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Nebraska in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +4.6%, against +12.4% for the United States and +4.5% in 2004.

9,929 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,687 single-family), −9.1% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+4.6%Nebraska index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
9,929housing units permitted in 20058,687 single-family
54 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.5%
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
Valley County+24.7%992.2
Antelope County+12.2%29294.6
Perkins County+11.9%110.4
Frontier County+11.5%772.6
Dawes County+11.0%660.8
Hamilton County+10.2%37373.8
Cedar County+9.7%19192.3
Burt County+9.6%15152.2
Phelps County+8.8%27253.0
Kearney County+8.0%991.3
Holt County+7.9%16161.6
Box Butte County+7.2%220.2
Seward County+7.2%81814.5
Cherry County+6.9%21213.8
Lincoln County+6.5%1341304.0
Pierce County+6.5%25253.4
Saline County+6.3%47473.1
Hall County+6.0%1831242.9
Polk County+6.0%771.3
Merrick County+5.9%33284.2
Gage County+5.8%42351.9
Cass County+5.7%1461445.3
Saunders County+5.7%1661487.0
Cheyenne County+5.5%38364.0
Otoe County+5.5%71714.3
Wayne County+5.3%12121.2
Harlan County+5.1%220.7
Lancaster County+5.0%1,6991,4645.1
Stanton County+5.0%22223.8
Dakota County+4.9%31291.4
Washington County+4.8%1191155.6
Madison County+4.5%1371243.8
Sarpy County+4.5%1,9931,8689.6
Douglas County+4.4%3,6263,0346.0
Dawson County+4.3%37341.5
Red Willow County+4.1%550.5
Furnas County+3.9%220.4
Clay County+3.8%18182.9
Dodge County+3.8%1121082.9
Nemaha County+3.7%34344.8
Buffalo County+3.6%2952015.8
Platte County+3.3%69531.9
Chase County+3.2%661.6
York County+2.5%34232.3
Richardson County+2.4%110.1
Adams County+2.1%1811455.8
Brown County+2.1%441.4
Howard County+2.1%34345.2
Scotts Bluff County+2.1%39391.1
Fillmore County+1.7%661.1
Morrill County+1.6%220.5
Colfax County+1.4%18181.6
Dixon County+0.9%330.5
Custer County+0.4%310.3
Knox County−0.2%43435.2
Cuming County−0.3%14141.6
Keith County−0.3%18162.2
Jefferson County−0.5%20202.8
Butler County−1.8%13111.5
Nance County−4.0%661.8
Nuckolls County−5.6%000.0
Boone County−6.2%12122.2
Gosper County−6.2%552.8
Thurston County−11.4%34345.0
Kimball County−11.9%220.6
Thayer County—551.0

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.