Texas in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +5.9%, against +6.6% for the United States and +4.5% in 2005.

216,642 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (162,750 single-family), +2.9% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+5.9%Texas index, 2005–2006US +6.6%

216,642housing units permitted in 2006162,750 single-family

158 of 170counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.6%

1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006

Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2006	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Yoakum County	+59.8%	7	7	0.9
Sherman County	+29.1%	22	20	7.9
Hartley County	+24.3%	0	0	0.0
Andrews County	+21.5%	40	40	2.1
Pecos County	+20.9%	54	6	3.7
Midland County	+20.1%	470	470	2.5
Ector County	+19.2%	261	261	1.5
Gaines County	+19.0%	18	10	0.8
Cass County	+17.2%	16	14	0.6
Anderson County	+16.9%	94	18	1.6
Ochiltree County	+16.3%	7	7	0.8
Sabine County	+16.3%	0	0	0.0
Scurry County	+16.1%	10	10	0.6
Freestone County	+15.5%	26	26	1.2
Ward County	+15.3%	6	6	0.5
DeWitt County	+15.0%	6	6	0.3
El Paso County	+15.0%	4,140	3,877	4.7
Gray County	+14.7%	3	3	0.1
Rusk County	+13.8%	8	8	0.1
Leon County	+13.6%	0	0	0.0
Llano County	+13.4%	294	294	12.6
Gillespie County	+12.8%	133	76	4.7
Falls County	+12.7%	13	9	0.7
Howard County	+12.4%	2	2	0.1
Upshur County	+12.3%	67	14	1.5
Aransas County	+12.1%	229	213	8.8
Houston County	+11.6%	7	7	0.3
Bee County	+11.5%	18	16	0.6
Eastland County	+11.5%	1	1	0.1
Wilbarger County	+11.2%	4	4	0.3
Kerr County	+11.0%	0	0	0.0
Hockley County	+10.9%	33	33	1.5
Nolan County	+10.9%	1	1	0.1
Comanche County	+10.8%	1	1	0.1
Atascosa County	+10.7%	119	119	2.2
Carson County	+10.7%	5	5	0.9
Deaf Smith County	+10.7%	127	17	6.8
Panola County	+10.7%	8	8	0.3
Bandera County	+10.6%	2	2	0.1
Grimes County	+10.6%	38	38	1.1
Webb County	+10.5%	2,395	1,941	8.5
Gonzales County	+10.4%	8	8	0.4
Live Oak County	+10.0%	16	16	1.3
Montague County	+10.0%	1	1	0.0
Burnet County	+9.9%	520	496	9.1
Tom Green County	+9.8%	489	369	4.1
Jasper County	+9.7%	2	2	0.1
Young County	+9.7%	11	11	0.6
Cherokee County	+9.6%	33	25	0.6
Travis County	+9.6%	15,738	9,575	11.3
Colorado County	+9.2%	9	9	0.4
Erath County	+9.2%	44	28	1.0
Jones County	+9.2%	16	0	0.8
Robertson County	+9.2%	23	23	1.3
Bexar County	+8.9%	15,011	9,219	6.9
Orange County	+8.9%	288	276	3.3
Fayette County	+8.8%	20	20	0.8
Goliad County	+8.8%	0	0	0.0
Limestone County	+8.6%	3	3	0.1
Walker County	+8.6%	234	54	2.8
Brewster County	+8.4%	7	7	0.7
Henderson County	+8.3%	139	131	1.6
Taylor County	+8.3%	337	321	2.2
Cooke County	+8.2%	174	26	3.9
Gregg County	+8.2%	576	354	4.6
Austin County	+8.1%	44	39	1.3
Galveston County	+8.1%	3,041	2,732	8.2
Jefferson County	+8.1%	1,576	540	6.2
Maverick County	+8.1%	168	168	2.9
Angelina County	+8.0%	185	128	2.1
Comal County	+7.8%	2,477	2,477	11.8
Kendall County	+7.8%	675	547	12.7
Liberty County	+7.8%	293	293	2.4
Medina County	+7.8%	31	31	0.5
Wood County	+7.7%	14	10	0.3
Calhoun County	+7.6%	96	96	4.9
Guadalupe County	+7.5%	1,406	1,406	7.0
Hardin County	+7.5%	129	129	2.2
Lamb County	+7.5%	1	1	0.1
Nueces County	+7.2%	2,714	1,543	7.7
