Texas in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +2.3%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.1% in 2003.

188,842 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (149,056 single-family), +6.6% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+2.3%Texas index, 2003–2004US +9.2%

188,842housing units permitted in 2004149,056 single-family

147 of 167counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.7%

2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004

Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2004	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Houston County	+14.8%	7	7	0.3
DeWitt County	+13.5%	5	5	0.2
Camp County	+12.1%	17	17	1.3
Yoakum County	+12.1%	0	0	0.0
Live Oak County	+11.8%	1	1	0.1
Aransas County	+11.2%	220	220	8.4
Medina County	+11.1%	111	111	2.0
Rusk County	+11.0%	89	13	1.6
San Jacinto County	+10.8%	11	11	0.4
Upshur County	+10.8%	9	9	0.2
Pecos County	+10.2%	1	1	0.1
Bosque County	+9.4%	8	2	0.4
Brewster County	+8.6%	15	15	1.6
Brown County	+8.4%	20	20	0.5
Maverick County	+8.3%	226	203	3.8
Cass County	+7.7%	34	18	1.2
Hamilton County	+7.4%	2	2	0.2
Polk County	+7.4%	187	187	3.5
Liberty County	+7.1%	263	263	2.2
Shelby County	+7.1%	30	20	1.2
Gonzales County	+6.9%	4	4	0.2
Harrison County	+6.8%	44	44	0.6
Panola County	+6.8%	7	7	0.3
Gaines County	+6.7%	13	13	0.5
Matagorda County	+6.7%	201	137	5.5
Hansford County	+6.6%	0	0	0.0
Walker County	+6.4%	356	153	4.2
Erath County	+6.3%	239	46	5.4
Gillespie County	+6.1%	79	79	2.8
Archer County	+6.0%	10	10	1.1
Nueces County	+6.0%	2,356	1,448	6.7
Jim Wells County	+5.8%	47	45	1.2
San Patricio County	+5.8%	479	301	6.6
Burleson County	+5.7%	18	18	0.9
Navarro County	+5.7%	41	41	0.7
Leon County	+5.6%	0	0	0.0
Llano County	+5.6%	256	201	11.0
Uvalde County	+5.6%	24	20	1.0
Val Verde County	+5.6%	130	127	2.7
Wilson County	+5.6%	45	41	0.8
Ochiltree County	+5.5%	6	6	0.6
Bandera County	+5.4%	0	0	0.0
Galveston County	+5.4%	3,059	2,995	8.2
Palo Pinto County	+5.3%	7	7	0.2
Bee County	+5.2%	16	16	0.5
Colorado County	+5.2%	9	9	0.4
Eastland County	+5.0%	0	0	0.0
Hemphill County	+5.0%	0	0	0.0
Cooke County	+4.9%	125	109	2.8
Somervell County	+4.9%	18	18	1.8
Wichita County	+4.9%	317	309	2.4
Parmer County	+4.8%	4	4	0.4
Gregg County	+4.7%	390	298	3.1
Morris County	+4.7%	4	4	0.3
Smith County	+4.7%	724	608	2.9
Titus County	+4.7%	51	51	1.6
Ector County	+4.6%	194	194	1.1
Kendall County	+4.6%	599	539	11.2
Midland County	+4.6%	289	289	1.5
El Paso County	+4.5%	3,942	3,407	4.5
Franklin County	+4.5%	4	4	0.4
Hopkins County	+4.5%	93	93	2.4
Jefferson County	+4.5%	759	711	3.0
Kerr County	+4.5%	104	104	1.9
McLennan County	+4.5%	1,541	788	5.7
Taylor County	+4.5%	273	265	1.8
Austin County	+4.4%	28	28	0.8
Bowie County	+4.4%	220	154	2.4
Comanche County	+4.4%	4	4	0.3
Scurry County	+4.4%	4	4	0.2
Bexar County	+4.3%	13,320	8,987	6.2
Tyler County	+4.3%	4	4	0.2
Young County	+4.3%	7	7	0.4
Carson County	+4.2%	7	7	1.2
Chambers County	+4.2%	571	571	9.9
Comal County	+4.2%	1,840	1,589	8.8
Freestone County	+4.1%	43	27	2.1
Rains County	+4.1%	32	8	2.4
Fayette County	+4.0%	37	37	1.5
Potter County	+4.0%	953	697	8.3
Ward County	+4.0%	4	4	0.4
