Texas in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +0.9%, against −1.8% for the United States and −1.4% in 2011.

135,514 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (79,532 single-family), +39.1% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+0.9%Texas index, 2011–2012US −1.8%

135,514housing units permitted in 201279,532 single-family

107 of 174counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.9%

829,658units permitted nationally in 2012

Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2012	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Martin County	+17.0%	4	4	0.8
Lavaca County	+15.3%	17	17	0.8
Sabine County	+14.7%	0	0	0.0
Pecos County	+13.7%	6	6	0.4
Bosque County	+11.4%	2	2	0.1
Starr County	+11.1%	0	0	0.0
Nolan County	+10.5%	1	1	0.1
Midland County	+9.4%	1,009	599	5.4
Shelby County	+7.9%	13	13	0.5
Uvalde County	+6.9%	53	21	2.1
Hansford County	+6.7%	7	7	1.4
Victoria County	+6.7%	143	111	1.5
Live Oak County	+6.6%	13	13	1.1
Ward County	+6.6%	10	10	0.9
Cass County	+6.0%	8	8	0.3
Gaines County	+5.9%	19	13	0.8
Goliad County	+5.9%	0	0	0.0
Hutchinson County	+5.9%	0	0	0.0
Ector County	+5.5%	1,009	581	5.8
Sherman County	+5.5%	8	6	2.9
Moore County	+5.4%	77	5	3.5
Scurry County	+5.4%	91	51	5.6
Atascosa County	+5.2%	66	58	1.2
Eastland County	+5.2%	0	0	0.0
Lamb County	+5.1%	1	1	0.1
Howard County	+5.0%	15	15	0.5
Jack County	+5.0%	10	10	1.0
Gonzales County	+4.8%	1	1	0.0
Hemphill County	+4.8%	65	0	21.1
Jackson County	+4.8%	10	10	0.6
Anderson County	+4.5%	3	3	0.1
Caldwell County	+4.0%	10	6	0.2
Wood County	+3.8%	21	5	0.4
Bastrop County	+3.5%	44	44	0.4
Hockley County	+3.5%	8	8	0.4
Bee County	+3.3%	9	9	0.3
Panola County	+3.2%	9	9	0.4
Archer County	+3.1%	4	4	0.4
Robertson County	+3.1%	5	5	0.3
Calhoun County	+3.0%	72	64	3.7
Harrison County	+3.0%	42	36	0.6
Jasper County	+3.0%	5	5	0.2
Comal County	+2.9%	1,156	1,130	5.5
Fayette County	+2.9%	4	4	0.2
Hale County	+2.9%	8	8	0.3
Travis County	+2.9%	12,482	4,423	9.0
Chambers County	+2.7%	293	293	5.1
Kleberg County	+2.7%	51	19	1.7
Yoakum County	+2.6%	5	5	0.7
Fort Bend County	+2.5%	6,724	6,516	6.9
Galveston County	+2.5%	1,967	1,784	5.3
Harris County	+2.5%	27,154	14,550	5.4
Tom Green County	+2.5%	405	229	3.4
Wharton County	+2.5%	15	15	0.4
Aransas County	+2.4%	89	89	3.4
Freestone County	+2.4%	10	10	0.5
Navarro County	+2.4%	28	22	0.5
Young County	+2.4%	29	29	1.6
Montgomery County	+2.3%	4,526	3,364	5.8
Somervell County	+2.3%	6	6	0.6
Morris County	+2.2%	1	1	0.1
Parmer County	+2.1%	0	0	0.0
Andrews County	+1.9%	54	54	2.9
Wilson County	+1.9%	61	27	1.1
Colorado County	+1.8%	15	15	0.7
Houston County	+1.8%	5	5	0.2
San Jacinto County	+1.8%	7	7	0.2
Brazos County	+1.7%	1,963	727	7.9
Gray County	+1.7%	2	2	0.1
Hopkins County	+1.6%	169	9	4.3
Randall County	+1.6%	68	60	0.4
Taylor County	+1.6%	440	234	2.9
Brazoria County	+1.5%	2,358	1,920	5.6
Austin County	+1.4%	21	21	0.6
Lubbock County	+1.3%	1,459	744	4.4
Potter County	+1.3%	1,559	593	13.6
Williamson County	+1.3%	3,700	2,330	4.9
Denton County	+1.2%	3,475	1,839	3.2
Fannin County	+1.2%	17	17	0.4
Johnson County	+1.2%	934	558	4.3
McLennan County	+1.2%	676	487	2.5
