Texas in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +1.5%, against −4.5% for the United States and +4.8% in 2007.

129,523 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (79,626 single-family), −26.8% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

+1.5%Texas index, 2007–2008US −4.5%

129,523housing units permitted in 200879,626 single-family

140 of 172counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.7%

905,359units permitted nationally in 2008

Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2008	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Dawson County	+19.9%	3	3	0.3
Hemphill County	+17.2%	0	0	0.0
Martin County	+17.1%	0	0	0.0
Falls County	+14.4%	0	0	0.0
Camp County	+13.1%	10	10	0.7
Andrews County	+13.0%	61	57	3.2
Carson County	+12.7%	10	10	1.7
Houston County	+11.7%	4	4	0.2
Live Oak County	+10.8%	6	6	0.5
Young County	+9.8%	10	10	0.6
Jones County	+9.6%	1	1	0.0
Scurry County	+9.3%	8	8	0.5
Nolan County	+8.8%	3	3	0.2
Hamilton County	+8.7%	2	2	0.2
Wilbarger County	+8.7%	2	2	0.2
Caldwell County	+7.9%	49	49	0.9
Polk County	+7.9%	353	349	6.6
Yoakum County	+7.6%	9	9	1.2
Burleson County	+7.5%	11	11	0.5
Howard County	+7.5%	10	10	0.3
Jasper County	+7.5%	8	8	0.2
Fayette County	+7.3%	14	14	0.5
Freestone County	+6.7%	6	6	0.3
Upshur County	+6.7%	4	4	0.1
Calhoun County	+6.6%	86	86	4.4
Kleberg County	+6.6%	26	26	0.9
Llano County	+6.6%	307	307	13.1
Victoria County	+6.6%	59	59	0.6
Dallam County	+6.5%	32	15	4.3
Matagorda County	+6.3%	97	97	2.7
Midland County	+6.3%	483	483	2.6
Hill County	+6.1%	22	14	0.6
Montague County	+6.1%	1	1	0.0
DeWitt County	+5.9%	5	5	0.2
Hockley County	+5.9%	29	29	1.3
Ector County	+5.8%	716	254	4.1
Gaines County	+5.8%	28	28	1.2
Hartley County	+5.7%	0	0	0.0
Milam County	+5.7%	13	5	0.5
Maverick County	+5.3%	95	81	1.6
Ochiltree County	+5.3%	2	2	0.2
Pecos County	+5.3%	9	9	0.6
Hutchinson County	+5.2%	10	10	0.5
Somervell County	+5.1%	43	43	4.2
Cass County	+4.9%	16	0	0.6
Gray County	+4.9%	2	2	0.1
Titus County	+4.9%	84	9	2.7
Aransas County	+4.8%	141	127	5.4
Cooke County	+4.8%	48	48	1.1
Franklin County	+4.8%	1	1	0.1
Brown County	+4.7%	102	20	2.6
Gillespie County	+4.7%	91	42	3.2
Limestone County	+4.7%	15	15	0.7
Tyler County	+4.7%	2	2	0.1
Walker County	+4.6%	55	55	0.7
Comanche County	+4.5%	4	4	0.3
Lampasas County	+4.5%	19	19	0.8
Henderson County	+4.4%	49	49	0.6
Eastland County	+4.2%	1	1	0.1
Erath County	+4.2%	264	42	6.0
Robertson County	+4.2%	11	11	0.6
Bandera County	+4.1%	0	0	0.0
Travis County	+3.9%	6,848	3,892	4.9
Hood County	+3.8%	133	97	1.9
Tom Green County	+3.8%	259	259	2.1
Bosque County	+3.7%	7	7	0.4
Liberty County	+3.7%	240	240	2.0
Angelina County	+3.6%	71	71	0.8
Moore County	+3.6%	12	12	0.5
Rains County	+3.6%	7	3	0.5
Sherman County	+3.6%	13	11	4.7
Washington County	+3.5%	88	88	2.3
Rusk County	+3.4%	15	7	0.3
Waller County	+3.4%	110	7	1.6
Orange County	+3.3%	637	317	7.4
Burnet County	+3.2%	315	315	5.5
Bastrop County	+3.1%	22	19	0.2
Hays County	+3.1%	2,081	1,348	6.8
Brazos County	+3.0%	2,136	792	8.6
Harris County	+3.0%	27,877	14,823	5.5
Wood County	+3.0%	12	12	0.2