Hidalgo County	+3.9%	9,314	6,744	10.1
Kleberg County	+3.9%	6	6	0.2
Brazos County	+3.7%	1,159	859	4.7
Montague County	+3.7%	3	3	0.1
Van Zandt County	+3.7%	59	51	0.9
Waller County	+3.7%	213	46	3.0
Webb County	+3.7%	2,193	1,617	7.8
Wood County	+3.7%	19	17	0.4
Lubbock County	+3.6%	3,774	1,392	11.5
Hockley County	+3.5%	13	13	0.6
Hood County	+3.5%	104	92	1.5
Howard County	+3.5%	0	0	0.0
Harris County	+3.4%	36,395	28,020	7.2
Hartley County	+3.4%	0	0	0.0
Robertson County	+3.4%	15	15	0.8
Victoria County	+3.3%	398	138	4.3
Jasper County	+3.2%	7	7	0.2
Washington County	+3.2%	39	39	1.0
Wharton County	+3.2%	30	26	0.7
Angelina County	+3.1%	107	107	1.2
Guadalupe County	+3.1%	1,552	1,303	7.7
Johnson County	+3.1%	911	911	4.2
Atascosa County	+3.0%	72	64	1.3
Callahan County	+3.0%	15	15	1.0
Hunt County	+3.0%	447	191	3.6
Tom Green County	+3.0%	235	231	1.9
Randall County	+2.9%	46	29	0.3
Bell County	+2.7%	3,409	2,351	8.5
Ellis County	+2.6%	1,900	1,798	7.9
Fannin County	+2.6%	66	58	1.7
Fort Bend County	+2.6%	4,152	3,858	4.3
Grayson County	+2.6%	521	411	3.4
Grimes County	+2.5%	7	7	0.2
Moore County	+2.5%	33	33	1.5
Orange County	+2.5%	251	251	2.9
Parker County	+2.5%	426	357	2.3
Dallas County	+2.3%	13,297	10,046	5.0
Montgomery County	+2.3%	6,977	6,023	8.9
Brazoria County	+2.2%	4,367	3,288	10.4
Lampasas County	+2.2%	10	10	0.4
Madison County	+2.2%	19	11	1.3
Calhoun County	+2.1%	155	135	7.9
Gray County	+2.1%	1	1	0.0
Hardin County	+2.0%	115	115	2.0
Kaufman County	+2.0%	799	789	3.8
Anderson County	+1.9%	21	17	0.4
Hale County	+1.7%	19	19	0.6
Henderson County	+1.7%	145	139	1.6
Burnet County	+1.6%	686	447	12.0
Sabine County	+1.6%	1	1	0.1
Cameron County	+1.5%	3,592	3,070	8.3
Tarrant County	+1.5%	17,288	14,705	7.7
Milam County	+1.4%	17	13	0.6
Wise County	+1.3%	175	173	2.1
Collin County	+1.1%	12,090	11,079	9.3
Falls County	+1.0%	9	9	0.5
Nacogdoches County	+1.0%	102	69	1.5
Blanco County	+0.9%	22	22	1.6
Cherokee County	+0.9%	35	27	0.7
Lavaca County	+0.9%	18	10	0.9
Travis County	+0.9%	10,658	7,757	7.7
Andrews County	+0.6%	12	12	0.6
Denton County	+0.5%	5,239	4,254	4.9
Rockwall County	+0.4%	1,598	1,598	11.4
Coryell County	+0.2%	229	173	2.7
Hays County	+0.2%	2,578	1,960	8.5
Jackson County	0.0%	20	20	1.3
Hill County	−0.1%	24	24	0.6
Lamar County	−0.3%	129	77	2.5
Bastrop County	−0.4%	342	280	2.9
Hutchinson County	−0.5%	3	3	0.2
Lee County	−0.7%	15	15	0.8
Caldwell County	−1.3%	103	103	1.9
Limestone County	−1.6%	23	23	1.0
Williamson County	−1.6%	4,334	4,209	5.8
Deaf Smith County	−1.8%	6	6	0.3
Nolan County	−1.9%	3	3	0.2
Clay County	−2.3%	0	0	0.0
Dawson County	−2.8%	1	1	0.1
Starr County	−3.3%	0	0	0.0
Jones County	−4.1%	3	3	0.1
Sherman County	−6.6%	21	19	7.6
Wilbarger County	−6.7%	63	63	5.0
Goliad County	−11.0%	0	0	0.0
Terry County	−11.5%	0	0	0.0
Jack County	−17.4%	3	3	0.3
Dallam County	—	2	2	0.3
Delta County	—	9	7	1.6
Lamb County	—	0	0	0.0
Lynn County	—	3	3	0.5
McCulloch County	—	21	4	2.8
Marion County	—	1	1	0.1
Martin County	—	3	3	0.6
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Runnels County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	2	2	0.2
Swisher County	—	0	0	0.0
Trinity County	—	0	0	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.