Texas in 2024

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

In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Texas changed +2.3%, against +4.9% for the United States and +4.4% in 2023.

225,756 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (158,121 single-family), −2.8% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.

+2.3%Texas index, 2023–2024US +4.9%

225,756housing units permitted in 2024158,121 single-family

140 of 171counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.0%

1,478,000units permitted nationally in 2024

Counties in 2024

Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2024	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Goliad County	+28.5%	0	0	0.0
Hansford County	+22.3%	0	0	0.0
DeWitt County	+21.8%	8	8	0.4
Stephens County	+20.0%	2	2	0.2
Dawson County	+19.9%	0	0	0.0
Swisher County	+17.0%	0	0	0.0
Camp County	+16.2%	32	28	2.4
Runnels County	+14.7%	2	2	0.2
Madison County	+13.4%	3	3	0.2
Live Oak County	+12.7%	9	9	0.8
Jones County	+12.0%	0	0	0.0
Marion County	+11.2%	15	11	1.5
Freestone County	+11.1%	1	1	0.0
Limestone County	+11.1%	37	29	1.6
Eastland County	+10.3%	16	16	0.9
Callahan County	+10.2%	11	11	0.8
Hamilton County	+9.5%	16	14	1.8
Calhoun County	+8.9%	94	94	4.8
Navarro County	+8.8%	530	522	9.3
Somervell County	+8.8%	39	27	3.8
Maverick County	+8.6%	77	61	1.3
Archer County	+8.5%	24	22	2.6
Hutchinson County	+8.5%	0	0	0.0
Ector County	+8.2%	1,004	1,004	5.8
Titus County	+8.1%	35	33	1.1
Panola County	+8.0%	17	5	0.7
Erath County	+7.7%	110	27	2.5
Blanco County	+7.6%	8	8	0.6
Tyler County	+7.6%	6	6	0.3
Wilbarger County	+7.6%	3	3	0.2
Uvalde County	+7.5%	17	15	0.7
Andrews County	+7.3%	72	24	3.8
Comanche County	+7.3%	16	12	1.1
Gaines County	+7.2%	11	11	0.5
Llano County	+7.1%	119	115	5.1
Matagorda County	+6.9%	153	153	4.2
Rains County	+6.9%	21	21	1.6
Deaf Smith County	+6.8%	47	17	2.5
Grimes County	+6.8%	106	106	3.1
Lamb County	+6.8%	1	1	0.1
Houston County	+6.7%	3	3	0.1
Trinity County	+6.5%	0	0	0.0
Scurry County	+6.2%	32	32	2.0
Wood County	+6.2%	72	30	1.4
Montague County	+6.1%	22	22	1.0
San Patricio County	+6.1%	471	471	6.5
Walker County	+5.7%	829	517	9.9
Fannin County	+5.6%	109	95	2.8
Van Zandt County	+5.6%	100	94	1.5
Hardin County	+5.5%	315	315	5.4
Medina County	+5.4%	100	100	1.8
Wichita County	+5.4%	201	179	1.6
El Paso County	+5.3%	2,320	2,077	2.6
Washington County	+5.3%	111	107	2.9
Montgomery County	+5.0%	13,246	11,586	17.0
Atascosa County	+4.8%	220	220	4.1
Tom Green County	+4.8%	233	231	1.9
Austin County	+4.7%	412	412	12.3
Midland County	+4.6%	1,504	1,504	8.0
Dallam County	+4.5%	5	5	0.7
Cameron County	+4.4%	2,347	1,668	5.4
Hidalgo County	+4.3%	7,292	4,336	7.9
Morris County	+4.3%	5	5	0.4
Ochiltree County	+4.3%	4	4	0.4
Brazos County	+4.2%	2,211	1,378	8.9
Hunt County	+4.2%	1,287	756	10.4
Gregg County	+4.1%	192	174	1.5
Moore County	+4.1%	26	24	1.2
Chambers County	+4.0%	646	642	11.2
Jefferson County	+4.0%	356	336	1.4
Bowie County	+3.9%	135	56	1.5
Kerr County	+3.9%	406	97	7.5
Parker County	+3.9%	439	439	2.4
Aransas County	+3.8%	204	204	7.8
Lee County	+3.8%	20	18	1.1
Ward County	+3.8%	26	8	2.3
Upshur County	+3.6%	40	38	0.9
Gray County	+3.5%	3	3	0.1
Polk County	+3.5%	755	751	14.1
Webb County	+3.5%	1,448	1,154	5.1
