Texas in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +2.1%, against +4.5% for the United States and +3.1% in 2002.

177,194 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (134,197 single-family), +7.4% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+2.1%Texas index, 2002–2003US +4.5%

177,194housing units permitted in 2003134,197 single-family

137 of 156counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%

1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003

Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2003	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Goliad County	+22.2%	0	0	0.0
Nolan County	+11.5%	2	2	0.1
Eastland County	+9.7%	1	1	0.1
Clay County	+8.8%	5	5	0.5
Jackson County	+8.4%	24	24	1.6
Jones County	+7.9%	4	4	0.2
Wharton County	+7.9%	37	37	0.9
Gaines County	+7.5%	4	4	0.2
Atascosa County	+7.1%	81	55	1.5
Freestone County	+6.3%	44	24	2.1
Andrews County	+6.1%	11	11	0.6
Navarro County	+5.9%	21	21	0.4
Limestone County	+5.7%	21	21	0.9
Brown County	+5.6%	90	10	2.3
Archer County	+5.5%	9	9	1.0
Terry County	+5.5%	1	1	0.1
Walker County	+5.4%	98	80	1.2
Aransas County	+5.2%	101	99	3.9
Fannin County	+5.1%	52	46	1.3
Jasper County	+5.1%	6	6	0.2
Washington County	+5.1%	38	38	1.0
Deaf Smith County	+5.0%	3	3	0.2
Llano County	+4.8%	325	240	13.9
Hopkins County	+4.7%	84	84	2.2
Scurry County	+4.7%	1	1	0.1
Lampasas County	+4.5%	25	25	1.1
Anderson County	+4.4%	24	24	0.4
Lubbock County	+4.3%	2,956	1,364	9.0
Polk County	+4.3%	165	165	3.1
Kendall County	+4.2%	544	414	10.2
McLennan County	+4.2%	891	608	3.3
Titus County	+4.2%	52	40	1.6
Palo Pinto County	+4.0%	6	6	0.2
Van Zandt County	+4.0%	60	40	0.9
Burleson County	+3.8%	22	22	1.1
El Paso County	+3.8%	5,271	4,829	6.0
Henderson County	+3.8%	142	135	1.6
Hill County	+3.8%	20	20	0.5
Hood County	+3.8%	85	83	1.2
Kerr County	+3.8%	88	88	1.6
Nueces County	+3.8%	1,523	1,272	4.3
Hidalgo County	+3.7%	8,060	6,461	8.7
Cameron County	+3.6%	3,444	3,124	7.9
Galveston County	+3.6%	3,193	2,733	8.6
Hunt County	+3.6%	122	84	1.0
Bexar County	+3.5%	9,747	7,699	4.5
Coryell County	+3.4%	335	95	3.9
Lavaca County	+3.4%	10	6	0.5
Wilson County	+3.4%	23	23	0.4
Austin County	+3.3%	45	45	1.3
Cooke County	+3.3%	60	60	1.3
Harris County	+3.3%	40,983	26,450	8.1
Midland County	+3.3%	260	260	1.4
Bell County	+3.2%	2,315	1,845	5.8
Lamar County	+3.2%	171	84	3.3
Orange County	+3.2%	277	277	3.2
Parker County	+3.2%	389	363	2.1
Waller County	+3.2%	206	53	2.9
Webb County	+3.2%	1,671	1,580	5.9
Chambers County	+3.1%	419	417	7.3
Grimes County	+3.1%	14	14	0.4
Jefferson County	+3.1%	1,075	646	4.2
Johnson County	+3.1%	898	894	4.1
Madison County	+3.1%	14	14	1.0
Brazos County	+3.0%	1,848	1,120	7.4
Burnet County	+3.0%	677	398	11.9
Gregg County	+3.0%	303	301	2.4
Guadalupe County	+3.0%	1,127	1,127	5.6
Hardin County	+2.9%	32	32	0.5
Smith County	+2.9%	657	574	2.6
Wilbarger County	+2.8%	4	4	0.3
Ector County	+2.7%	173	173	1.0
Fayette County	+2.7%	15	15	0.6
Fort Bend County	+2.7%	1,950	1,235	2.0
Franklin County	+2.7%	105	5	9.6
Brazoria County	+2.6%	3,191	3,025	7.6
