Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Hudson County index 1977–2025
Hudson County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Hudson County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Jersey City, New Jersey (Hudson County), authorised 2,706 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +43.5% on the previous 12 months.
171 of those units were single-family houses (6%), 141 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 2,394 in buildings of five or more units. That is 9.0 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 5.7 and well above the state's 3.3.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 51,908 units, with the busiest year 2019 (4,675 units). Hudson County's FHFA house price index rose +106.8% over the ten years to 2025.
2,706units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+43.5% on the previous 12 months
171single-family units6% of the total
2,394units in 5+ unit buildings88% of the total
9.0units per 1,000 residentsHudson County 5.7 · New Jersey 3.3
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Jersey City by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Jersey City
Hudson County
New Jersey
United States
All housing units
2,706
4,219
31,546
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
171 (6%)
243 (6%)
13,153 (42%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
98
138
1,178
34,814
3–4 units
43
91
929
17,298
5 or more units
2,394 (88%)
3,747 (89%)
16,286 (52%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
9.0
5.7
3.3
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+43.5%
+21.1%
−6.2%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Jersey City by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
51,908 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2019. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Hudson County
FHFA's index for Hudson County rose +106.8% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.5% a year) and +9.6% in the latest year, against +87.7% and +6.2% for New Jersey. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Jersey City, NJ?
2,706 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 1,886 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Jersey City?
171 single-family units, 98 in two-unit buildings, 43 in three- and four-unit buildings and 2,394 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Jersey City compare with its county and state?
9.0 units per 1,000 residents in Jersey City, 5.7 in Hudson County and 3.3 in New Jersey.
How have home prices moved in Hudson County?
FHFA's index for Hudson County rose +106.8% over the ten years to 2025 and +9.6% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 246000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.