Wharton County	+3.4%	184	150	4.4
Leon County	+3.3%	0	0	0.0
Grayson County	+3.1%	2,142	1,368	13.9
Dallas County	+3.0%	12,711	5,655	4.8
Fort Bend County	+3.0%	12,017	11,200	12.3
Harris County	+3.0%	29,936	20,087	5.9
Johnson County	+3.0%	2,183	1,971	10.0
Kendall County	+3.0%	560	560	10.5
Fayette County	+2.9%	17	13	0.7
Liberty County	+2.9%	1,321	1,319	10.9
Nueces County	+2.9%	1,645	1,523	4.7
Milam County	+2.8%	98	98	3.7
Orange County	+2.7%	244	169	2.8
Victoria County	+2.6%	43	33	0.5
Wise County	+2.6%	463	217	5.5
Hill County	+2.4%	61	56	1.5
Franklin County	+2.3%	0	0	0.0
Henderson County	+2.3%	274	258	3.1
Howard County	+2.2%	75	68	2.5
Lavaca County	+2.2%	12	12	0.6
Randall County	+2.2%	42	36	0.3
Collin County	+2.1%	18,813	14,425	14.5
Burnet County	+2.0%	742	742	13.0
Clay County	+2.0%	14	6	1.3
Denton County	+2.0%	10,507	7,376	9.8
McLennan County	+2.0%	1,046	744	3.8
Rusk County	+2.0%	3	3	0.1
Sabine County	+2.0%	0	0	0.0
Bell County	+1.9%	3,243	2,655	8.1
Sherman County	+1.9%	17	17	6.1
Brazoria County	+1.8%	3,963	3,363	9.5
Galveston County	+1.8%	3,148	3,148	8.5
Caldwell County	+1.7%	529	515	9.6
Ellis County	+1.7%	2,972	2,854	12.3
Tarrant County	+1.7%	18,858	9,380	8.4
Val Verde County	+1.7%	85	85	1.8
Lamar County	+1.6%	117	30	2.3
Taylor County	+1.6%	516	420	3.4
Guadalupe County	+1.5%	2,062	1,905	10.3
Harrison County	+1.5%	53	53	0.7
Jasper County	+1.5%	46	31	1.4
Kaufman County	+1.5%	1,745	1,557	8.3
Nacogdoches County	+1.5%	35	35	0.5
Palo Pinto County	+1.4%	24	22	0.8
Comal County	+1.3%	3,430	2,263	16.4
Bandera County	+1.2%	2	2	0.1
Cass County	+1.2%	12	12	0.4
Lubbock County	+1.2%	2,209	1,911	6.7
Angelina County	+1.1%	120	98	1.4
Bastrop County	+1.1%	1,841	1,419	15.5
Brown County	+1.1%	148	144	3.8
Cooke County	+1.1%	155	143	3.5
Rockwall County	+1.0%	1,810	1,810	12.9
Potter County	+0.7%	1,214	562	10.6
Young County	+0.5%	23	23	1.3
Hopkins County	+0.3%	65	65	1.7
Smith County	+0.3%	608	464	2.4
San Jacinto County	+0.2%	578	578	19.6
Bexar County	+0.1%	8,349	5,815	3.9
Cherokee County	+0.1%	21	21	0.4
Hockley County	−0.1%	6	6	0.3
Wilson County	−0.4%	134	134	2.4
Waller County	−0.6%	480	368	6.9
Anderson County	−0.9%	27	18	0.5
Burleson County	−1.0%	42	40	2.0
Hartley County	−1.0%	0	0	0.0
Hood County	−1.2%	141	141	2.0
Carson County	−1.3%	41	41	7.1
Gillespie County	−1.3%	52	52	1.8
Pecos County	−1.3%	10	5	0.7
Bosque County	−1.5%	12	12	0.6
Williamson County	−1.5%	7,529	6,024	10.0
Nolan County	−1.6%	19	19	1.3
Coryell County	−1.8%	385	291	4.5
Travis County	−1.8%	16,990	4,559	12.2
Jackson County	−2.0%	0	0	0.0
Starr County	−2.2%	0	0	0.0
Hale County	−2.3%	6	6	0.2
Robertson County	−2.6%	68	64	3.8
Shelby County	−3.1%	4	4	0.2
Brewster County	−3.2%	7	7	0.7
Jim Wells County	−3.2%	4	4	0.1
Hays County	−3.4%	5,405	3,918	17.8
Lampasas County	−3.6%	18	18	0.8
Colorado County	−3.8%	29	29	1.4
Kleberg County	−4.0%	11	11	0.4
Bee County	−4.4%	14	14	0.4
McCulloch County	−5.2%	0	0	0.0
Jack County	−8.6%	11	11	1.2
Falls County	−12.8%	7	5	0.4
Gonzales County	−15.2%	14	14	0.7
Delta County	—	7	7	1.3
Hemphill County	—	0	0	0.0
Lynn County	—	1	1	0.2
Martin County	—	5	1	0.9
Mills County	—	0	0	0.0
Parmer County	—	3	3	0.3
Terry County	—	2	2	0.2
Yoakum County	—	7	7	0.9

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.