Texas in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +4.5%, against +12.4% for the United States and +2.3% in 2004.

210,611 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (166,178 single-family), +11.5% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+4.5%Texas index, 2004–2005US +12.4%

210,611housing units permitted in 2005166,178 single-family

159 of 167counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.8%

2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005

Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2005	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Jack County	+28.7%	1	1	0.1
Goliad County	+27.4%	0	0	0.0
Hemphill County	+27.0%	4	4	1.3
Parmer County	+18.4%	1	1	0.1
Shelby County	+17.5%	3	3	0.1
Madison County	+15.1%	20	13	1.4
Terry County	+15.1%	5	5	0.4
Lavaca County	+14.7%	20	16	1.0
Lampasas County	+14.1%	30	27	1.3
Robertson County	+13.8%	17	17	1.0
Jones County	+12.7%	17	3	0.8
Scurry County	+12.6%	7	7	0.4
Limestone County	+12.5%	11	9	0.5
Jackson County	+12.2%	20	20	1.3
Leon County	+11.9%	0	0	0.0
Kendall County	+11.8%	552	552	10.4
Franklin County	+11.7%	6	6	0.5
Andrews County	+11.5%	24	24	1.3
Lee County	+11.1%	23	23	1.2
San Jacinto County	+11.1%	3	3	0.1
Deaf Smith County	+10.7%	19	17	1.0
Midland County	+10.6%	390	390	2.1
Coryell County	+10.4%	533	331	6.2
Gillespie County	+10.4%	144	80	5.0
Ector County	+10.3%	255	149	1.5
Hansford County	+10.2%	0	0	0.0
Wharton County	+10.0%	34	34	0.8
El Paso County	+9.8%	5,405	4,333	6.2
Milam County	+9.6%	15	15	0.6
Camp County	+9.5%	8	8	0.6
Morris County	+9.5%	7	7	0.6
San Patricio County	+9.5%	338	332	4.7
Uvalde County	+9.2%	39	35	1.6
Brewster County	+9.1%	7	7	0.7
Brown County	+9.1%	127	41	3.3
Matagorda County	+9.1%	97	97	2.7
Hill County	+8.9%	15	15	0.4
Kleberg County	+8.9%	7	7	0.2
Live Oak County	+8.9%	4	4	0.3
Bosque County	+8.8%	5	5	0.3
Wilson County	+8.8%	44	36	0.8
Hockley County	+8.7%	20	20	0.9
Jim Wells County	+8.4%	154	82	4.0
Tom Green County	+8.4%	270	270	2.2
Waller County	+8.4%	219	67	3.1
Henderson County	+8.3%	177	141	2.0
Callahan County	+8.2%	31	31	2.1
Bee County	+8.1%	11	11	0.3
Hopkins County	+8.1%	29	29	0.7
Bandera County	+8.0%	52	0	2.3
Blanco County	+8.0%	26	26	1.9
Hutchinson County	+8.0%	1	1	0.1
Comanche County	+7.9%	5	5	0.3
Galveston County	+7.9%	3,318	3,148	8.9
Bexar County	+7.8%	17,808	10,298	8.2
Llano County	+7.8%	320	252	13.7
Ochiltree County	+7.8%	7	7	0.8
Young County	+7.8%	6	6	0.3
Carson County	+7.6%	7	7	1.2
Nueces County	+7.6%	2,019	1,553	5.7
Starr County	+7.6%	0	0	0.0
Aransas County	+7.5%	256	256	9.8
Palo Pinto County	+7.5%	15	13	0.5
Gray County	+7.1%	3	3	0.1
Taylor County	+6.9%	298	276	2.0
Val Verde County	+6.9%	156	148	3.3
Clay County	+6.8%	9	9	0.8
Hartley County	+6.7%	0	0	0.0
Rains County	+6.7%	14	14	1.0
Wise County	+6.7%	192	172	2.3
Polk County	+6.6%	187	185	3.5
Hood County	+6.5%	140	126	2.0
Kerr County	+6.5%	88	88	1.6
Cherokee County	+6.4%	32	28	0.6
Gregg County	+6.3%	367	357	2.9
Guadalupe County	+6.3%	1,533	1,531	7.6
Van Zandt County	+6.3%	55	47	0.8
Travis County	+6.2%	14,234	9,425	10.2
Erath County	+6.1%	67	45	1.5
Comal County	+6.0%	2,205	2,182	10.5
Smith County	+6.0%	745	604	2.9
