Texas in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed −1.4%, against −4.4% for the United States and −1.4% in 2010.

97,450 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (65,506 single-family), +10.2% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−1.4%Texas index, 2010–2011US −4.4%

97,450housing units permitted in 201165,506 single-family

68 of 174counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.6%

624,061units permitted nationally in 2011

Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2011	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Terry County	+12.5%	0	0	0.0
Falls County	+12.1%	2	2	0.1
Ward County	+11.0%	12	12	1.1
Jones County	+10.3%	0	0	0.0
Wilbarger County	+9.4%	0	0	0.0
Ochiltree County	+9.0%	2	2	0.2
Bee County	+8.2%	9	9	0.3
Hartley County	+7.8%	0	0	0.0
Sherman County	+7.6%	8	6	2.9
Swisher County	+7.6%	0	0	0.0
Marion County	+7.1%	2	2	0.2
Hemphill County	+7.0%	0	0	0.0
Rains County	+5.5%	2	2	0.1
Lynn County	+5.1%	3	3	0.5
Maverick County	+4.8%	136	66	2.3
Atascosa County	+4.3%	68	66	1.3
Midland County	+4.2%	539	539	2.9
Callahan County	+3.7%	4	4	0.3
Gray County	+3.5%	3	3	0.1
Live Oak County	+3.5%	2	2	0.2
Bandera County	+3.4%	1	1	0.0
Eastland County	+3.1%	2	2	0.1
Carson County	+3.0%	0	0	0.0
Madison County	+3.0%	16	16	1.1
Palo Pinto County	+3.0%	8	8	0.3
DeWitt County	+2.9%	4	4	0.2
Coryell County	+2.8%	178	164	2.1
Franklin County	+2.8%	2	2	0.2
Bowie County	+2.6%	316	46	3.4
Erath County	+2.5%	48	36	1.1
Waller County	+2.4%	37	5	0.5
Fayette County	+2.3%	7	7	0.3
Hamilton County	+2.3%	1	1	0.1
Nacogdoches County	+2.3%	64	50	1.0
Angelina County	+2.2%	408	120	4.6
Brewster County	+2.1%	17	15	1.8
Wilson County	+2.0%	32	12	0.6
Comanche County	+1.9%	0	0	0.0
Ector County	+1.8%	740	336	4.3
Morris County	+1.7%	0	0	0.0
Cherokee County	+1.6%	74	68	1.4
Gaines County	+1.6%	23	17	1.0
Howard County	+1.6%	5	5	0.2
Clay County	+1.5%	1	1	0.1
Burleson County	+1.4%	11	11	0.5
Camp County	+1.4%	0	0	0.0
Upshur County	+1.4%	40	10	0.9
Goliad County	+1.3%	0	0	0.0
McLennan County	+1.3%	523	441	1.9
Val Verde County	+1.3%	53	47	1.1
Walker County	+1.3%	46	46	0.5
Jim Wells County	+1.2%	23	23	0.6
Brown County	+0.8%	28	28	0.7
Kendall County	+0.8%	204	204	3.8
Llano County	+0.8%	150	150	6.4
Hansford County	+0.7%	0	0	0.0
Webb County	+0.7%	956	640	3.4
Hale County	+0.6%	5	5	0.2
Cooke County	+0.5%	15	15	0.3
Medina County	+0.5%	22	22	0.4
Yoakum County	+0.5%	5	5	0.7
Guadalupe County	+0.4%	823	647	4.1
Hays County	+0.4%	2,474	996	8.1
Andrews County	+0.3%	60	60	3.2
Victoria County	+0.3%	83	83	0.9
Colorado County	+0.2%	8	8	0.4
Van Zandt County	+0.2%	9	9	0.1
Wichita County	+0.2%	160	111	1.2
Archer County	0.0%	9	9	1.0
Hopkins County	0.0%	14	8	0.4
Kaufman County	−0.1%	156	152	0.7
Liberty County	−0.1%	260	252	2.1
Parmer County	−0.1%	0	0	0.0
Aransas County	−0.2%	70	70	2.7
Deaf Smith County	−0.2%	4	4	0.2
Hill County	−0.2%	6	6	0.2
Jasper County	−0.2%	2	2	0.1
Smith County	−0.2%	262	185	1.0
Tom Green County	−0.2%	145	145	1.2
Bexar County	−0.4%	4,961	2,442	2.3
Hidalgo County	−0.4%	3,105	2,922	3.4
Hood County	−0.4%	110	94	1.6
