Texas in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +4.1%, against +3.4% for the United States and +0.9% in 2012.

147,460 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (90,832 single-family), +8.8% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+4.1%Texas index, 2012–2013US +3.4%

147,460housing units permitted in 201390,832 single-family

153 of 175counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.6%

990,822units permitted nationally in 2013

Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2013	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Swisher County	+22.9%	0	0	0.0
Marion County	+14.8%	10	4	1.0
Camp County	+14.3%	2	2	0.1
Ochiltree County	+13.2%	8	8	0.9
Ward County	+12.2%	31	7	2.8
Carson County	+10.6%	4	4	0.7
Lynn County	+9.8%	0	0	0.0
Panola County	+9.1%	9	7	0.4
Andrews County	+8.9%	58	58	3.1
Travis County	+8.8%	13,913	4,492	10.0
Hemphill County	+8.5%	0	0	0.0
Midland County	+8.3%	1,824	732	9.7
Tom Green County	+8.3%	526	326	4.4
Ector County	+8.2%	1,290	718	7.4
Grimes County	+7.7%	19	19	0.6
Washington County	+7.7%	46	46	1.2
Matagorda County	+7.5%	110	110	3.0
Gaines County	+7.3%	16	16	0.7
Harris County	+7.3%	30,998	16,986	6.1
Fannin County	+7.0%	33	15	0.8
Leon County	+6.4%	0	0	0.0
Maverick County	+6.1%	113	68	1.9
Medina County	+6.1%	17	15	0.3
Rusk County	+5.9%	0	0	0.0
Houston County	+5.7%	6	6	0.3
Montague County	+5.7%	1	1	0.0
Collin County	+5.5%	7,728	6,446	6.0
Runnels County	+5.5%	1	1	0.1
Victoria County	+5.5%	464	122	5.0
Dallas County	+5.3%	14,779	3,608	5.6
Deaf Smith County	+5.3%	10	3	0.5
Nueces County	+5.3%	2,166	1,262	6.1
Williamson County	+5.3%	3,594	2,838	4.8
Hansford County	+5.2%	1	1	0.2
Jackson County	+5.2%	15	15	1.0
Montgomery County	+5.1%	6,340	4,976	8.1
Hays County	+5.0%	3,243	1,517	10.7
Morris County	+5.0%	1	1	0.1
Colorado County	+4.9%	9	9	0.4
Cooke County	+4.9%	38	38	0.9
Cherokee County	+4.8%	15	13	0.3
Nacogdoches County	+4.7%	37	35	0.6
Rockwall County	+4.7%	741	741	5.3
Bee County	+4.6%	2	2	0.1
Limestone County	+4.4%	2	2	0.1
Parmer County	+4.4%	2	2	0.2
Yoakum County	+4.4%	14	14	1.9
Uvalde County	+4.3%	28	24	1.1
Brown County	+4.2%	59	21	1.5
Denton County	+4.2%	4,131	2,692	3.9
Liberty County	+4.2%	175	175	1.4
Upshur County	+4.2%	15	15	0.3
Hockley County	+4.0%	9	9	0.4
Jim Wells County	+4.0%	29	29	0.7
Pecos County	+3.9%	7	7	0.5
Grayson County	+3.8%	363	172	2.4
Milam County	+3.8%	86	4	3.3
Wilson County	+3.8%	34	34	0.6
Calhoun County	+3.7%	194	100	9.9
DeWitt County	+3.7%	5	5	0.2
Hunt County	+3.7%	68	61	0.6
San Patricio County	+3.7%	215	215	3.0
Atascosa County	+3.6%	64	60	1.2
Brewster County	+3.6%	12	4	1.3
Tarrant County	+3.6%	8,179	5,476	3.6
Terry County	+3.6%	6	6	0.5
Brazoria County	+3.5%	2,088	1,964	5.0
Dallam County	+3.4%	21	21	2.8
Hill County	+3.3%	10	10	0.3
Lampasas County	+3.3%	254	170	10.7
Palo Pinto County	+3.3%	11	11	0.4
Taylor County	+3.3%	284	282	1.9
Erath County	+3.2%	359	26	8.2
Gillespie County	+3.2%	41	41	1.4
Wharton County	+3.1%	87	87	2.1
Bastrop County	+3.0%	81	77	0.7
Martin County	+3.0%	1	1	0.2
Franklin County	+2.9%	0	0	0.0
Galveston County	+2.9%	2,176	2,176	5.8
