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Minnesota in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +8.3%, against +12.4% for the United States and +8.8% in 2004.

36,509 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (29,566 single-family), −12.7% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+8.3%Minnesota index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
36,509housing units permitted in 200529,566 single-family
84 of 86counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.2%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Big Stone County+19.6%24244.7
Mahnomen County+17.5%000.0
Cass County+14.6%1,4411,43945.8
Lake County+13.9%94948.7
Pope County+13.0%89897.8
Hubbard County+12.8%89814.0
Becker County+12.6%2982828.4
Polk County+12.0%1461344.8
Swift County+11.9%27212.8
Cook County+11.7%11411420.6
Le Sueur County+11.7%2352248.0
Itasca County+11.2%48548010.7
Meeker County+10.6%1511386.4
Pine County+10.5%1831816.0
Crow Wing County+10.1%98183314.2
Otter Tail County+9.7%1941243.2
Isanti County+9.6%54548312.3
McLeod County+9.3%2632617.2
Yellow Medicine County+9.3%21212.2
Hennepin County+9.2%4,9702,3303.9
Blue Earth County+9.1%5154317.3
Faribault County+9.1%33332.4
Lyon County+9.1%153976.0
Wadena County+9.1%68684.7
Aitkin County+8.9%35735322.0
Chisago County+8.9%3493495.9
Douglas County+8.8%48944112.2
Todd County+8.8%1841827.1
Mille Lacs County+8.7%2582509.3
Morrison County+8.7%3112819.0
Scott County+8.7%1,7301,55110.9
Wright County+8.7%2,2212,12714.1
Clay County+8.6%6734709.9
Grant County+8.6%10101.6
Lake of the Woods County+8.6%22225.8
St. Louis County+8.6%9176964.6
Carver County+8.5%9968458.7
Kandiyohi County+8.5%2352235.3
Norman County+8.5%13132.1
Renville County+8.5%24241.7
Sherburne County+8.5%1,1681,16311.2
Carlton County+8.2%3562879.7
Dakota County+8.2%2,4951,5295.5
Ramsey County+8.2%1,1356282.1
Marshall County+8.1%110.1
Stearns County+8.1%1,4371,2648.8
Washington County+8.1%2,6772,5329.3
Anoka County+8.0%2,3412,2126.1
Rice County+8.0%6005048.6
Wilkin County+8.0%731511.6
Beltrami County+7.9%1841683.9
Sibley County+7.9%89835.8
Pennington County+7.7%35352.6
Rock County+7.4%38364.0
Steele County+7.3%2541956.8
Koochiching County+7.2%87857.5
Benton County+7.1%2772776.6
Wabasha County+7.0%22212310.3
Watonwan County+6.7%35233.1
Kanabec County+6.5%1141126.9
Nicollet County+6.4%1931805.6
Dodge County+6.2%1761118.2
Roseau County+6.2%42182.8
Houston County+6.1%89854.8
Goodhue County+6.0%3492847.2
Waseca County+6.0%76764.1
Freeborn County+5.9%110.0
Lincoln County+5.5%46468.2
Brown County+5.3%65652.5
Stevens County+5.1%33333.4
Nobles County+5.0%35351.6
Redwood County+5.0%37372.4
Fillmore County+4.9%1471396.8
Olmsted County+4.8%1,1448736.9
Martin County+4.7%90544.6
Winona County+4.7%1931793.8
Cottonwood County+4.4%23172.0
Mower County+3.6%1011012.5
Murray County+3.6%39394.9
Pipestone County+2.3%21212.3
Jackson County+1.9%28282.8
Traverse County+1.9%13134.2
Kittson County+1.0%551.2
Chippewa County+0.9%22201.8
Red Lake County−1.8%110.3
Lac qui Parle County−3.8%771.0
Clearwater County—770.8

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.