Harrison County	+5.9%	40	40	0.6
Sherman County	+5.9%	23	21	8.3
Washington County	+5.8%	140	64	3.7
Cameron County	+5.7%	3,694	3,069	8.5
Montgomery County	+5.6%	7,441	6,586	9.5
Atascosa County	+5.5%	68	64	1.3
Bell County	+5.4%	3,669	3,047	9.1
Lamar County	+5.4%	60	58	1.2
McLennan County	+5.4%	1,322	1,015	4.9
Randall County	+5.4%	57	31	0.4
Moore County	+5.3%	26	26	1.2
Wilbarger County	+5.3%	0	0	0.0
Austin County	+5.2%	49	46	1.5
Nacogdoches County	+5.1%	103	101	1.6
Webb County	+5.1%	2,176	1,886	7.7
Wichita County	+5.1%	540	296	4.2
Burnet County	+5.0%	561	433	9.8
Hays County	+4.9%	2,655	2,124	8.7
Grayson County	+4.7%	744	423	4.8
Navarro County	+4.7%	68	68	1.2
Titus County	+4.7%	46	46	1.5
Potter County	+4.6%	1,112	824	9.7
Colorado County	+4.5%	20	20	0.9
Harris County	+4.5%	41,506	32,465	8.2
Howard County	+4.3%	66	2	2.2
Hidalgo County	+4.2%	8,889	6,741	9.6
Hunt County	+4.2%	435	197	3.5
Parker County	+4.2%	541	480	2.9
Victoria County	+4.2%	123	123	1.3
Gonzales County	+4.1%	9	9	0.4
Grimes County	+4.1%	28	28	0.8
Johnson County	+4.1%	1,151	1,145	5.3
Brazoria County	+4.0%	4,688	3,989	11.2
Walker County	+4.0%	282	84	3.4
Brazos County	+3.9%	1,610	789	6.5
Calhoun County	+3.9%	118	115	6.0
Lubbock County	+3.9%	1,781	1,291	5.4
Fort Bend County	+3.8%	4,097	4,097	4.2
Houston County	+3.8%	7	7	0.3
Upshur County	+3.8%	7	7	0.2
Wood County	+3.8%	16	12	0.3
Archer County	+3.7%	16	10	1.8
Dallas County	+3.7%	14,404	10,520	5.4
Angelina County	+3.6%	104	104	1.2
Jefferson County	+3.6%	819	427	3.2
Tyler County	+3.6%	3	3	0.1
Eastland County	+3.4%	0	0	0.0
Hardin County	+3.4%	98	98	1.7
Tarrant County	+3.3%	19,312	16,121	8.6
Gaines County	+3.2%	17	17	0.7
Caldwell County	+3.0%	84	84	1.5
Rockwall County	+3.0%	2,001	1,756	14.2
Maverick County	+2.9%	227	213	3.9
Medina County	+2.9%	43	43	0.8
Orange County	+2.9%	283	283	3.3
Rusk County	+2.9%	22	22	0.4
Bowie County	+2.8%	156	136	1.7
Cooke County	+2.8%	46	42	1.0
Collin County	+2.6%	13,844	12,558	10.7
Ellis County	+2.6%	1,832	1,810	7.6
Somervell County	+2.6%	24	24	2.3
Fayette County	+2.5%	33	33	1.3
Denton County	+2.3%	5,265	3,816	4.9
Fannin County	+2.3%	85	71	2.2
Williamson County	+2.3%	5,999	5,444	8.0
Bastrop County	+2.2%	269	269	2.3
Kaufman County	+2.0%	918	914	4.4
Jasper County	+1.9%	8	6	0.2
Hale County	+1.8%	86	86	2.7
Chambers County	+1.7%	517	517	9.0
DeWitt County	+1.7%	5	5	0.2
Freestone County	+1.5%	42	26	2.0
Panola County	+1.4%	16	16	0.7
Montague County	+1.2%	0	0	0.0
Ward County	+1.2%	3	3	0.3
Burleson County	+0.9%	9	9	0.4
Hamilton County	+0.8%	3	3	0.3
Anderson County	+0.6%	23	23	0.4
Liberty County	0.0%	287	287	2.4
Nolan County	−0.5%	4	4	0.3
Falls County	−0.8%	18	18	1.0
Cass County	−1.1%	23	17	0.8
Sabine County	−1.1%	0	0	0.0
Dawson County	−2.0%	1	1	0.1
Pecos County	−3.6%	16	16	1.1
Yoakum County	−4.2%	0	0	0.0
Dallam County	—	5	5	0.7
Delta County	—	0	0	0.0
Lamb County	—	0	0	0.0
Lynn County	—	2	2	0.3
McCulloch County	—	11	2	1.5
Marion County	—	0	0	0.0
Martin County	—	10	10	1.9
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Runnels County	—	1	1	0.1
Stephens County	—	1	1	0.1
Swisher County	—	0	0	0.0
Trinity County	—	1	1	0.1

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.