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Nebraska in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +3.7%, against +3.7% for the United States and +5.4% in 1997.

9,560 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,019 single-family), −3.2% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+3.7%Nebraska index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
9,560housing units permitted in 19986,019 single-family
30 of 34counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.7%
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
Red Willow County+9.0%19191.8
Stanton County+6.3%14142.4
Holt County+5.9%25252.5
Kearney County+5.3%771.0
Saline County+4.9%26261.7
Saunders County+4.9%88883.7
Dodge County+4.6%85852.2
Otoe County+4.6%84845.1
Washington County+4.4%1171175.5
Hamilton County+4.3%39394.0
Lancaster County+4.0%1,2741,2743.8
Merrick County+4.0%29293.7
Platte County+4.0%66661.9
Douglas County+3.9%1,7381,7382.9
Lincoln County+3.9%1031033.1
Sarpy County+3.9%1,0851,0855.2
Buffalo County+3.8%1151152.2
Cass County+3.7%1751756.3
Madison County+3.7%1111113.1
Wayne County+3.6%770.7
Dawson County+3.5%15150.6
Adams County+3.4%62622.0
Seward County+2.9%61613.4
Scotts Bluff County+2.8%78782.2
Cheyenne County+2.6%24242.5
Kimball County+2.6%110.3
Phelps County+2.1%21212.3
Gage County+1.8%28281.3
Hall County+0.9%1191191.9
York County+0.4%37372.5
Dakota County−0.1%37371.7
Cuming County−1.3%16161.8
Box Butte County−1.6%18181.7
Keith County−3.3%26263.2
Antelope County—17172.7
Boone County—661.1
Brown County—662.1
Burt County—550.7
Butler County—440.5
Cedar County—12121.4
Chase County—12123.2
Cherry County—550.9
Clay County—14142.3
Colfax County—13131.2
Custer County—220.2
Dawes County—550.6
Dixon County—330.5
Fillmore County—661.1
Frontier County—110.4
Furnas County—661.3
Gosper County—221.1
Harlan County—220.7
Howard County—27274.1
Jefferson County—660.8
Knox County—991.1
Morrill County—110.2
Nance County—661.8
Nemaha County—881.1
Nuckolls County—220.5
Perkins County—772.5
Pierce County—33334.5
Polk County—661.1
Richardson County—550.7
Thayer County—330.6
Thurston County—12121.8
Valley County—220.5

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.