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Nebraska in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed −0.5%, against −4.5% for the United States and +1.1% in 2007.

6,346 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,690 single-family), −16.5% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−0.5%Nebraska index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
6,346housing units permitted in 20084,690 single-family
40 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Harlan County+11.0%11113.7
Brown County+9.8%220.7
Polk County+9.5%000.0
Furnas County+8.9%000.0
Thurston County+8.9%1842.7
Nance County+8.3%772.1
Dixon County+8.2%440.7
York County+6.4%15151.0
Holt County+6.0%21212.1
Merrick County+5.9%881.0
Richardson County+5.9%220.3
Antelope County+5.6%1572.4
Pierce County+5.5%29173.9
Chase County+5.1%110.3
Boone County+4.8%881.5
Clay County+4.6%881.3
Custer County+4.6%000.0
Howard County+4.6%24243.7
Cherry County+4.5%771.3
Colfax County+4.2%770.6
Red Willow County+4.1%220.2
Kimball County+3.2%330.9
Platte County+3.2%92802.6
Gage County+3.0%36241.7
Cedar County+2.9%16161.9
Cuming County+2.9%991.0
Phelps County+2.9%30303.3
Dawes County+2.6%110.1
Nemaha County+2.6%1351.8
Adams County+2.5%59551.9
Box Butte County+2.4%25252.4
Keith County+2.4%660.7
Butler County+2.1%440.5
Cheyenne County+1.3%13131.4
Hall County+1.0%128942.0
Dawson County+0.9%22220.9
Knox County+0.9%18182.2
Buffalo County+0.6%1341022.6
Madison County+0.3%86842.4
Lincoln County+0.2%68642.0
Fillmore County0.0%330.5
Lancaster County−0.2%7946472.4
Washington County−0.3%65653.1
Hamilton County−0.5%23232.4
Cass County−0.8%71712.6
Seward County−1.0%29291.6
Sarpy County−1.1%1,2491,1036.0
Burt County−1.3%17172.5
Douglas County−1.4%2,7731,6064.6
Saline County−1.4%20181.3
Dodge County−1.6%51491.3
Stanton County−1.7%15152.6
Dakota County−1.9%22221.0
Otoe County−2.0%30301.8
Scotts Bluff County−2.1%17170.5
Kearney County−2.8%660.9
Gosper County−2.9%773.9
Saunders County−3.2%108584.6
Jefferson County−3.4%771.0
Wayne County−4.5%15151.5
Valley County−5.4%771.7
Perkins County−6.8%000.0
Morrill County−12.6%440.9
Nuckolls County−13.5%000.0
Frontier County−20.7%883.0
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.