Lamar County	+2.9%	35	35	0.7
Van Zandt County	+2.9%	3	3	0.0
Blanco County	+2.8%	91	3	6.7
Chambers County	+2.8%	314	314	5.5
Parker County	+2.8%	344	274	1.9
Comal County	+2.7%	1,730	1,630	8.3
Starr County	+2.7%	0	0	0.0
Ellis County	+2.6%	882	868	3.7
Kaufman County	+2.6%	301	301	1.4
Tyler County	+2.6%	0	0	0.0
Gray County	+2.5%	3	3	0.1
Johnson County	+2.5%	691	691	3.2
Somervell County	+2.5%	6	6	0.6
Aransas County	+2.4%	115	115	4.4
Bexar County	+2.4%	3,261	3,066	1.5
Falls County	+2.4%	8	8	0.4
Rains County	+2.4%	2	2	0.1
Waller County	+2.4%	73	4	1.0
Wise County	+2.4%	64	64	0.8
Guadalupe County	+2.3%	738	738	3.7
Moore County	+2.3%	17	15	0.8
Callahan County	+2.2%	20	8	1.4
Hartley County	+2.2%	0	0	0.0
Orange County	+2.2%	144	144	1.7
Walker County	+2.2%	61	61	0.7
Cass County	+2.1%	9	9	0.3
Potter County	+2.1%	785	549	6.9
Young County	+2.1%	36	36	2.0
Burnet County	+2.0%	190	186	3.3
Hale County	+2.0%	12	12	0.4
Lubbock County	+2.0%	2,041	1,002	6.2
Madison County	+2.0%	14	10	1.0
Angelina County	+1.9%	66	59	0.7
Austin County	+1.9%	30	30	0.9
Howard County	+1.8%	39	39	1.3
Scurry County	+1.7%	6	4	0.4
Dawson County	+1.6%	5	5	0.4
Fort Bend County	+1.6%	9,134	7,912	9.4
Lamb County	+1.5%	1	1	0.1
Randall County	+1.5%	108	70	0.7
Smith County	+1.5%	373	373	1.5
Robertson County	+1.4%	9	9	0.5
Kerr County	+1.3%	51	51	0.9
McLennan County	+1.3%	676	611	2.5
Anderson County	+1.2%	6	4	0.1
Hardin County	+1.2%	96	96	1.6
Henderson County	+1.2%	67	67	0.8
Kendall County	+1.2%	284	284	5.3
Polk County	+1.2%	368	362	6.9
Burleson County	+1.1%	11	9	0.5
Cameron County	+1.1%	1,263	1,090	2.9
Goliad County	+1.1%	0	0	0.0
Gregg County	+1.0%	774	243	6.1
Harrison County	+1.0%	43	43	0.6
Hopkins County	+0.9%	12	12	0.3
Lee County	+0.9%	12	12	0.6
Wood County	+0.9%	18	3	0.4
Brazos County	+0.8%	1,605	755	6.4
Fayette County	+0.7%	6	6	0.2
Jones County	+0.7%	2	2	0.1
El Paso County	+0.5%	4,097	2,613	4.7
Val Verde County	+0.5%	46	44	1.0
Hidalgo County	+0.4%	3,294	2,545	3.6
Llano County	+0.4%	121	121	5.2
Titus County	+0.4%	0	0	0.0
Hood County	+0.3%	151	133	2.1
Navarro County	+0.3%	22	22	0.4
Nolan County	+0.3%	1	1	0.1
San Jacinto County	+0.3%	5	5	0.2
Bell County	+0.1%	2,107	1,861	5.2
Bowie County	+0.1%	74	56	0.8
Eastland County	+0.1%	0	0	0.0
Jefferson County	+0.1%	364	360	1.4
Webb County	+0.1%	1,623	915	5.8
Jack County	−0.3%	3	3	0.3
Freestone County	−0.4%	2	2	0.1
Kleberg County	−0.4%	423	37	14.0
Clay County	−0.6%	1	1	0.1
Wichita County	−0.6%	210	108	1.6
Gonzales County	−0.7%	15	15	0.7
Coryell County	−1.1%	93	83	1.1
Archer County	−1.2%	6	6	0.7
Hamilton County	−1.3%	1	1	0.1
Caldwell County	−1.4%	21	17	0.4
Hutchinson County	−1.4%	2	2	0.1
Live Oak County	−1.4%	15	15	1.3
Bandera County	−2.0%	0	0	0.0
Comanche County	−3.3%	48	0	3.3
Jasper County	−3.4%	5	5	0.2
Bosque County	−4.2%	3	3	0.2
Wilbarger County	−4.7%	1	1	0.1
Sabine County	−5.4%	0	0	0.0
Lavaca County	−6.1%	4	4	0.2
Shelby County	−6.8%	16	16	0.7
Stephens County	−8.2%	0	0	0.0
Sherman County	−9.4%	11	7	4.0
Delta County	—	2	2	0.4
McCulloch County	—	1	1	0.1
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
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.