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Nebraska in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +4.5%, against +9.2% for the United States and +1.8% in 2003.

10,920 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,052 single-family), +5.6% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+4.5%Nebraska index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
10,920housing units permitted in 20049,052 single-family
54 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.8%
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
Knox County+17.3%45455.4
Thurston County+15.0%550.7
Custer County+14.3%530.5
Morrill County+12.5%000.0
Nuckolls County+10.3%1804.4
Boone County+9.2%10101.9
Jefferson County+8.8%11111.6
Clay County+7.9%12121.9
Cherry County+7.8%22224.0
Dawes County+7.7%991.1
Saline County+7.4%26261.7
Dawson County+7.3%28281.1
Butler County+7.2%12101.4
Cheyenne County+6.9%37353.9
Colfax County+6.9%11111.0
Cuming County+6.6%13131.5
Otoe County+5.8%68684.1
Buffalo County+5.7%4193958.2
Richardson County+5.7%440.5
Howard County+5.3%27274.1
Scotts Bluff County+5.2%50401.4
Douglas County+5.1%3,1352,8055.2
Phelps County+5.1%25252.8
Sarpy County+4.8%2,3071,87011.1
Madison County+4.6%1541324.3
Dodge County+4.5%1271023.3
Cass County+4.3%1751736.3
Hall County+4.3%2321433.6
Lancaster County+4.2%2,6162,0017.8
Washington County+4.2%1251255.9
Stanton County+4.1%14142.4
Seward County+4.0%90825.0
Furnas County+3.8%110.2
Hamilton County+3.7%23232.4
Lincoln County+3.5%1721145.2
Gosper County+3.2%663.3
Chase County+3.0%551.3
Platte County+3.0%55431.5
Saunders County+3.0%1411035.9
Polk County+2.9%220.4
Adams County+2.7%2761528.9
Gage County+2.5%44232.0
Nemaha County+2.4%12121.7
Cedar County+2.3%20202.4
Kimball County+2.3%220.6
Merrick County+2.3%30253.8
Keith County+2.0%20162.5
Fillmore County+1.9%440.7
Kearney County+1.8%220.3
York County+1.7%32322.2
Dakota County+1.3%32301.5
Valley County+0.8%771.7
Red Willow County+0.2%1351.3
Wayne County+0.2%1391.3
Pierce County0.0%33334.5
Dixon County−0.1%14122.5
Box Butte County−0.5%110.1
Burt County−0.5%1191.6
Nance County−1.1%661.8
Holt County−1.8%12121.2
Antelope County−2.7%16162.5
Perkins County−4.0%110.4
Harlan County−5.1%12124.0
Frontier County−6.2%11114.1
Brown County−13.1%441.4
Thayer County—10102.1

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.