0.8
Robertson County	—	20	20	1.1
Runnels County	—	4	4	0.4
Sabine County	—	0	0	0.0
Sherman County	—	16	14	5.8
Starr County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	0	0	0.0
Swisher County	—	0	0	0.0
Trinity County	—	0	0	0.0
Tyler County	—	1	1	0.0

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.