Texas in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed −0.4%, against −7.5% for the United States and +1.5% in 2008.

84,440 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (67,069 single-family), −34.8% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−0.4%Texas index, 2008–2009US −7.5%

84,440housing units permitted in 200967,069 single-family

91 of 172counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.2%

582,963units permitted nationally in 2009

Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2009	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Hansford County	+26.2%	0	0	0.0
Goliad County	+15.2%	0	0	0.0
Lamb County	+14.4%	1	1	0.1
Jackson County	+10.1%	7	7	0.5
Runnels County	+8.7%	2	2	0.2
Ward County	+8.7%	7	7	0.6
Pecos County	+8.2%	6	6	0.4
Brewster County	+6.8%	20	20	2.1
Morris County	+6.7%	5	5	0.4
Bee County	+6.3%	4	4	0.1
Lavaca County	+6.1%	6	6	0.3
Howard County	+5.9%	2	2	0.1
Sabine County	+5.7%	8	2	0.8
Yoakum County	+4.7%	7	7	0.9
Anderson County	+4.2%	13	13	0.2
Bandera County	+3.9%	1	1	0.0
Hutchinson County	+3.8%	3	3	0.2
Hale County	+3.5%	11	11	0.3
Panola County	+3.5%	8	8	0.3
Gaines County	+3.4%	8	8	0.3
Brazos County	+3.3%	813	707	3.3
Matagorda County	+3.2%	79	79	2.2
Clay County	+3.1%	2	2	0.2
Grimes County	+3.0%	15	15	0.4
Montague County	+2.9%	1	1	0.0
Jim Wells County	+2.6%	11	11	0.3
Hemphill County	+2.5%	0	0	0.0
Scurry County	+2.5%	3	3	0.2
Wharton County	+2.4%	13	13	0.3
Calhoun County	+2.2%	60	60	3.1
Austin County	+2.1%	34	30	1.0
Bosque County	+2.1%	4	4	0.2
Taylor County	+2.1%	201	201	1.3
Tom Green County	+2.1%	516	181	4.3
Ector County	+2.0%	220	220	1.3
McLennan County	+2.0%	674	424	2.5
Rusk County	+1.9%	8	6	0.1
San Jacinto County	+1.9%	0	0	0.0
Guadalupe County	+1.8%	813	813	4.0
Cherokee County	+1.7%	20	10	0.4
Gonzales County	+1.6%	1	1	0.0
Bowie County	+1.5%	196	172	2.1
DeWitt County	+1.5%	0	0	0.0
Lee County	+1.5%	7	7	0.4
Archer County	+1.4%	9	9	1.0
Gregg County	+1.4%	183	157	1.5
Harrison County	+1.4%	79	41	1.1
Angelina County	+1.3%	52	52	0.6
Fannin County	+1.3%	17	11	0.4
Medina County	+1.3%	30	14	0.5
Washington County	+1.3%	86	82	2.2
Cameron County	+1.2%	1,105	939	2.5
Cass County	+1.2%	1	1	0.0
Bell County	+1.1%	2,147	1,841	5.3
Erath County	+1.1%	53	31	1.2
Smith County	+1.1%	209	160	0.8
Hopkins County	+1.0%	14	8	0.4
Moore County	+1.0%	9	9	0.4
Jefferson County	+0.9%	1,600	1,205	6.3
San Patricio County	+0.9%	163	159	2.3
Tarrant County	+0.9%	5,990	4,465	2.7
Wise County	+0.9%	32	32	0.4
Galveston County	+0.8%	1,455	1,140	3.9
Lubbock County	+0.8%	1,031	786	3.1
Orange County	+0.8%	319	319	3.7
Deaf Smith County	+0.7%	2	2	0.1
Fort Bend County	+0.7%	5,425	4,845	5.6
Harris County	+0.7%	14,142	11,591	2.8
Midland County	+0.7%	330	330	1.8
Hill County	+0.6%	14	14	0.4
Navarro County	+0.6%	21	21	0.4
Walker County	+0.6%	57	57	0.7
Nueces County	+0.5%	890	793	2.5
Dallam County	+0.4%	10	10	1.3
Hardin County	+0.4%	210	126	3.6
Wichita County	+0.4%	197	161	1.5
Chambers County	+0.3%	409	257	7.1
Henderson County	+0.3%	52	50	0.6
Jasper County	+0.3%	42	42	1.3
Lamar County	+0.3%	27	27	0.5