Titus County	+7.2%	46	32	1.5
Tyler County	+7.2%	9	9	0.4
Hutchinson County	+7.0%	4	4	0.2
Val Verde County	+7.0%	283	155	5.9
Palo Pinto County	+6.7%	15	15	0.5
Hays County	+6.6%	2,518	1,992	8.3
Burleson County	+6.5%	15	15	0.7
Blanco County	+6.4%	19	19	1.4
Potter County	+6.3%	935	671	8.2
Hale County	+6.2%	21	21	0.7
Victoria County	+6.2%	143	143	1.5
Harris County	+6.1%	46,455	33,023	9.2
Harrison County	+6.0%	38	38	0.5
Williamson County	+6.0%	7,454	5,738	9.9
Wilson County	+6.0%	40	40	0.7
Hood County	+5.9%	121	121	1.7
Washington County	+5.8%	120	80	3.1
Hidalgo County	+5.7%	8,046	6,870	8.7
Smith County	+5.7%	679	576	2.7
Lee County	+5.5%	19	19	1.0
Parker County	+5.5%	673	489	3.6
Wichita County	+5.5%	333	303	2.6
Archer County	+5.4%	21	21	2.3
San Jacinto County	+5.4%	3	3	0.1
Somervell County	+5.4%	70	70	6.8
Hamilton County	+5.3%	2	2	0.2
Brazoria County	+5.2%	3,589	3,287	8.6
Brown County	+5.2%	100	40	2.6
Callahan County	+5.2%	12	12	0.8
Wharton County	+5.2%	61	45	1.5
Montgomery County	+5.1%	8,885	7,417	11.4
Runnels County	+5.1%	2	2	0.2
Chambers County	+5.0%	368	368	6.4
Fort Bend County	+4.9%	8,796	7,910	9.0
Franklin County	+4.9%	4	4	0.4
Brazos County	+4.8%	1,547	882	6.2
Randall County	+4.8%	240	32	1.6
Wise County	+4.8%	144	116	1.7
Madison County	+4.7%	12	12	0.8
Bosque County	+4.6%	8	8	0.4
San Patricio County	+4.6%	357	357	5.0
Bowie County	+4.5%	122	99	1.3
Dawson County	+4.5%	0	0	0.0
Johnson County	+4.5%	1,146	1,086	5.3
Uvalde County	+4.4%	41	37	1.6
Bell County	+4.2%	4,111	2,514	10.2
Moore County	+4.1%	28	28	1.3
Nacogdoches County	+4.1%	256	52	3.9
Clay County	+4.0%	4	4	0.4
Kaufman County	+4.0%	831	721	4.0
Lubbock County	+4.0%	1,500	1,229	4.6
Van Zandt County	+4.0%	50	50	0.8
Hill County	+3.9%	66	28	1.7
Bastrop County	+3.7%	302	226	2.5
Dallas County	+3.7%	15,556	9,941	5.8
Grayson County	+3.7%	445	355	2.9
Polk County	+3.7%	460	460	8.6
Waller County	+3.6%	245	90	3.5
Tarrant County	+3.4%	17,313	13,507	7.7
Cameron County	+3.3%	3,402	2,852	7.8
Collin County	+3.2%	14,326	11,580	11.0
McLennan County	+3.2%	1,053	958	3.9
Denton County	+3.1%	3,483	3,157	3.3
Caldwell County	+3.0%	84	84	1.5
Coryell County	+3.0%	431	267	5.0
Rockwall County	+3.0%	1,220	1,190	8.7
Ellis County	+2.8%	1,674	1,666	6.9
Hunt County	+2.6%	137	127	1.1
Kleberg County	+2.6%	40	40	1.3
Starr County	+2.6%	0	0	0.0
Navarro County	+2.5%	125	47	2.2
Fannin County	+2.3%	44	33	1.1
Lampasas County	+2.3%	31	27	1.3
Hopkins County	+1.9%	14	14	0.4
Matagorda County	+1.8%	107	107	2.9
Terry County	+1.3%	4	4	0.3
Marion County	+1.1%	7	7	0.7
Milam County	+0.5%	11	11	0.4
Jim Wells County	−0.3%	59	57	1.5
Rains County	−1.2%	2	2	0.1
Lamar County	−1.6%	81	62	1.6
Shelby County	−2.3%	3	3	0.1
Camp County	−2.5%	3	3	0.2
Hemphill County	−2.6%	0	0	0.0
Parmer County	−3.0%	12	6	1.2
Jack County	−3.8%	4	4	0.4
Hansford County	−5.1%	0	0	0.0
Lavaca County	−5.3%	15	15	0.7
Morris County	−6.1%	11	11	0.9
Jackson County	−8.6%	21	21	1.4
Dallam County	—	31	31	4.1
Delta County	—	11	11	2.0
Lynn County	—	3	3	0.5
McCulloch County	—	0	0	0.0
Martin County	—	0	0	0.0
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	1	1	0.1
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.