Palo Pinto County	+2.9%	9	9	0.3
Colorado County	+2.8%	9	9	0.4
Gregg County	+2.8%	256	203	2.0
Parmer County	+2.8%	0	0	0.0
Cherokee County	+2.7%	106	32	2.0
Jefferson County	+2.7%	1,514	532	6.0
Marion County	+2.7%	3	3	0.3
Chambers County	+2.6%	316	316	5.5
Lee County	+2.6%	11	11	0.6
Atascosa County	+2.4%	41	41	0.8
Lubbock County	+2.4%	1,500	983	4.6
Hardin County	+2.3%	97	97	1.7
Williamson County	+2.3%	2,792	2,402	3.7
Jim Wells County	+2.2%	33	31	0.9
Austin County	+2.0%	46	36	1.4
Bowie County	+2.0%	84	76	0.9
Wilson County	+2.0%	25	25	0.4
Lamar County	+1.9%	26	26	0.5
Taylor County	+1.9%	190	184	1.3
Comal County	+1.8%	1,221	1,221	5.8
Montgomery County	+1.8%	4,437	3,583	5.7
Harrison County	+1.6%	79	79	1.1
Nacogdoches County	+1.6%	57	42	0.9
Randall County	+1.6%	35	33	0.2
Potter County	+1.5%	723	471	6.3
Dallas County	+1.4%	14,293	3,687	5.4
Johnson County	+1.3%	760	750	3.5
Kerr County	+1.3%	69	69	1.3
Parker County	+1.3%	289	273	1.6
San Jacinto County	+1.3%	4	4	0.1
Grayson County	+1.2%	203	185	1.3
Guadalupe County	+1.2%	958	958	4.8
Hopkins County	+1.2%	14	12	0.4
Navarro County	+1.2%	28	28	0.5
McLennan County	+1.0%	858	551	3.2
Panola County	+1.0%	4	4	0.2
Val Verde County	+1.0%	89	89	1.9
Van Zandt County	+1.0%	18	14	0.3
Smith County	+0.9%	347	258	1.4
Terry County	+0.9%	3	3	0.3
Wise County	+0.9%	80	72	1.0
Jack County	+0.8%	9	1	0.9
Fort Bend County	+0.7%	5,887	5,689	6.0
El Paso County	+0.5%	3,981	2,897	4.5
Kendall County	+0.5%	193	193	3.6
Medina County	+0.5%	17	15	0.3
Rockwall County	+0.5%	589	589	4.2
Bexar County	+0.4%	8,119	3,557	3.8
Brazoria County	+0.4%	2,127	1,977	5.1
Callahan County	+0.3%	5	5	0.3
Denton County	+0.3%	3,432	1,797	3.2
Madison County	+0.3%	8	8	0.6
Tarrant County	+0.3%	9,185	5,880	4.1
Blanco County	+0.2%	50	14	3.7
Cameron County	+0.2%	1,306	1,086	3.0
Deaf Smith County	+0.2%	10	10	0.5
Hale County	+0.2%	8	8	0.3
San Patricio County	+0.2%	187	181	2.6
Collin County	+0.1%	6,544	4,042	5.0
Anderson County	−0.2%	23	23	0.4
Hidalgo County	−0.2%	3,694	3,137	4.0
Goliad County	−0.4%	0	0	0.0
Brewster County	−0.5%	29	29	3.1
Ward County	−0.5%	2	2	0.2
Wichita County	−0.5%	144	140	1.1
Nueces County	−0.6%	1,275	912	3.6
Clay County	−0.8%	4	4	0.4
Shelby County	−0.8%	7	7	0.3
Galveston County	−0.9%	1,684	1,517	4.5
Coryell County	−1.0%	226	196	2.6
Grimes County	−1.1%	11	11	0.3
Bell County	−1.2%	2,158	1,599	5.4
Jackson County	−1.2%	11	11	0.7
Uvalde County	−1.2%	26	26	1.0
Hunt County	−1.3%	62	44	0.5
Sabine County	−1.4%	0	0	0.0
Ellis County	−1.7%	869	643	3.6
Wharton County	−2.0%	31	31	0.7
Webb County	−2.3%	1,087	668	3.9
Archer County	−2.4%	14	14	1.5
Starr County	−2.6%	0	0	0.0
Fannin County	−2.7%	19	19	0.5
Kaufman County	−2.9%	215	139	1.0
Leon County	−3.7%	0	0	0.0
Runnels County	−5.0%	2	2	0.2
Lavaca County	−5.2%	7	7	0.3
Gonzales County	−5.4%	2	2	0.1
Hansford County	−6.2%	1	1	0.2
Bee County	−10.2%	6	6	0.2
Morris County	−11.1%	1	1	0.1
Lamb County	−12.4%	0	0	0.0
Delta County	—	3	3	0.5
Lynn County	—	6	2	1.0
McCulloch County	—	3	3	0.4
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
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.