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Nebraska in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +1.8%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.6% in 2002.

10,339 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,652 single-family), +11.4% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+1.8%Nebraska index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
10,339housing units permitted in 20038,652 single-family
46 of 58counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.4%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Jefferson County+5.1%220.3
Lincoln County+5.1%1901235.7
Harlan County+4.8%110.3
Boone County+4.6%440.7
Clay County+4.2%10101.6
Dawes County+4.1%1551.9
Knox County+3.8%550.6
Valley County+3.8%330.7
Furnas County+3.5%000.0
Cheyenne County+3.4%77778.1
Buffalo County+3.1%3632727.1
Burt County+2.9%771.0
Merrick County+2.8%33254.2
Kearney County+2.7%660.9
Holt County+2.4%17171.7
Howard County+2.3%46367.0
Red Willow County+2.3%1151.1
Saline County+2.3%31292.1
Butler County+2.1%951.1
Dakota County+2.1%64363.0
Douglas County+2.0%3,0752,7415.1
Sarpy County+2.0%2,2361,83910.7
Saunders County+2.0%1521486.4
Scotts Bluff County+1.8%53511.5
Hall County+1.7%1771182.8
Lancaster County+1.7%2,4262,0257.3
Washington County+1.7%1121105.3
Cedar County+1.6%11111.3
Cherry County+1.6%21213.8
Platte County+1.4%52441.5
Adams County+1.3%2271237.3
Colfax County+1.3%11111.0
Morrill County+1.2%000.0
Cass County+1.1%1621585.9
Hamilton County+1.0%26262.7
Seward County+1.0%72724.0
Dodge County+0.7%124843.3
Gage County+0.7%41181.9
Pierce County+0.7%29273.9
Fillmore County+0.5%550.9
Madison County+0.5%136983.8
Otoe County+0.4%66664.0
York County+0.4%23181.6
Cuming County+0.3%440.5
Nemaha County+0.2%2153.0
Dawson County+0.1%19190.8
Box Butte County−0.4%440.4
Custer County−0.4%530.5
Phelps County−0.4%640.7
Antelope County−0.6%550.8
Kimball County−0.6%330.9
Polk County−0.8%220.4
Stanton County−0.8%13132.3
Dixon County−0.9%10101.8
Wayne County−1.8%550.5
Keith County−2.7%48305.9
Chase County−4.4%14143.8
Richardson County−4.8%440.5
Brown County—772.5
Frontier County—000.0
Gosper County—552.8
Nance County—000.0
Nuckolls County—000.0
Perkins County—220.7
Thayer County—330.6
Thurston County—550.7

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.