Texas in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +7.0%, against +5.3% for the United States and +6.7% in 2015.

165,853 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (106,511 single-family), −5.5% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+7.0%Texas index, 2015–2016US +5.3%

165,853housing units permitted in 2016106,511 single-family

150 of 176counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.6%

1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016

Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2016	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Sherman County	+26.6%	12	8	4.3
Dallam County	+22.7%	23	23	3.1
Hamilton County	+20.2%	6	6	0.7
Dawson County	+20.0%	0	0	0.0
Lynn County	+18.3%	1	1	0.2
Morris County	+18.2%	4	4	0.3
Marion County	+17.8%	8	8	0.8
Llano County	+15.1%	238	226	10.2
Ward County	+15.1%	3	3	0.3
Jack County	+13.6%	2	2	0.2
Houston County	+12.8%	0	0	0.0
Robertson County	+12.7%	79	79	4.4
Carson County	+12.5%	7	7	1.2
Fannin County	+12.3%	33	27	0.8
Clay County	+12.2%	45	3	4.2
McCulloch County	+12.2%	73	1	9.8
Bastrop County	+10.9%	168	138	1.4
Leon County	+10.9%	0	0	0.0
Collin County	+10.6%	13,154	8,197	10.1
Grimes County	+10.4%	39	39	1.1
Wilbarger County	+10.3%	1	1	0.1
Camp County	+10.2%	6	6	0.4
Denton County	+9.9%	7,428	6,212	6.9
Ellis County	+9.9%	1,451	1,446	6.0
Dallas County	+9.8%	18,059	5,152	6.8
Terry County	+9.8%	0	0	0.0
Hunt County	+9.5%	166	166	1.3
Tarrant County	+9.5%	12,506	5,831	5.6
Williamson County	+9.5%	5,417	3,800	7.2
Caldwell County	+9.4%	332	322	6.0
Grayson County	+9.4%	730	374	4.8
Nolan County	+9.4%	1	1	0.1
Rockwall County	+9.3%	1,116	1,116	7.9
Kaufman County	+9.0%	450	446	2.2
Brazos County	+8.8%	2,769	1,127	11.1
Tyler County	+8.8%	9	9	0.4
Johnson County	+8.5%	754	516	3.5
Travis County	+8.5%	13,503	7,172	9.7
Brewster County	+8.0%	13	5	1.4
Hays County	+8.0%	2,441	1,895	8.0
Liberty County	+8.0%	456	456	3.8
Cass County	+7.9%	5	5	0.2
Hopkins County	+7.9%	10	10	0.3
Bosque County	+7.7%	1	1	0.1
Brazoria County	+7.7%	2,930	2,909	7.0
Galveston County	+7.7%	2,241	2,209	6.0
Eastland County	+7.6%	0	0	0.0
San Patricio County	+7.6%	484	232	6.7
Guadalupe County	+7.5%	903	903	4.5
Montague County	+7.5%	1	1	0.0
Parker County	+7.5%	465	408	2.5
Bexar County	+7.4%	7,600	3,283	3.5
Fort Bend County	+7.4%	10,279	9,777	10.5
Lamar County	+7.3%	46	26	0.9
McLennan County	+7.3%	1,762	637	6.5
Uvalde County	+7.3%	23	19	0.9
Lee County	+6.9%	13	13	0.7
Milam County	+6.8%	12	7	0.5
Burnet County	+6.7%	452	354	7.9
Wise County	+6.7%	76	70	0.9
Cherokee County	+6.6%	6	6	0.1
Orange County	+6.5%	252	236	2.9
Polk County	+6.5%	471	471	8.8
Chambers County	+6.4%	295	295	5.1
Jones County	+6.3%	0	0	0.0
Bee County	+6.2%	7	7	0.2
Deaf Smith County	+6.2%	11	2	0.6
Van Zandt County	+6.1%	28	28	0.4
Fayette County	+6.0%	8	8	0.3
Gillespie County	+6.0%	49	49	1.7
Wharton County	+6.0%	82	82	1.9
Martin County	+5.9%	4	4	0.8
Aransas County	+5.8%	189	187	7.2
Burleson County	+5.8%	12	12	0.6
Coryell County	+5.8%	176	156	2.1
Hartley County	+5.8%	0	0	0.0
Palo Pinto County	+5.6%	9	9	0.3
Medina County	+5.4%	29	29	0.5
Calhoun County	+5.3%	60	60	3.1
Callahan County	+5.2%	2	2	0.1
