Texas in 2014

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

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +7.6%, against +6.2% for the United States and +4.1% in 2013.

166,982 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (99,701 single-family), +13.2% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+7.6%Texas index, 2013–2014US +6.2%

166,982housing units permitted in 201499,701 single-family

155 of 176counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.1%

1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014

Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2014	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Hansford County	+24.7%	17	17	3.4
Martin County	+17.3%	3	3	0.6
Callahan County	+16.9%	5	5	0.3
Goliad County	+14.9%	0	0	0.0
Howard County	+13.8%	33	29	1.1
Hartley County	+13.6%	0	0	0.0
DeWitt County	+13.3%	5	5	0.2
Travis County	+13.3%	12,673	5,725	9.1
Harris County	+13.1%	40,060	18,533	7.9
Scurry County	+12.7%	8	8	0.5
Hamilton County	+11.9%	1	1	0.1
Williamson County	+11.7%	4,706	3,769	6.3
Terry County	+11.4%	3	3	0.3
Runnels County	+10.7%	4	4	0.4
Collin County	+10.6%	10,635	6,720	8.2
Montgomery County	+10.4%	7,145	5,511	9.1
Lamar County	+10.0%	43	27	0.8
Dawson County	+9.9%	7	7	0.6
Leon County	+9.8%	0	0	0.0
Waller County	+9.8%	82	5	1.2
Dallas County	+9.4%	14,360	3,974	5.4
Clay County	+9.3%	5	5	0.5
Lavaca County	+9.3%	11	11	0.5
Hays County	+9.1%	2,305	1,756	7.6
Nolan County	+9.1%	0	0	0.0
Midland County	+8.9%	1,553	917	8.3
Denton County	+8.8%	3,565	2,896	3.3
Kaufman County	+8.8%	219	219	1.0
Houston County	+8.6%	5	5	0.2
Fort Bend County	+8.5%	9,268	8,465	9.5
Nueces County	+8.3%	2,452	1,262	6.9
Wilson County	+8.3%	34	34	0.6
Burleson County	+8.2%	8	8	0.4
San Patricio County	+8.2%	243	236	3.4
Ward County	+8.2%	19	19	1.7
Caldwell County	+8.0%	98	98	1.8
Kleberg County	+7.9%	36	36	1.2
Tarrant County	+7.9%	8,985	5,280	4.0
Madison County	+7.7%	4	4	0.3
Bee County	+7.6%	11	11	0.3
Gray County	+7.6%	3	3	0.1
Ector County	+7.5%	556	430	3.2
Jones County	+7.5%	1	1	0.0
Kendall County	+7.5%	380	380	7.1
Rockwall County	+7.5%	965	965	6.9
Archer County	+7.4%	9	9	1.0
Calhoun County	+7.3%	81	74	4.1
Galveston County	+7.3%	3,006	2,638	8.1
Hunt County	+7.3%	66	63	0.5
Matagorda County	+7.3%	222	222	6.1
Sabine County	+7.3%	0	0	0.0
Brazoria County	+7.2%	3,476	2,462	8.3
Maverick County	+7.2%	99	70	1.7
Moore County	+7.0%	16	16	0.7
Austin County	+6.8%	27	24	0.8
Johnson County	+6.8%	960	774	4.4
Liberty County	+6.8%	300	300	2.5
Polk County	+6.8%	469	469	8.8
Bastrop County	+6.7%	167	167	1.4
Victoria County	+6.7%	835	163	9.0
Ochiltree County	+6.6%	7	7	0.8
Wilbarger County	+6.5%	2	2	0.2
Milam County	+6.4%	10	10	0.4
Chambers County	+6.3%	377	377	6.5
Bexar County	+6.1%	6,959	3,324	3.2
Brazos County	+6.0%	1,786	955	7.2
Burnet County	+6.0%	261	261	4.6
Comal County	+6.0%	2,075	1,624	9.9
Andrews County	+5.9%	155	53	8.2
Sherman County	+5.9%	10	6	3.6
Tom Green County	+5.9%	629	229	5.2
Webb County	+5.8%	1,719	954	6.1
Ellis County	+5.7%	1,096	1,096	4.6
Gaines County	+5.7%	15	15	0.6
Taylor County	+5.7%	278	278	1.9
Cooke County	+5.6%	25	25	0.6