Limestone County	+0.3%	4	2	0.2
Potter County	+0.3%	594	568	5.2
Atascosa County	+0.2%	32	32	0.6
Coryell County	+0.2%	178	166	2.1
Hunt County	+0.2%	171	46	1.4
Leon County	+0.2%	0	0	0.0
Wood County	+0.2%	39	3	0.8
Comal County	+0.1%	826	826	3.9
Nacogdoches County	+0.1%	52	40	0.8
Tyler County	+0.1%	4	4	0.2
Upshur County	+0.1%	8	8	0.2
Denton County	0.0%	2,577	1,495	2.4
Robertson County	0.0%	11	8	0.6
Burnet County	−0.1%	235	235	4.1
Eastland County	−0.1%	0	0	0.0
Hays County	−0.1%	1,390	1,009	4.6
Montgomery County	−0.1%	3,301	2,773	4.2
Liberty County	−0.2%	231	231	1.9
Fayette County	−0.4%	5	5	0.2
Johnson County	−0.4%	518	514	2.4
Kendall County	−0.4%	148	148	2.8
Victoria County	−0.4%	46	46	0.5
Collin County	−0.5%	4,804	3,392	3.7
Ellis County	−0.5%	496	475	2.1
Rains County	−0.5%	3	3	0.2
Randall County	−0.5%	47	37	0.3
Waller County	−0.5%	36	6	0.5
Brazoria County	−0.6%	2,293	1,496	5.5
Dallas County	−0.6%	4,134	2,701	1.6
Hood County	−0.6%	135	37	1.9
Jack County	−0.6%	10	10	1.0
Llano County	−0.6%	138	136	5.9
Webb County	−0.6%	786	668	2.8
Bexar County	−0.7%	4,015	3,625	1.9
Blanco County	−0.7%	23	7	1.7
Hamilton County	−0.7%	3	3	0.3
Parker County	−0.7%	431	334	2.3
Shelby County	−0.7%	9	9	0.4
Williamson County	−0.7%	1,980	1,965	2.6
Palo Pinto County	−0.8%	6	6	0.2
Val Verde County	−0.8%	44	44	0.9
Kaufman County	−0.9%	136	136	0.6
Grayson County	−1.0%	113	108	0.7
Aransas County	−1.2%	97	97	3.7
Comanche County	−1.2%	3	3	0.2
Van Zandt County	−1.2%	23	13	0.3
Kerr County	−1.3%	46	46	0.9
Rockwall County	−1.4%	1,075	545	7.6
Gray County	−1.5%	3	3	0.1
Travis County	−1.5%	5,249	3,661	3.8
Colorado County	−1.6%	12	12	0.6
Nolan County	−1.6%	1	1	0.1
Uvalde County	−1.6%	28	19	1.1
Hockley County	−1.7%	5	5	0.2
Milam County	−1.7%	4	2	0.2
Young County	−1.8%	5	5	0.3
Hartley County	−1.9%	0	0	0.0
Franklin County	−2.0%	2	2	0.2
Hidalgo County	−2.0%	3,156	2,784	3.4
Lampasas County	−2.1%	15	15	0.6
Ochiltree County	−2.1%	1	1	0.1
Wilson County	−2.1%	59	27	1.1
Cooke County	−2.4%	28	28	0.6
Marion County	−2.6%	4	4	0.4
Starr County	−2.7%	0	0	0.0
El Paso County	−3.0%	3,191	2,640	3.6
Bastrop County	−3.1%	23	23	0.2
Gillespie County	−3.1%	53	28	1.9
Live Oak County	−3.1%	8	8	0.7
Andrews County	−3.2%	46	46	2.4
Madison County	−3.2%	12	12	0.8
Titus County	−3.3%	10	10	0.3
Burleson County	−3.4%	12	12	0.6
Callahan County	−3.5%	12	12	0.8
Brown County	−3.6%	14	14	0.4
Houston County	−3.6%	3	3	0.1
Jones County	−3.7%	1	1	0.0
Somervell County	−4.2%	29	29	2.8
Wilbarger County	−4.2%	1	1	0.1
Parmer County	−4.3%	1	1	0.1
Polk County	−4.3%	366	362	6.8
Camp County	−4.4%	6	6	0.4
Falls County	−4.4%	4	4	0.2
Maverick County	−4.4%	231	101	3.9
Kleberg County	−5.0%	30	30	1.0
Terry County	−5.5%	1	1	0.1
Freestone County	−6.5%	5	5	0.2
Martin County	−6.5%	1	1	0.2
Caldwell County	−7.0%	116	20	2.1
Carson County	−8.3%	0	0	0.0
Dawson County	−9.4%	6	6	0.5
Sherman County	−10.4%	9	7	3.2
Delta County	—	6	6	1.1
Lynn County	—	4	4	0.7
McCulloch County	—	1	1	0.1
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	0	0	0.0
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.