Texas in 2010

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

In 2010 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed −1.4%, against −5.1% for the United States and −0.4% in 2009.

88,461 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (66,973 single-family), +4.8% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.

−1.4%Texas index, 2009–2010US −5.1%

88,461housing units permitted in 201066,973 single-family

67 of 174counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.8%

604,610units permitted nationally in 2010

Counties in 2010

Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2010	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Dawson County	+16.4%	1	1	0.1
Sherman County	+13.9%	8	6	2.9
Starr County	+12.8%	0	0	0.0
Shelby County	+9.2%	8	8	0.3
Leon County	+9.0%	0	0	0.0
Madison County	+8.7%	19	19	1.3
Uvalde County	+7.8%	12	10	0.5
Freestone County	+6.9%	9	9	0.4
Dallam County	+5.4%	83	7	11.1
Houston County	+5.4%	2	2	0.1
Wilbarger County	+5.3%	2	2	0.2
Parmer County	+5.2%	0	0	0.0
Burleson County	+4.3%	11	11	0.5
Kleberg County	+4.0%	19	19	0.6
Lamar County	+4.0%	46	46	0.9
Brown County	+3.7%	21	17	0.5
Yoakum County	+3.7%	6	6	0.8
Carson County	+3.4%	1	1	0.2
Sabine County	+3.3%	5	5	0.5
Liberty County	+2.8%	269	193	2.2
Andrews County	+2.6%	71	31	3.8
Panola County	+2.6%	10	10	0.4
Hockley County	+2.5%	8	8	0.4
Robertson County	+2.4%	6	6	0.3
Moore County	+2.3%	12	12	0.5
Polk County	+2.3%	346	346	6.5
Fayette County	+2.0%	5	5	0.2
Brazos County	+1.9%	978	760	3.9
Grimes County	+1.9%	3	3	0.1
Runnels County	+1.9%	1	1	0.1
Orange County	+1.8%	226	210	2.6
Wood County	+1.8%	3	3	0.1
Martin County	+1.6%	9	9	1.7
Rusk County	+1.4%	0	0	0.0
Somervell County	+1.3%	8	8	0.8
Caldwell County	+1.1%	39	10	0.7
Calhoun County	+1.1%	56	56	2.9
Lee County	+1.1%	20	4	1.1
Wharton County	+1.1%	12	12	0.3
Gregg County	+1.0%	476	198	3.8
Val Verde County	+1.0%	38	30	0.8
Angelina County	+0.9%	123	43	1.4
Titus County	+0.8%	4	4	0.1
Archer County	+0.6%	12	12	1.3
Cherokee County	+0.6%	30	16	0.6
Lubbock County	+0.6%	1,451	896	4.4
Terry County	+0.6%	48	0	4.1
Milam County	+0.5%	3	3	0.1
Live Oak County	+0.4%	8	8	0.7
Montague County	+0.4%	0	0	0.0
Nacogdoches County	+0.4%	250	38	3.8
Randall County	+0.4%	71	61	0.5
DeWitt County	+0.3%	7	7	0.3
Harrison County	+0.3%	87	36	1.2
Hopkins County	+0.3%	14	8	0.4
Taylor County	+0.3%	388	270	2.6
Tom Green County	+0.3%	177	177	1.5
Bastrop County	+0.2%	33	31	0.3
Callahan County	+0.2%	2	2	0.1
Deaf Smith County	+0.2%	1	1	0.1
Tyler County	+0.2%	4	4	0.2
Victoria County	+0.2%	47	47	0.5
Chambers County	+0.1%	226	226	3.9
Limestone County	+0.1%	4	4	0.2
Maverick County	+0.1%	205	156	3.5
Montgomery County	+0.1%	2,932	2,723	3.8
Wichita County	+0.1%	175	145	1.4
McLennan County	−0.1%	602	442	2.2
Potter County	−0.1%	855	510	7.5
Comanche County	−0.2%	1	1	0.1
Hamilton County	−0.2%	0	0	0.0
Hutchinson County	−0.2%	0	0	0.0
Collin County	−0.3%	4,533	4,171	3.5
San Jacinto County	−0.3%	2	2	0.1
Washington County	−0.3%	54	54	1.4
Fannin County	−0.4%	1	1	0.0
Henderson County	−0.4%	60	60	0.7
Brazoria County	−0.5%	1,979	1,647	4.7
Cameron County	−0.6%	1,258	1,062	2.9
