Texas in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +3.1%, against +5.4% for the United States and +5.9% in 2001.

165,027 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (122,623 single-family), +9.8% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+3.1%Texas index, 2001–2002US +5.4%

165,027housing units permitted in 2002122,623 single-family

137 of 147counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%

1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002

Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2002	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
San Jacinto County	+11.7%	0	0	0.0
Yoakum County	+11.2%	1	1	0.1
Bee County	+10.5%	9	9	0.3
Carson County	+9.5%	7	7	1.2
Montague County	+9.4%	11	11	0.5
Wood County	+8.1%	14	14	0.3
Titus County	+7.8%	31	23	1.0
Ward County	+7.8%	2	2	0.2
Kleberg County	+7.5%	8	8	0.3
Shelby County	+7.5%	2	2	0.1
Scurry County	+6.9%	2	2	0.1
Calhoun County	+6.8%	111	109	5.7
Gonzales County	+6.8%	20	20	1.0
Wilbarger County	+6.5%	2	2	0.2
Liberty County	+6.3%	235	235	1.9
Uvalde County	+6.3%	41	41	1.6
Caldwell County	+6.1%	112	112	2.0
Cass County	+6.1%	22	22	0.8
Moore County	+6.1%	32	32	1.5
Camp County	+6.0%	9	9	0.7
Bandera County	+5.9%	2	2	0.1
Blanco County	+5.7%	21	21	1.5
Gillespie County	+5.7%	150	99	5.3
Fayette County	+5.6%	14	14	0.5
Cherokee County	+5.4%	57	49	1.1
Coryell County	+5.4%	108	81	1.3
Harrison County	+5.2%	46	46	0.6
Maverick County	+5.2%	203	178	3.5
Val Verde County	+5.2%	127	122	2.7
Bosque County	+5.0%	5	5	0.3
Smith County	+5.0%	631	548	2.5
Chambers County	+4.9%	270	270	4.7
Galveston County	+4.8%	2,739	2,687	7.4
Nueces County	+4.8%	1,332	1,079	3.8
Brewster County	+4.7%	19	19	2.0
Lubbock County	+4.7%	1,873	1,347	5.7
Rains County	+4.7%	15	15	1.1
Hockley County	+4.6%	15	13	0.7
Aransas County	+4.4%	89	87	3.4
Wise County	+4.4%	109	103	1.3
Erath County	+4.3%	109	33	2.5
Franklin County	+4.3%	4	4	0.4
Hale County	+4.3%	14	14	0.4
Matagorda County	+4.3%	101	101	2.8
Potter County	+4.3%	864	676	7.5
Terry County	+4.3%	2	2	0.2
Callahan County	+4.2%	4	4	0.3
Grayson County	+4.2%	399	383	2.6
Gregg County	+4.2%	285	285	2.3
Ector County	+4.1%	200	128	1.2
Hardin County	+4.1%	77	77	1.3
Harris County	+4.1%	34,339	23,052	6.8
Nacogdoches County	+4.1%	294	64	4.5
Colorado County	+4.0%	16	16	0.7
Hidalgo County	+4.0%	7,477	6,418	8.1
Lamar County	+4.0%	168	105	3.3
Bexar County	+3.9%	10,432	7,880	4.8
Brazoria County	+3.9%	3,081	2,738	7.4
Clay County	+3.9%	4	4	0.4
McLennan County	+3.9%	799	532	2.9
Comal County	+3.8%	1,492	1,323	7.1
Grimes County	+3.8%	15	15	0.4
Navarro County	+3.8%	51	51	0.9
Austin County	+3.7%	51	45	1.5
Bowie County	+3.7%	142	124	1.5
Dallas County	+3.7%	15,330	8,006	5.8
Randall County	+3.7%	46	46	0.3
Van Zandt County	+3.7%	49	49	0.7
Brazos County	+3.6%	1,807	967	7.3
Fort Bend County	+3.6%	1,130	1,130	1.2
Jefferson County	+3.6%	660	566	2.6
Medina County	+3.6%	21	21	0.4
Tom Green County	+3.6%	251	251	2.1
Jim Wells County	+3.5%	34	34	0.9
Milam County	+3.5%	100	28	3.8
Hansford County	+3.4%	0	0	0.0
Kaufman County	+3.4%	575	573	2.7