Comal County	+5.2%	3,089	1,917	14.8
Madison County	+5.1%	11	5	0.8
Matagorda County	+5.1%	82	82	2.2
Young County	+5.1%	10	10	0.6
Somervell County	+4.9%	31	11	3.0
Blanco County	+4.7%	18	13	1.3
Hansford County	+4.7%	2	2	0.4
Lampasas County	+4.6%	45	45	1.9
Waller County	+4.6%	305	13	4.4
Gaines County	+4.5%	0	0	0.0
Jefferson County	+4.4%	602	406	2.4
Taylor County	+4.4%	304	296	2.0
Bell County	+4.2%	2,107	1,581	5.2
Henderson County	+4.2%	94	40	1.1
Upshur County	+4.2%	5	5	0.1
Hood County	+4.1%	144	132	2.0
Smith County	+4.1%	581	454	2.3
Maverick County	+4.0%	76	64	1.3
Wilson County	+4.0%	52	52	0.9
Walker County	+3.9%	156	156	1.9
Kerr County	+3.8%	60	60	1.1
Navarro County	+3.8%	178	167	3.1
Titus County	+3.7%	19	19	0.6
Washington County	+3.7%	84	72	2.2
Erath County	+3.6%	221	36	5.0
Hidalgo County	+3.6%	4,568	2,921	5.0
Lamb County	+3.6%	0	0	0.0
Bowie County	+3.5%	73	73	0.8
Panola County	+3.5%	6	6	0.3
Randall County	+3.5%	85	77	0.6
Anderson County	+3.4%	13	13	0.2
Angelina County	+3.4%	64	60	0.7
Lubbock County	+3.4%	2,638	1,269	8.0
Rains County	+3.4%	1	1	0.1
Austin County	+3.3%	28	22	0.8
Brown County	+3.3%	88	85	2.3
DeWitt County	+3.3%	3	3	0.1
Hockley County	+3.3%	8	8	0.4
Kendall County	+3.3%	533	245	10.0
Montgomery County	+3.2%	5,537	4,175	7.1
Nueces County	+3.0%	1,237	1,212	3.5
Harris County	+2.7%	22,661	15,511	4.5
San Jacinto County	+2.6%	265	265	9.0
Potter County	+2.5%	639	625	5.6
Hardin County	+2.4%	240	240	4.1
Hutchinson County	+2.4%	49	1	2.5
Tom Green County	+2.4%	172	172	1.4
Webb County	+2.4%	1,158	945	4.1
Wichita County	+2.4%	176	86	1.4
Harrison County	+2.1%	68	40	0.9
Hill County	+2.1%	8	8	0.2
Ochiltree County	+1.9%	50	2	5.4
Nacogdoches County	+1.8%	28	24	0.4
Val Verde County	+1.8%	93	93	1.9
Goliad County	+1.7%	3	3	0.4
Franklin County	+1.6%	0	0	0.0
Andrews County	+1.4%	8	8	0.4
Hale County	+1.4%	19	19	0.6
Jackson County	+1.3%	11	11	0.7
El Paso County	+1.2%	3,054	2,219	3.5
Lavaca County	+1.2%	27	27	1.3
Comanche County	+1.1%	1	1	0.1
Atascosa County	+0.9%	34	34	0.6
Cooke County	+0.8%	51	51	1.1
Cameron County	+0.6%	1,569	1,217	3.6
Parmer County	+0.6%	1	1	0.1
Rusk County	+0.6%	2	2	0.0
Freestone County	+0.4%	6	6	0.3
Kleberg County	+0.2%	9	9	0.3
Gregg County	+0.1%	157	157	1.2
Victoria County	0.0%	62	62	0.7
Archer County	−0.1%	5	5	0.5
Bandera County	−0.4%	1	1	0.0
Jasper County	−0.7%	7	7	0.2
Falls County	−0.9%	3	3	0.2
Live Oak County	−0.9%	7	7	0.6
Midland County	−0.9%	672	632	3.6
Yoakum County	−0.9%	0	0	0.0
Ector County	−1.3%	448	448	2.6
Stephens County	−1.3%	2	2	0.2
Jim Wells County	−1.6%	17	15	0.4
Wood County	−1.6%	12	10	0.2
Colorado County	−1.7%	22	22	1.0
Runnels County	−1.8%	2	2	0.2
Howard County	−2.4%	23	23	0.8
Moore County	−2.5%	10	10	0.5
Starr County	−3.4%	4	4	0.1
Gonzales County	−3.7%	9	9	0.4
Sabine County	−3.9%	3	3	0.3
Gray County	−4.5%	0	0	0.0
Scurry County	−5.1%	8	8	0.5
Hemphill County	−5.2%	0	0	0.0
Limestone County	−6.4%	3	3	0.1
Pecos County	−7.4%	112	112	7.7
Shelby County	−8.0%	0	0	0.0
Swisher County	−10.2%	0	0	0.0
Delta County	—	0	0	0.0
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Trinity County	—	1	1	0.1

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.