Sept. 6, 2006: Florida County Remains National Leader in Housing Growth
WASHINGTON - For the second year in a row, Flagler County, Fla., had the highest rate of growth in the number of housing units of any county in the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
The estimates cover July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005, and show that Flagler's housing stock increased by 14.8 percent, or more than 5,000 units. Flagler had added more than 4,000 housing units a year earlier. Three other Florida counties made the top 10 with the highest rate of growth in housing stock: Sumter (ranking second), Osceola (fourth), and St. Lucie (ninth). The remainder of the top 10 consisted of Pinal, Ariz. (third); Franklin, Wash. (fifth); Culpeper, Va. (sixth); Washington, Utah (seventh); Kendall, Ill. (eighth); and Rockwall, Texas (10th).