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Nebraska in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +1.9%, against +6.6% for the United States and +4.6% in 2005.

8,230 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,554 single-family), −17.1% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+1.9%Nebraska index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
8,230housing units permitted in 20066,554 single-family
55 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Kimball County+18.0%110.3
Thurston County+17.3%32324.7
Fillmore County+13.4%661.1
Colfax County+11.8%990.8
Dixon County+9.8%550.9
Custer County+9.5%880.8
Chase County+9.4%551.3
Gosper County+9.0%552.8
Cedar County+8.9%20182.4
Nance County+8.1%772.1
Frontier County+7.7%220.8
York County+7.7%22221.5
Cheyenne County+7.5%67197.0
Howard County+7.5%31314.7
Jefferson County+7.0%21213.0
Cuming County+6.7%12121.4
Box Butte County+6.6%640.6
Morrill County+6.5%000.0
Knox County+6.4%28283.4
Merrick County+5.6%30253.8
Nuckolls County+5.5%000.0
Platte County+5.5%71672.0
Adams County+5.4%1521444.9
Lincoln County+5.2%1271273.8
Butler County+4.9%640.7
Polk County+4.9%440.8
Clay County+4.8%11111.8
Hall County+4.6%2451153.9
Boone County+4.2%11112.1
Madison County+3.9%98872.7
Harlan County+3.4%772.3
Scotts Bluff County+3.1%44401.2
Nemaha County+2.8%16142.3
Antelope County+2.5%27274.3
Buffalo County+2.4%1901703.7
Otoe County+2.4%55553.3
Dawson County+2.3%35351.4
Perkins County+2.3%000.0
Stanton County+2.2%19193.3
Gage County+1.9%32301.5
Douglas County+1.8%3,0432,0205.0
Washington County+1.8%84843.9
Red Willow County+1.7%880.8
Lancaster County+1.6%1,3481,1224.0
Dodge County+1.4%71501.9
Seward County+1.3%76764.2
Dawes County+1.2%770.9
Burt County+1.0%15152.2
Phelps County+1.0%880.9
Sarpy County+1.0%1,5761,4827.6
Valley County+0.9%441.0
Dakota County+0.8%28281.3
Pierce County+0.4%25253.4
Keith County+0.1%33154.1
Saline County+0.1%62284.1
Cass County0.0%105993.8
Saunders County0.0%1321205.6
Hamilton County−0.1%28282.9
Holt County−0.2%880.8
Richardson County−0.2%550.7
Furnas County−2.0%330.7
Wayne County−2.3%750.7
Kearney County−2.9%550.7
Cherry County−8.9%21213.8
Brown County—551.8
Thayer County—771.4

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.