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In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +4.8%, against +0.6% for the United States and +5.9% in 2006.
176,992 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (118,455 single-family), −18.3% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
+4.8% Texas index, 2006–2007 US +0.6%
176,992 housing units permitted in 2007 118,455 single-family
162 of 170 counties with a rising index median county +6.0%
1,398,415 units permitted nationally in 2007
Counties in 2007 Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2007 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Jack County +26.5% 1 1 0.1 Lavaca County +24.5% 15 15 0.7 Jackson County +24.3% 15 15 1.0 Morris County +23.3% 2 2 0.2 Hemphill County +19.4% 0 0 0.0 Hansford County +17.2% 2 2 0.4 Gonzales County +17.1% 6 6 0.3 Ector County +17.0% 439 215 2.5 Midland County +16.5% 514 514 2.7 Pecos County +16.2% 13 13 0.9 Andrews County +16.0% 154 154 8.1 Ward County +14.1% 15 15 1.3 Matagorda County +13.5% 120 120 3.3 Nolan County +13.3% 0 0 0.0 Lamb County +12.9% 0 0 0.0 Franklin County +12.6% 4 4 0.4 Howard County +12.5% 79 16 2.6 Runnels County +12.2% 0 0 0.0 Colorado County +11.5% 16 16 0.7 Gray County +11.5% 3 3 0.1 Blanco County +11.1% 18 18 1.3 Gaines County +11.1% 11 11 0.5 Parmer County +11.1% 6 6 0.6 Brewster County +11.0% 30 30 3.2 Kleberg County +10.8% 33 33 1.1 Dawson County +10.6% 0 0 0.0 Brown County +10.4% 33 33 0.9 Bee County +10.2% 4 4 0.1 Hutchinson County +10.0% 7 7 0.4 Uvalde County +9.7% 28 22 1.1 Coryell County +9.6% 365 197 4.3 Marion County +9.6% 4 4 0.4 Travis County +9.5% 12,021 6,602 8.7 Harrison County +9.4% 40 40 0.6 Llano County +9.4% 259 259 11.1 Burnet County +9.1% 515 478 9.0 Eastland County +9.1% 0 0 0.0 Jefferson County +9.0% 1,733 678 6.8 Shelby County +8.7% 7 7 0.3 Val Verde County +8.7% 185 185 3.9 Wilson County +8.7% 54 54 1.0 Kendall County +8.6% 533 533 10.0 Wharton County +8.6% 50 50 1.2 Scurry County +8.4% 4 4 0.2 El Paso County +8.3% 4,379 3,190 5.0 Guadalupe County +8.1% 1,232 1,232 6.1 Rusk County +8.1% 14 14 0.3 Fayette County +8.0% 22 22 0.9 Callahan County +7.9% 5 5 0.3 Somervell County +7.9% 55 55 5.4 Washington County +7.9% 99 75 2.6 Comal County +7.8% 1,856 1,856 8.9 Palo Pinto County +7.7% 13 13 0.4 Polk County +7.7% 240 240 4.5 Bastrop County +7.6% 206 54 1.7 Sabine County +7.6% 1 1 0.1 Austin County +7.5% 54 54 1.6 San Jacinto County +7.5% 0 0 0.0 Gillespie County +7.3% 129 63 4.5 Milam County +7.3% 37 5 1.4 Terry County +7.3% 5 5 0.4 Victoria County +7.3% 103 103 1.1 Williamson County +7.3% 5,671 3,907 7.5 Hardin County +7.2% 141 141 2.4 Navarro County +7.1% 66 66 1.2 Rains County +7.1% 11 8 0.8 Orange County +7.0% 414 262 4.8 Tom Green County +7.0% 356 356 3.0 Kerr County +6.9% 0 0 0.0 Limestone County +6.9% 19 19 0.8 Bandera County +6.8% 2 2 0.1 Lampasas County +6.7% 24 20 1.0 Bexar County +6.6% 9,504 5,565 4.4 Calhoun County +6.6% 84 82 4.3 Clay County +6.6% 18 6 1.7 Hood County +6.6% 105 105 1.5 Deaf Smith County +6.5% 25 25 1.3 Medina County +6.5% 43 37 0.8 Waller County +6.5% 184 60 2.6 Gregg County +6.3% 357 340 2.8 Comanche County +6.2% 1 1 0.1 Moore County +6.2% 87 31 4.0 San Patricio County +6.2% 270 267 3.7 Starr County +6.1% 0 0 0.0 Wise County +6.1% 115 109 1.4 Grimes County +6.0% 23 17 0.7 Panola County +6.0% 12 12 0.5 Aransas County +5.9% 373 167 14.3 Nacogdoches County +5.9% 99 59 1.5 Fannin County +5.8% 67 33 1.7 Ochiltree County +5.7% 3 3 0.3 Harris County +5.4% 40,238 23,985 8.0 Titus County +5.4% 46 34 1.5 Caldwell County +5.3% 30 30 0.5 Hockley County +5.1% 23 23 1.1 Chambers County +5.0% 457 457 7.9 Jasper County +5.0% 86 14 2.6 Taylor County +5.0% 287 277 1.9 Bell County +4.7% 2,820 2,270 7.0 Brazos County +4.7% 1,899 863 7.6 Erath County +4.7% 106 66 2.4 Fort Bend County +4.7% 7,902 7,046 8.1 Henderson County +4.7% 162 114 1.8 Hartley County +4.6% 0 0 0.0 Madison County +4.5% 15 15 1.1 Anderson County +4.4% 214 214 3.6 Hays County +4.4% 1,975 1,527 6.5 Lamar County +4.4% 47 47 0.9 Hale County +4.3% 4 4 0.1 Hidalgo County +4.3% 6,458 5,079 7.0 Bosque County +4.2% 7 7 0.4 Jim Wells County +4.0% 82 32 2.1 Young County +4.0% 7 7 0.4 Archer County +3.9% 9 9 1.0 Montgomery County +3.9% 7,611 5,074 9.7 Johnson County +3.8% 1,420 1,240 6.5 McLennan County +3.7% 1,064 816 3.9 Upshur County +3.7% 10 6 0.2 Walker County +3.7% 672 64 8.0 Hamilton County +3.6% 4 4 0.5 Parker County +3.6% 459 382 2.5 Randall County +3.6% 32 23 0.2 Camp County +3.5% 4 4 0.3 Hill County +3.5% 21 21 0.5 Robertson County +3.5% 16 16 0.9 Burleson County +3.4% 12 12 0.6 Hunt County +3.4% 119 83 1.0 Potter County +3.4% 1,279 648 11.2 Webb County +3.3% 1,581 1,257 5.6 Wichita County +3.3% 739 