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Nebraska in 1996

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

In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +4.7%, against +3.2% for the United States and +6.9% in 1995.

10,091 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,717 single-family), +23.6% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.

+4.7%Nebraska index, 1995–1996US +3.2%
10,091housing units permitted in 19965,717 single-family
28 of 30counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.9%
1,425,616units permitted nationally in 1996
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Counties in 1996

Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1996Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Phelps County+12.1%24242.7
Stanton County+12.0%18183.1
Saline County+9.2%21211.4
Cass County+8.9%1871876.8
Saunders County+8.8%81813.4
Washington County+8.8%1171175.5
Cuming County+8.6%16161.8
Wayne County+8.6%20202.0
Dakota County+7.5%71713.3
Seward County+6.9%54543.0
Dawson County+6.5%48482.0
Otoe County+6.0%46462.8
Madison County+5.8%1311313.6
Sarpy County+5.5%9199194.4
Lincoln County+5.4%1121123.4
Douglas County+4.9%1,7781,7782.9
Adams County+4.8%73732.3
Lancaster County+4.1%1,0471,0473.1
Box Butte County+3.9%10101.0
Hall County+3.2%1481482.3
Dodge County+3.1%56561.5
York County+3.1%46463.2
Hamilton County+2.8%36363.7
Red Willow County+2.8%14141.4
Platte County+1.9%49491.4
Gage County+1.8%19190.9
Buffalo County+1.2%1201202.3
Scotts Bluff County+1.1%57571.6
Holt County−3.2%15151.5
Cheyenne County−4.9%27272.8
Antelope County—23233.6
Boone County—771.3
Brown County—331.1
Burt County—660.9
Butler County—330.4
Cedar County—881.0
Chase County—12123.2
Cherry County—440.7
Clay County—16162.6
Colfax County—660.5
Custer County—330.3
Dawes County—330.4
Dixon County—991.6
Fillmore County—110.2
Frontier County—551.9
Furnas County—220.4
Gosper County—13137.2
Harlan County—110.3
Howard County—41416.3
Jefferson County—440.6
Kearney County—881.2
Keith County—17172.1
Kimball County—110.3
Knox County—18182.2
Merrick County—21212.7
Morrill County—440.9
Nance County—661.8
Nemaha County—10101.4
Nuckolls County—000.0
Perkins County—000.0
Pierce County—28283.8
Polk County—220.4
Richardson County—110.1
Thayer County—551.0
Thurston County—20203.0
Valley County—10102.4

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Nebraska by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 8,164 units (5,161 single-family, 3,003 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 10,091 units (5,717 single-family, 4,374 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 9,880 units (5,637 single-family, 4,243 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 9,560 units (6,019 single-family, 3,541 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 8,696 units (6,628 single-family, 2,068 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,105 units (6,513 single-family, 2,592 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 8,198 units (6,551 single-family, 1,647 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 9,278 units (7,239 single-family, 2,039 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 10,339 units (8,652 single-family, 1,687 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 10,920 units (9,052 single-family, 1,868 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 9,929 units (8,687 single-family, 1,242 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 8,230 units (6,554 single-family, 1,676 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 7,604 units (6,015 single-family, 1,589 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 6,346 units (4,690 single-family, 1,656 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 5,150 units (4,552 single-family, 598 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 5,401 units (3,779 single-family, 1,622 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 5,203 units (3,597 single-family, 1,606 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 6,116 units (4,316 single-family, 1,800 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 7,543 units (5,151 single-family, 2,392 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,605 units (4,744 single-family, 2,861 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,096 units (5,198 single-family, 2,898 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 8,078 units (5,080 single-family, 2,998 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 8,863 units (5,436 single-family, 3,427 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 7,866 units (4,900 single-family, 2,966 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 8,025 units (4,672 single-family, 3,353 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 9,483 units (5,745 single-family, 3,738 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 10,723 units (6,328 single-family, 4,395 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 11,115 units (5,073 single-family, 6,042 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 8,877 units (4,666 single-family, 4,211 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 10,479 units (5,655 single-family, 4,824 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 10,596 units (5,561 single-family, 5,035 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Nebraska 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.