Titus County	+1.2%	15	13	0.5
Bowie County	+1.0%	128	73	1.4
Ellis County	+1.0%	735	643	3.1
Parker County	+1.0%	285	189	1.5
Collin County	+0.9%	9,244	5,740	7.1
Grimes County	+0.9%	25	25	0.7
Upshur County	+0.9%	37	13	0.8
Bell County	+0.8%	2,330	1,846	5.8
Bexar County	+0.8%	5,695	2,873	2.6
Limestone County	+0.8%	1	1	0.0
Runnels County	+0.8%	0	0	0.0
Hardin County	+0.7%	94	94	1.6
Tarrant County	+0.7%	7,372	4,640	3.3
Grayson County	+0.6%	76	70	0.5
Polk County	+0.6%	352	348	6.6
DeWitt County	+0.5%	4	4	0.2
Lamar County	+0.5%	35	11	0.7
Dallas County	+0.4%	11,925	3,531	4.5
Guadalupe County	+0.4%	730	730	3.6
Nueces County	+0.4%	1,237	1,014	3.5
San Patricio County	+0.4%	170	170	2.4
Gregg County	+0.3%	654	228	5.2
Lee County	+0.3%	63	47	3.4
Wichita County	+0.3%	264	118	2.0
Angelina County	+0.2%	57	55	0.6
Waller County	+0.1%	71	8	1.0
Kendall County	0.0%	271	271	5.1
Val Verde County	0.0%	77	29	1.6
Montague County	−0.1%	1	1	0.0
Walker County	−0.1%	71	47	0.8
Hidalgo County	−0.2%	3,492	2,833	3.8
Hood County	−0.2%	128	112	1.8
Jim Wells County	−0.3%	35	35	0.9
Orange County	−0.3%	184	184	2.1
Smith County	−0.3%	353	228	1.4
Tyler County	−0.3%	1	1	0.0
Brewster County	−0.4%	13	7	1.4
Dawson County	−0.4%	6	6	0.5
Marion County	−0.4%	8	4	0.8
Rockwall County	−0.5%	793	675	5.6
Webb County	−0.5%	1,506	750	5.4
Hays County	−0.6%	3,327	1,426	10.9
Llano County	−0.6%	47	37	2.0
Gillespie County	−0.7%	34	34	1.2
Jefferson County	−0.7%	995	539	3.9
Burleson County	−0.8%	35	35	1.7
Kerr County	−0.8%	43	43	0.8
Wise County	−0.8%	33	29	0.4
Blanco County	−0.9%	28	2	2.1
Clay County	−0.9%	1	1	0.1
Cooke County	−0.9%	36	36	0.8
Franklin County	−0.9%	0	0	0.0
Lampasas County	−1.0%	6	6	0.3
Henderson County	−1.1%	158	142	1.8
Brown County	−1.3%	20	20	0.5
Washington County	−1.3%	35	35	0.9
Cameron County	−1.4%	1,154	1,012	2.7
Burnet County	−1.5%	168	168	2.9
El Paso County	−1.5%	4,355	3,176	5.0
Nacogdoches County	−1.7%	244	38	3.7
Coryell County	−1.8%	310	206	3.6
Erath County	−1.8%	54	46	1.2
Medina County	−1.8%	25	13	0.4
Rusk County	−1.8%	4	4	0.1
Hunt County	−1.9%	26	26	0.2
Madison County	−2.0%	34	34	2.4
Bandera County	−2.1%	0	0	0.0
Deaf Smith County	−2.1%	3	1	0.2
Hill County	−2.1%	2	2	0.1
Rains County	−2.3%	2	2	0.1
Comanche County	−2.4%	1	1	0.1
Callahan County	−2.5%	15	7	1.0
Van Zandt County	−2.7%	4	4	0.1
Dallam County	−2.8%	17	17	2.3
Hamilton County	−2.8%	2	2	0.2
Kaufman County	−2.8%	216	216	1.0
Milam County	−2.9%	3	3	0.1
Matagorda County	−3.2%	71	71	1.9
Maverick County	−4.1%	79	75	1.3
Ochiltree County	−4.5%	7	7	0.8
Jones County	−4.6%	0	0	0.0
Cherokee County	−4.7%	20	18	0.4
Terry County	−5.0%	2	2	0.2
Liberty County	−5.1%	169	165	1.4
Carson County	−5.5%	0	0	0.0
Palo Pinto County	−5.6%	9	9	0.3
Camp County	−5.9%	6	2	0.4
Lynn County	−6.0%	4	4	0.7
Hartley County	−7.7%	0	0	0.0
Wilbarger County	−8.4%	0	0	0.0
Falls County	−9.0%	6	6	0.3
Leon County	−13.6%	0	0	0.0
Swisher County	−17.3%	0	0	0.0
Delta County	—	4	4	0.7
McCulloch County	—	0	0	0.0
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Stephens County	—	3	3	0.3
Trinity County	—	3	3	0.2

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.