Gonzales County	+5.6%	35	27	1.7
Grayson County	+5.6%	271	203	1.8
Bosque County	+5.5%	3	3	0.2
Jack County	+5.5%	5	5	0.5
Navarro County	+5.5%	23	23	0.4
Robertson County	+5.5%	9	9	0.5
Guadalupe County	+5.4%	765	765	3.8
Tyler County	+5.4%	1	1	0.0
Parker County	+5.3%	382	382	2.1
Wharton County	+5.3%	19	19	0.5
Comanche County	+5.2%	3	3	0.2
Fayette County	+5.1%	6	6	0.2
Jim Wells County	+5.1%	26	26	0.7
Lubbock County	+5.1%	2,128	967	6.5
Grimes County	+5.0%	15	15	0.4
Franklin County	+4.9%	1	1	0.1
Van Zandt County	+4.9%	89	9	1.3
Atascosa County	+4.8%	69	67	1.3
Limestone County	+4.8%	4	4	0.2
Young County	+4.8%	35	33	1.9
Blanco County	+4.7%	35	3	2.6
Wise County	+4.7%	46	46	0.5
Erath County	+4.6%	85	42	1.9
Gillespie County	+4.6%	39	39	1.4
Hardin County	+4.3%	117	117	2.0
Colorado County	+3.8%	10	10	0.5
Smith County	+3.8%	389	377	1.5
Uvalde County	+3.8%	13	13	0.5
Aransas County	+3.7%	169	169	6.5
Hill County	+3.7%	6	6	0.2
Rains County	+3.7%	5	3	0.4
Brown County	+3.5%	31	25	0.8
Lampasas County	+3.4%	236	155	10.0
Val Verde County	+3.4%	63	55	1.3
Wood County	+3.4%	19	4	0.4
Orange County	+3.2%	428	208	5.0
Hidalgo County	+3.0%	3,473	2,840	3.8
Hopkins County	+3.0%	8	8	0.2
Falls County	+2.9%	3	3	0.2
Live Oak County	+2.9%	12	12	1.0
San Jacinto County	+2.9%	2	2	0.1
Cass County	+2.8%	11	5	0.4
Lamb County	+2.7%	7	7	0.6
Hutchinson County	+2.6%	0	0	0.0
McLennan County	+2.6%	1,468	604	5.4
Upshur County	+2.6%	21	13	0.5
Walker County	+2.6%	222	80	2.6
Jackson County	+2.5%	18	16	1.2
Montague County	+2.5%	0	0	0.0
Hockley County	+2.4%	15	15	0.7
Llano County	+2.4%	202	202	8.6
Randall County	+2.1%	62	24	0.4
Harrison County	+2.0%	79	53	1.1
Freestone County	+1.9%	7	7	0.3
Lynn County	+1.9%	3	3	0.5
Jefferson County	+1.8%	1,061	743	4.2
Lee County	+1.8%	3	3	0.2
Bowie County	+1.6%	95	93	1.0
Fannin County	+1.6%	27	7	0.7
Coryell County	+1.5%	146	114	1.7
Kerr County	+1.3%	91	65	1.7
Shelby County	+1.3%	15	15	0.6
Hood County	+1.2%	121	117	1.7
Nacogdoches County	+1.2%	68	32	1.0
Rusk County	+1.2%	3	3	0.1
Wichita County	+1.2%	143	93	1.1
Jasper County	+1.0%	8	8	0.2
Medina County	+1.0%	49	25	0.9
Bell County	+0.9%	1,989	1,846	4.9
Potter County	+0.9%	853	469	7.5
Gregg County	+0.8%	266	197	2.1
El Paso County	+0.5%	3,043	2,260	3.5
Henderson County	+0.5%	68	68	0.8
Angelina County	+0.4%	76	66	0.9
Brewster County	+0.3%	11	4	1.2
Cameron County	+0.3%	1,417	1,179	3.3
Pecos County	+0.3%	7	7	0.5
Washington County	+0.2%	85	83	2.2
Panola County	+0.1%	14	8	0.6
Carson County	0.0%	3	3	0.5
Palo Pinto County	−0.1%	5	5	0.2
Bandera County	−0.4%	1	1	0.0
Hale County	−0.7%	8	8	0.3
Titus County	−0.8%	22	22	0.7
Somervell County	−0.9%	18	18	1.8
Dallam County	−1.0%	20	20	2.7
Cherokee County	−1.5%	6	6	0.1
Stephens County	−1.5%	0	0	0.0
Deaf Smith County	−1.6%	10	2	0.5
Anderson County	−1.9%	2	2	0.0
McCulloch County	−2.4%	0	0	0.0
Eastland County	−3.0%	0	0	0.0
Camp County	−3.6%	10	7	0.7
Starr County	−4.5%	0	0	0.0
Hemphill County	−4.6%	6	6	1.9
Swisher County	−5.6%	0	0	0.0
Marion County	−5.7%	2	2	0.2
Morris County	−6.3%	1	1	0.1
Yoakum County	−6.7%	14	14	1.9
Parmer County	−10.4%	13	13	1.3
Delta County	—	2	2	0.4
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.