Hardin County	−0.6%	87	87	1.5
Atascosa County	−0.7%	36	34	0.7
Denton County	−0.7%	2,096	1,495	2.0
Gillespie County	−0.7%	34	34	1.2
Matagorda County	−0.7%	68	68	1.9
Walker County	−0.7%	629	201	7.5
Bell County	−0.8%	1,914	1,750	4.8
Harris County	−0.8%	15,039	11,057	3.0
Lampasas County	−0.8%	14	14	0.6
Van Zandt County	−0.8%	9	5	0.1
Bosque County	−1.0%	6	2	0.3
Bowie County	−1.0%	192	61	2.1
Wilson County	−1.0%	61	31	1.1
Midland County	−1.1%	394	394	2.1
Rockwall County	−1.1%	613	489	4.4
Hidalgo County	−1.2%	3,552	3,096	3.9
Pecos County	−1.2%	6	6	0.4
Travis County	−1.2%	4,397	3,140	3.2
Jones County	−1.3%	0	0	0.0
Kaufman County	−1.3%	189	187	0.9
Palo Pinto County	−1.3%	96	16	3.1
Gonzales County	−1.4%	1	1	0.0
Hunt County	−1.4%	47	37	0.4
Williamson County	−1.4%	1,937	1,889	2.6
Hale County	−1.5%	13	13	0.4
Kerr County	−1.5%	41	41	0.8
Navarro County	−1.5%	109	10	1.9
Gray County	−1.6%	3	3	0.1
Tarrant County	−1.6%	5,089	4,203	2.3
Bexar County	−1.7%	4,653	3,151	2.2
Waller County	−1.7%	59	9	0.8
Comal County	−1.8%	846	846	4.0
Parker County	−1.8%	147	144	0.8
Hays County	−1.9%	2,380	1,130	7.8
Johnson County	−1.9%	833	436	3.8
El Paso County	−2.0%	4,549	2,961	5.2
Jackson County	−2.1%	12	12	0.8
Jefferson County	−2.1%	1,111	959	4.4
Lavaca County	−2.1%	9	9	0.4
Smith County	−2.1%	266	201	1.1
Erath County	−2.2%	45	45	1.0
Llano County	−2.2%	197	195	8.4
Blanco County	−2.3%	21	5	1.5
Burnet County	−2.3%	189	189	3.3
Dallas County	−2.3%	5,485	2,742	2.1
Ochiltree County	−2.3%	1	1	0.1
Young County	−2.4%	5	5	0.3
Coryell County	−2.5%	313	194	3.7
Eastland County	−2.5%	1	1	0.1
Ellis County	−2.5%	497	487	2.1
Guadalupe County	−2.5%	1,055	868	5.2
Jim Wells County	−2.7%	18	18	0.5
Grayson County	−2.8%	327	75	2.1
Galveston County	−2.9%	1,971	1,731	5.3
Scurry County	−2.9%	84	50	5.2
Anderson County	−3.0%	16	16	0.3
Brewster County	−3.0%	18	18	1.9
Upshur County	−3.0%	15	15	0.3
Wise County	−3.0%	26	26	0.3
Gaines County	−3.1%	7	7	0.3
Nueces County	−3.1%	999	699	2.8
Fort Bend County	−3.2%	4,954	4,724	5.1
Medina County	−3.2%	12	12	0.2
Morris County	−3.2%	0	0	0.0
Lamb County	−3.3%	0	0	0.0
Nolan County	−3.3%	1	1	0.1
Cooke County	−3.6%	26	26	0.6
Lynn County	−3.6%	1	1	0.2
Ward County	−3.6%	7	7	0.6
Falls County	−3.7%	5	5	0.3
San Patricio County	−3.7%	126	126	1.7
Webb County	−3.7%	663	636	2.4
Clay County	−3.8%	0	0	0.0
Kendall County	−3.8%	202	202	3.8
Hood County	−3.9%	76	76	1.1
Jack County	−3.9%	4	4	0.4
Colorado County	−4.1%	7	7	0.3
Austin County	−4.2%	21	18	0.6
Ector County	−4.3%	708	268	4.1
Bandera County	−4.4%	0	0	0.0
Aransas County	−4.5%	100	100	3.8
Cass County	−4.5%	0	0	0.0
Jasper County	−4.5%	40	40	1.2
Swisher County	−4.7%	0	0	0.0
Franklin County	−4.8%	2	2	0.2
Howard County	−4.8%	2	2	0.1
Camp County	−5.0%	4	2	0.3
Bee County	−5.3%	9	9	0.3
Hemphill County	−5.8%	0	0	0.0
Hartley County	−6.0%	0	0	0.0
Hill County	−6.0%	9	9	0.2
Rains County	−7.1%	0	0	0.0
Hansford County	−10.2%	0	0	0.0
Goliad County	−11.0%	0	0	0.0
Marion County	−16.5%	5	5	0.5
Delta County	—	3	3	0.5
McCulloch County	—	0	0	0.0
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	3	3	0.3
Trinity County	—	4	4	0.3

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.