Ellis County	+2.6%	920	903	3.8
Somervell County	+2.6%	50	50	4.9
Colorado County	+2.5%	17	17	0.8
Rains County	+2.5%	26	16	1.9
Tarrant County	+2.5%	15,746	12,462	7.0
Tom Green County	+2.4%	265	265	2.2
Wichita County	+2.4%	520	310	4.0
Comal County	+2.3%	1,747	1,552	8.4
Randall County	+2.3%	29	29	0.2
Upshur County	+2.3%	13	13	0.3
Uvalde County	+2.3%	41	41	1.6
Blanco County	+2.2%	21	21	1.5
Hale County	+2.2%	17	17	0.5
Nacogdoches County	+2.2%	62	62	0.9
Val Verde County	+2.2%	142	113	3.0
Victoria County	+2.2%	117	117	1.3
Harrison County	+2.1%	37	37	0.5
Wise County	+2.1%	131	122	1.6
Brewster County	+2.0%	18	18	1.9
Callahan County	+1.9%	5	5	0.3
Lee County	+1.9%	16	16	0.9
Potter County	+1.9%	1,007	737	8.8
San Patricio County	+1.9%	373	297	5.2
Bowie County	+1.8%	354	145	3.8
Denton County	+1.8%	5,987	4,109	5.6
Kaufman County	+1.8%	864	648	4.1
Taylor County	+1.8%	212	190	1.4
Angelina County	+1.7%	181	166	2.1
Dallas County	+1.7%	15,448	9,293	5.8
Dawson County	+1.7%	0	0	0.0
Maverick County	+1.7%	212	165	3.6
Wood County	+1.7%	13	13	0.3
Erath County	+1.6%	129	111	2.9
Montgomery County	+1.6%	6,313	5,581	8.1
Calhoun County	+1.5%	127	125	6.5
Cherokee County	+1.3%	32	22	0.6
Ochiltree County	+1.3%	6	6	0.6
Collin County	+1.2%	11,083	10,434	8.5
Falls County	+1.2%	12	12	0.7
Bandera County	+1.0%	2	2	0.1
Grayson County	+1.0%	337	313	2.2
Jim Wells County	+1.0%	42	38	1.1
Montague County	+1.0%	14	14	0.6
Robertson County	+1.0%	14	14	0.8
Gray County	+0.9%	0	0	0.0
Medina County	+0.9%	104	104	1.8
San Jacinto County	+0.9%	13	13	0.4
Young County	+0.9%	8	8	0.4
Caldwell County	+0.8%	122	122	2.2
Houston County	+0.8%	8	8	0.4
Gillespie County	+0.7%	83	81	2.9
Moore County	+0.7%	34	28	1.6
Rusk County	+0.6%	16	16	0.3
Hays County	+0.4%	1,465	1,143	4.8
Comanche County	+0.3%	6	3	0.4
Hockley County	+0.3%	12	12	0.6
Rockwall County	+0.3%	1,219	1,219	8.7
Bastrop County	+0.2%	379	302	3.2
Hartley County	+0.2%	0	0	0.0
Howard County	+0.2%	3	3	0.1
Travis County	+0.2%	8,565	6,118	6.2
Bosque County	−0.3%	4	4	0.2
Williamson County	−0.3%	4,786	4,418	6.4
Matagorda County	−0.5%	115	115	3.2
Milam County	−0.5%	12	12	0.5
Cass County	−0.7%	38	22	1.3
Panola County	−0.9%	20	20	0.9
Ward County	−1.2%	6	6	0.5
Hansford County	−1.8%	0	0	0.0
Gonzales County	−2.2%	9	9	0.4
Pecos County	−2.2%	3	3	0.2
Shelby County	−2.3%	0	0	0.0
Carson County	−2.4%	11	11	1.9
Hutchinson County	−2.4%	0	0	0.0
Liberty County	−2.4%	258	258	2.1
DeWitt County	−3.3%	8	8	0.4
Camp County	−3.7%	12	12	0.9
Kleberg County	−3.7%	9	9	0.3
Yoakum County	−4.3%	0	0	0.0
Bee County	−4.9%	4	4	0.1
Dallam County	—	3	3	0.4
Delta County	—	6	6	1.1
Hamilton County	—	1	1	0.1
Hemphill County	—	0	0	0.0
Jack County	—	2	2	0.2
Lamb County	—	0	0	0.0
Leon County	—	0	0	0.0
Live Oak County	—	3	3	0.3
Lynn County	—	2	2	0.3
McCulloch County	—	3	3	0.4
Marion County	—	1	1	0.1
Martin County	—	0	0	0.0
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Morris County	—	12	12	1.0
Parmer County	—	3	3	0.3
Runnels County	—	0	0	0.0
Sabine County	—	1	1	0.1
Sherman County	—	19	17	6.8
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.