San Patricio County	−0.4%	113	113	1.6
Fort Bend County	−0.5%	5,598	5,110	5.7
Grayson County	−0.5%	76	62	0.5
Randall County	−0.5%	55	51	0.4
Tyler County	−0.5%	0	0	0.0
Lee County	−0.6%	7	7	0.4
Nolan County	−0.6%	0	0	0.0
Young County	−0.6%	5	5	0.3
Martin County	−0.7%	2	2	0.4
Gillespie County	−0.8%	33	33	1.2
Lubbock County	−0.8%	1,501	686	4.6
Caldwell County	−0.9%	12	12	0.2
Comal County	−0.9%	1,016	1,016	4.9
Henderson County	−0.9%	56	56	0.6
Bell County	−1.0%	2,025	1,646	5.0
Harris County	−1.0%	17,338	11,107	3.4
Travis County	−1.0%	5,761	3,292	4.1
Gregg County	−1.1%	430	222	3.4
Potter County	−1.1%	648	605	5.7
Shelby County	−1.1%	5	5	0.2
Blanco County	−1.2%	2	2	0.1
Brazos County	−1.2%	1,426	601	5.7
Milam County	−1.2%	1	1	0.0
San Jacinto County	−1.2%	2	2	0.1
Cameron County	−1.3%	1,136	1,053	2.6
El Paso County	−1.3%	4,153	3,280	4.7
Hockley County	−1.4%	8	8	0.4
Hunt County	−1.4%	41	35	0.3
Kleberg County	−1.4%	41	18	1.4
Wise County	−1.4%	23	23	0.3
Bastrop County	−1.5%	80	80	0.7
Burnet County	−1.5%	136	136	2.4
Ellis County	−1.5%	731	503	3.0
Galveston County	−1.5%	1,853	1,823	5.0
Montgomery County	−1.5%	4,009	2,795	5.1
Nueces County	−1.5%	959	701	2.7
Parker County	−1.5%	282	282	1.5
Chambers County	−1.6%	216	216	3.8
Dallam County	−1.6%	16	16	2.1
Lampasas County	−1.6%	5	5	0.2
Runnels County	−1.6%	2	2	0.2
Hardin County	−1.7%	73	73	1.2
Collin County	−1.8%	5,450	4,396	4.2
Hutchinson County	−1.8%	1	1	0.1
Rockwall County	−1.8%	411	411	2.9
Rusk County	−1.8%	7	7	0.1
Denton County	−2.0%	3,343	1,414	3.1
Austin County	−2.1%	17	17	0.5
Jackson County	−2.1%	8	8	0.5
Gonzales County	−2.2%	1	1	0.0
Kerr County	−2.2%	41	41	0.8
Leon County	−2.2%	0	0	0.0
Tarrant County	−2.2%	5,421	3,837	2.4
Taylor County	−2.2%	155	149	1.0
Washington County	−2.2%	56	56	1.5
Williamson County	−2.2%	1,912	1,851	2.5
Dallas County	−2.3%	8,552	2,569	3.2
Jack County	−2.3%	6	6	0.6
Jefferson County	−2.5%	743	581	2.9
Panola County	−2.5%	19	3	0.8
Sabine County	−2.6%	0	0	0.0
Brazoria County	−2.7%	1,941	1,562	4.6
Dawson County	−2.7%	1	1	0.1
Navarro County	−2.8%	28	17	0.5
Fannin County	−2.9%	6	6	0.2
Johnson County	−2.9%	415	415	1.9
Lavaca County	−2.9%	18	18	0.9
Moore County	−2.9%	34	10	1.6
Polk County	−2.9%	238	238	4.5
Harrison County	−3.0%	127	47	1.8
Anderson County	−3.1%	13	13	0.2
Orange County	−3.2%	363	201	4.2
Calhoun County	−3.4%	65	65	3.3
Cass County	−3.4%	2	2	0.1
Somervell County	−3.4%	8	8	0.8
Freestone County	−3.5%	10	10	0.5
Wharton County	−3.5%	10	10	0.2
Uvalde County	−4.0%	146	21	5.8
Lamar County	−4.2%	41	28	0.8
Titus County	−4.3%	7	7	0.2
Lamb County	−4.5%	7	7	0.6
Wood County	−4.6%	2	2	0.0
Robertson County	−4.7%	7	7	0.4
Scurry County	−4.7%	89	49	5.5
Montague County	−5.3%	1	1	0.0
Matagorda County	−5.4%	63	63	1.7
Limestone County	−5.5%	26	26	1.1
Bosque County	−5.7%	3	3	0.2
Grimes County	−6.1%	13	13	0.4
Houston County	−7.2%	6	6	0.3
Pecos County	−10.6%	6	6	0.4
Starr County	−16.1%	0	0	0.0
Delta County	—	2	2	0.4
McCulloch County	—	0	0	0.0
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	2	2	0.2
Trinity County	—	6	6	0.4

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.