209 5.7 Angelina County +3.1% 119 119 1.3 Smith County +3.1% 462 370 1.8 Cameron County +3.0% 2,091 1,728 4.8 Cass County +3.0% 4 4 0.1 Denton County +3.0% 3,680 2,301 3.4 Van Zandt County +3.0% 29 29 0.4 Wood County +3.0% 21 17 0.4 Dallas County +2.9% 13,295 6,427 5.0 Hopkins County +2.9% 20 18 0.5 Maverick County +2.9% 110 107 1.9 Wilbarger County +2.9% 46 2 3.7 Tyler County +2.8% 2 2 0.1 Brazoria County +2.7% 3,761 2,703 9.0 Grayson County +2.5% 518 266 3.4 Nueces County +2.5% 1,374 1,337 3.9 Atascosa County +2.4% 71 71 1.3 Collin County +2.4% 9,911 6,743 7.6 Live Oak County +2.4% 2 2 0.2 Bowie County +2.3% 278 134 3.0 Galveston County +2.3% 2,816 2,587 7.6 Ellis County +2.2% 1,355 1,205 5.6 DeWitt County +2.1% 5 5 0.2 Tarrant County +2.1% 11,972 8,590 5.3 Montague County +2.0% 1 1 0.0 Cooke County +1.8% 29 23 0.7 Kaufman County +1.5% 307 307 1.5 Lubbock County +1.4% 1,275 933 3.9 Rockwall County +1.4% 925 759 6.6 Liberty County +1.2% 251 251 2.1 Jones County +0.8% 1 1 0.0 Freestone County +0.5% 22 22 1.1 Leon County +0.4% 0 0 0.0 Lee County −0.4% 14 14 0.7 Yoakum County −0.4% 13 13 1.7 Cherokee County −1.4% 103 17 1.9 Carson County −1.9% 4 4 0.7 Houston County −2.6% 6 6 0.3 Goliad County −4.4% 0 0 0.0 Falls County −5.5% 12 10 0.7 Sherman County −7.8% 19 17 6.8 Dallam County — 16 16 2.1 Delta County — 10 10 1.8 Lynn County — 1 1 0.2 McCulloch County — 4 4 0.5 Martin County — 0 0 0.0 Mills County — 0 0 0.0 Stephens County — 0 0 0.0 Swisher County — 1 1 0.1 Trinity County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Texas by year 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 1995: 105,102 units (70,418 single-family, 34,684 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 118,823 units (83,103 single-family, 35,720 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 125,974 units (82,180 single-family, 43,794 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 156,729 units (99,831 single-family, 56,898 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 146,564 units (101,848 single-family, 44,716 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 141,231 units (108,613 single-family, 32,618 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 150,342 units (111,915 single-family, 38,427 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 165,027 units (122,623 single-family, 42,404 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 177,194 units (134,197 single-family, 42,997 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 188,842 units (149,056 single-family, 39,786 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 210,611 units (166,178 single-family, 44,433 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 216,642 units (162,750 single-family, 53,892 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 176,992 units (118,455 single-family, 58,537 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 129,523 units (79,626 single-family, 49,897 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 84,440 units (67,069 single-family, 17,371 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 88,461 units (66,973 single-family, 21,488 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 97,450 units (65,506 single-family, 31,944 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 135,514 units (79,532 single-family, 55,982 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 147,460 units (90,832 single-family, 56,628 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 166,982 units (99,701 single-family, 67,281 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 175,443 units (105,448 single-family, 69,995 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 165,853 units (106,511 single-family, 59,342 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 175,112 units (116,766 single-family, 58,346 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 192,878 units (126,048 single-family, 66,830 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 209,895 units (129,094 single-family, 80,801 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 230,503 units (158,242 single-family, 72,261 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 265,955 units (179,620 single-family, 86,335 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 263,007 units (154,793 single-family, 108,214 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 232,373 units (149,860 single-family, 82,513 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 225,756 units (158,121 single-family, 67,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 210,217 units (140,579 single-family, 69,638 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Texas by year
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 .