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Alaska in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Alaska changed +2.4%, against +3.7% for the United States and +3.0% in 1997.

2,874 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,010 single-family), +12.3% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+2.4%Alaska index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
2,874housing units permitted in 19982,010 single-family
7 of 8counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Matanuska-Susitna Borough+5.3%1461461.2
Ketchikan Gateway Borough+4.8%36362.7
Kenai Peninsula Borough+3.2%99991.6
Anchorage Municipality+2.8%1,1521,1524.0
Fairbanks North Star Borough+2.1%1481481.6
Kodiak Island Borough+2.1%60604.8
Juneau City and Borough+0.2%91912.9
Sitka City and Borough−2.2%30303.6
Chugach Census Area—000.0
Petersburg Borough—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Alaska by year02,0004,0001995: 2,164 units (1,657 single-family, 507 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,640 units (1,810 single-family, 830 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 2,560 units (1,889 single-family, 671 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,874 units (2,010 single-family, 864 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 2,211 units (1,539 single-family, 672 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,147 units (1,607 single-family, 540 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,939 units (1,787 single-family, 1,152 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,003 units (1,702 single-family, 1,301 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 3,531 units (1,740 single-family, 1,791 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 3,133 units (1,771 single-family, 1,362 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 2,885 units (1,653 single-family, 1,232 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 2,739 units (1,612 single-family, 1,127 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 1,706 units (984 single-family, 722 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 901 units (667 single-family, 234 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 916 units (617 single-family, 299 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 904 units (753 single-family, 151 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 877 units (713 single-family, 164 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 994 units (818 single-family, 176 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 1,079 units (877 single-family, 202 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 1,518 units (1,125 single-family, 393 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 1,298 units (992 single-family, 306 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 1,503 units (1,035 single-family, 468 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 1,539 units (1,127 single-family, 412 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 1,677 units (1,227 single-family, 450 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 1,680 units (1,147 single-family, 533 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 1,420 units (1,019 single-family, 401 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 1,552 units (1,158 single-family, 394 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 578 units (471 single-family, 107 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 937 units (599 single-family, 338 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 1,032 units (446 single-family, 586 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 848 units (573 single-family, 275 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Alaska 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.