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Minnesota in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +8.8%, against +9.2% for the United States and +4.7% in 2003.

41,843 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,580 single-family), −0.5% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+8.8%Minnesota index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
41,843housing units permitted in 200432,580 single-family
84 of 85counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.4%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Traverse County+13.4%15154.8
Aitkin County+12.2%34734721.4
Douglas County+10.9%56650214.1
Kandiyohi County+10.9%2652235.9
Beltrami County+10.7%2542205.4
Ramsey County+10.4%2,7936725.2
Rice County+10.4%6655799.5
Morrison County+10.1%3052838.8
St. Louis County+10.0%1,1858065.9
Wadena County+10.0%67674.7
Kanabec County+9.9%1021006.1
Anoka County+9.7%3,3802,9588.9
Cook County+9.7%14114125.5
Isanti County+9.7%71460016.1
Clay County+9.6%74648011.0
Murray County+9.6%34294.3
Hennepin County+9.5%5,1562,6824.0
Washington County+9.5%2,7082,4439.4
Benton County+9.3%2782786.7
Meeker County+9.3%2082028.8
Scott County+9.3%2,0871,98613.1
Becker County+9.2%3433059.7
Crow Wing County+9.2%1,1191,00816.2
Dakota County+9.2%3,5612,1897.8
Koochiching County+9.2%51514.4
Mille Lacs County+9.2%31930311.5
Sherburne County+9.1%1,5371,50114.8
Carlton County+9.0%2451976.7
Lake County+9.0%11211210.4
Otter Tail County+8.9%2171583.6
Pope County+8.9%1061009.3
Sibley County+8.9%97976.3
Houston County+8.8%1211216.6
Todd County+8.8%2181808.4
Chisago County+8.7%4944888.4
Hubbard County+8.7%74703.3
Goodhue County+8.6%3813657.9
Le Sueur County+8.5%2812479.5
Marshall County+8.5%550.6
Renville County+8.5%24241.7
Wright County+8.5%2,1932,10813.9
Stearns County+8.4%1,4281,2488.7
Stevens County+8.4%49495.0
Carver County+8.3%1,24494610.9
Cass County+8.0%38438012.2
Grant County+8.0%550.8
Nicollet County+8.0%2631737.7
Waseca County+8.0%82824.4
Itasca County+7.9%4243989.3
Martin County+7.9%32321.6
McLeod County+7.7%3282739.0
Nobles County+7.7%40341.8
Jackson County+7.6%25252.5
Pennington County+7.6%28282.0
Pine County+7.6%2441638.0
Brown County+7.5%117684.6
Wilkin County+7.3%30144.8
Lake of the Woods County+7.2%727219.1
Norman County+7.2%30304.7
Lyon County+6.9%1041004.0
Polk County+6.9%1181183.9
Blue Earth County+6.8%4534486.4
Freeborn County+6.7%110.0
Lac qui Parle County+6.7%10101.5
Roseau County+6.7%31292.0
Steele County+6.4%2802417.5
Redwood County+6.3%17171.1
Watonwan County+6.3%31232.7
Winona County+6.3%2652365.2
Wabasha County+6.2%22319710.4
Chippewa County+6.1%26242.1
Faribault County+5.8%28282.0
Red Lake County+5.8%551.3
Cottonwood County+5.3%20201.8
Fillmore County+5.0%1531517.1
Mower County+4.8%1561323.8
Big Stone County+4.3%24244.7
Dodge County+4.3%1621547.6
Olmsted County+4.0%1,2771,2487.7
Rock County+3.8%29253.0
Swift County+3.7%18181.8
Yellow Medicine County+3.7%23232.4
Pipestone County+2.8%18141.9
Lincoln County+1.4%20203.6
Mahnomen County−1.6%110.2
Clearwater County—220.2
Kittson County—992.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Minnesota by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 25,494 units (20,675 single-family, 4,819 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 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.