Tarrant County	+3.4%	15,918	12,189	7.1
Victoria County	+3.4%	212	212	2.3
Ellis County	+3.3%	874	786	3.6
Hutchinson County	+3.3%	0	0	0.0
San Patricio County	+3.3%	560	254	7.8
Waller County	+3.3%	214	31	3.1
Bastrop County	+3.2%	372	284	3.1
Parker County	+3.2%	364	360	2.0
Guadalupe County	+3.1%	809	809	4.0
Hunt County	+3.1%	85	85	0.7
Rusk County	+3.1%	19	17	0.3
Collin County	+3.0%	10,417	9,685	8.0
Denton County	+3.0%	5,898	4,492	5.5
El Paso County	+3.0%	3,710	3,459	4.2
Kendall County	+3.0%	373	344	7.0
Rockwall County	+3.0%	1,224	1,224	8.7
Wichita County	+3.0%	482	248	3.7
Palo Pinto County	+2.9%	8	8	0.3
Webb County	+2.9%	1,805	1,439	6.4
Hopkins County	+2.8%	49	49	1.3
Bell County	+2.7%	2,853	1,769	7.1
Montgomery County	+2.7%	5,033	4,497	6.4
Panola County	+2.7%	9	9	0.4
Polk County	+2.7%	172	172	3.2
Deaf Smith County	+2.6%	2	2	0.1
Houston County	+2.6%	7	7	0.3
Upshur County	+2.6%	17	17	0.4
Burnet County	+2.5%	451	440	7.9
Llano County	+2.5%	330	227	14.1
Midland County	+2.5%	227	227	1.2
Cameron County	+2.4%	3,917	3,178	9.0
Henderson County	+2.4%	127	127	1.4
Taylor County	+2.4%	186	158	1.2
Andrews County	+2.3%	13	13	0.7
Washington County	+2.3%	179	31	4.7
Hays County	+2.2%	1,502	1,091	4.9
Anderson County	+2.0%	12	12	0.2
Johnson County	+2.0%	772	755	3.5
Hood County	+1.8%	102	87	1.4
Wilson County	+1.8%	51	51	0.9
Cooke County	+1.7%	43	31	1.0
Kerr County	+1.7%	89	89	1.6
Somervell County	+1.6%	19	12	1.9
Dawson County	+1.4%	0	0	0.0
Ochiltree County	+1.3%	2	2	0.2
Angelina County	+1.2%	168	156	1.9
Travis County	+1.1%	10,595	5,246	7.6
Brown County	+0.7%	22	14	0.6
Gaines County	+0.7%	3	3	0.1
Lavaca County	+0.7%	20	13	1.0
Williamson County	+0.7%	4,651	4,339	6.2
Jones County	+0.6%	3	3	0.1
Young County	+0.6%	4	4	0.2
Atascosa County	+0.5%	73	54	1.4
Hill County	+0.5%	25	25	0.6
Archer County	+0.4%	8	8	0.9
Orange County	+0.4%	224	224	2.6
Walker County	+0.4%	182	74	2.2
Gray County	+0.3%	2	2	0.1
Lampasas County	+0.1%	23	23	1.0
Limestone County	0.0%	10	10	0.4
Fannin County	−0.1%	94	38	2.4
Hartley County	−0.2%	0	0	0.0
Lee County	−0.4%	52	52	2.8
Jasper County	−0.8%	6	6	0.2
Wharton County	−0.9%	27	27	0.6
Nolan County	−1.2%	4	4	0.3
Freestone County	−1.3%	47	23	2.3
Howard County	−1.3%	76	0	2.5
Burleson County	−3.5%	14	14	0.7
Comanche County	—	2	2	0.1
Dallam County	—	3	3	0.4
Delta County	—	5	5	0.9
DeWitt County	—	2	2	0.1
Eastland County	—	0	0	0.0
Falls County	—	10	10	0.6
Goliad County	—	0	0	0.0
Hamilton County	—	1	1	0.1
Hemphill County	—	0	0	0.0
Jack County	—	0	0	0.0
Jackson County	—	19	19	1.2
Lamb County	—	4	4	0.3
Leon County	—	0	0	0.0
Live Oak County	—	3	3	0.3
Lynn County	—	2	2	0.3
McCulloch County	—	65	5	8.7
Madison County	—	16	16	1.1
Marion County	—	6	6	0.6
Martin County	—	1	1	0.2
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Morris County	—	14	14	1.2
Parmer County	—	1	1	0.1
Pecos County	—	5	5	0.3
Robertson County	—	18	18	1.0
Runnels County	—	1	1	0.1
Sabine County	—	1	1	0.1
Sherman County	—	17	15	6.1
Starr County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	1	1	0.1
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.