States › Minnesota › 2002
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +7.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +9.2% in 2001.
38,977 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,631 single-family), +14.1% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
+7.9% Minnesota index, 2001–2002 US +5.4%
38,977 housing units permitted in 2002 28,631 single-family
79 of 81 counties with a rising index median county +5.9%
1,747,678 units permitted nationally in 2002
Counties in 2002 Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2002 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Grant County +11.9% 7 7 1.2 Lac qui Parle County +10.0% 10 10 1.5 Kanabec County +9.8% 126 105 7.6 Ramsey County +9.3% 1,538 538 2.8 Scott County +9.1% 2,069 1,722 13.0 Anoka County +8.9% 2,531 2,373 6.6 Hennepin County +8.8% 6,885 2,677 5.4 Douglas County +8.7% 548 504 13.7 Mille Lacs County +8.6% 300 282 10.8 Chisago County +8.5% 610 606 10.3 Isanti County +8.5% 537 529 12.1 Washington County +8.5% 1,701 1,304 5.9 Carver County +8.4% 1,467 1,097 12.8 Dakota County +8.4% 3,591 2,278 7.8 Morrison County +8.4% 332 326 9.6 Meeker County +8.2% 142 122 6.0 Pine County +8.2% 163 135 5.3 Becker County +8.1% 261 255 7.4 Sherburne County +8.0% 1,109 1,075 10.6 St. Louis County +7.9% 623 605 3.1 Sibley County +7.8% 80 80 5.2 Wright County +7.8% 1,959 1,855 12.4 Aitkin County +7.7% 323 323 19.9 Cass County +7.7% 681 652 21.7 Crow Wing County +7.5% 970 819 14.0 Pope County +7.5% 219 132 19.2 Stearns County +7.5% 1,575 1,225 9.6 Cottonwood County +7.3% 14 14 1.2 Benton County +6.8% 275 251 6.6 Lake County +6.6% 98 86 9.1 Rice County +6.6% 679 593 9.7 Cook County +6.3% 120 115 21.7 Beltrami County +6.2% 103 53 2.2 Goodhue County +6.2% 331 314 6.9 Winona County +6.2% 341 185 6.7 Le Sueur County +6.1% 148 146 5.0 Marshall County +6.0% 15 6 1.7 Carlton County +5.9% 252 217 6.9 Itasca County +5.9% 339 339 7.5 Murray County +5.9% 36 36 4.5 Wabasha County +5.9% 218 166 10.1 Dodge County +5.7% 202 198 9.4 Clay County +5.6% 504 311 7.4 Stevens County +5.5% 21 17 2.2 Blue Earth County +5.3% 637 330 9.0 Otter Tail County +5.3% 145 137 2.4 Hubbard County +5.2% 44 44 2.0 McLeod County +5.2% 268 250 7.3 Nicollet County +5.2% 366 156 10.7 Wilkin County +4.9% 21 21 3.3 Kandiyohi County +4.6% 263 221 5.9 Koochiching County +4.6% 62 48 5.4 Waseca County +4.6% 81 77 4.3 Todd County +4.5% 172 172 6.6 Polk County +4.4% 112 112 3.7 Steele County +4.3% 270 232 7.2 Olmsted County +4.2% 1,532 1,279 9.2 Houston County +4.1% 79 63 4.3 Yellow Medicine County +3.9% 23 23 2.4 Martin County +3.8% 33 33 1.7 Mower County +3.8% 139 131 3.4 Norman County +3.8% 9 9 1.4 Fillmore County +3.7% 141 123 6.5 Chippewa County +3.5% 19 19 1.5 Jackson County +3.4% 30 28 3.0 Renville County +3.4% 18 18 1.3 Freeborn County +3.3% 50 50 1.6 Nobles County +3.3% 20 15 0.9 Brown County +3.1% 95 55 3.7 Lyon County +3.0% 155 106 6.0 Wadena County +3.0% 65 65 4.5 Redwood County +2.8% 24 21 1.6 Swift County +2.7% 35 31 3.6 Watonwan County +2.7% 18 18 1.6 Roseau County +2.5% 20 20 1.3 Lake of the Woods County +0.8% 26 26 6.9 Faribault County +0.5% 28 28 2.0 Pennington County +0.4% 28 28 2.0 Rock County +0.2% 23 23 2.4 Pipestone County −1.0% 16 14 1.7 Lincoln County −2.4% 1 1 0.2 Big Stone County — 25 23 4.9 Clearwater County — 3 1 0.3 Kittson County — 9 9 2.2 Mahnomen County — 2 2 0.4 Red Lake County — 4 1 1.0 Traverse County — 8 8 2.6
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Minnesota by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 25,494 units (20,675 single-family, 4,819 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 27,043 units (22,085 single-family, 4,958 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 24,900 units (20,060 single-family, 4,840 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 30,443 units (25,011 single-family, 5,432 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 33,341 units (26,664 single-family, 6,677 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 32,814 units (25,549 single-family, 7,265 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 34,151 units (26,927 single-family, 7,224 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 38,977 units (28,631 single-family, 10,346 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 42,046 units (32,731 single-family, 9,315 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 41,843 units (32,580 single-family, 9,263 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 36,509 units (29,566 single-family, 6,943 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 26,352 units (20,901 single-family, 5,451 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 17,930 units (14,508 single-family, 3,422 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 11,551 units (8,908 single-family, 2,643 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 9,425 units (7,314 single-family, 2,111 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 9,840 units (7,053 single-family, 2,787 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 8,890 units (6,733 single-family, 2,157 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 16,095 units (9,197 single-family, 6,898 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 17,313 units (11,114 single-family, 6,199 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 16,990 units (10,689 single-family, 6,301 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 19,545 units (10,900 single-family, 8,645 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 21,449 units (12,071 single-family, 9,378 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 21,953 units (13,508 single-family, 8,445 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 25,673 units (13,574 single-family, 12,099 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 28,586 units (13,709 single-family, 14,877 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 28,148 units (14,707 single-family, 13,441 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 33,652 units (16,704 single-family, 16,948 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 31,126 units (13,483 single-family, 17,643 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 25,667 units (12,770 single-family, 12,897 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 20,913 units (13,420 single-family, 7,493 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 20,947 units (12,886 single-family, 8,061 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Minnesota by year
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 .