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Nebraska in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed −0.7%, against −7.5% for the United States and −0.5% in 2008.

5,150 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,552 single-family), −18.8% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−0.7%Nebraska index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
5,150housing units permitted in 20094,552 single-family
29 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.5%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Frontier County+17.0%441.5
Nuckolls County+15.5%000.0
Kimball County+15.3%000.0
Perkins County+12.2%220.7
Morrill County+9.9%000.0
Chase County+7.9%110.3
Butler County+6.2%550.6
Wayne County+6.2%18181.8
Valley County+5.8%551.2
Dakota County+3.1%25211.2
Colfax County+2.6%990.8
Scotts Bluff County+2.5%23110.6
Platte County+2.3%87772.4
Cedar County+2.2%881.0
Nance County+2.1%1183.3
Furnas County+1.9%440.9
Stanton County+1.9%550.9
Gosper County+1.5%995.0
Kearney County+1.4%440.6
Madison County+1.3%58561.6
Otoe County+0.8%30301.8
Dodge County+0.7%51491.3
Saunders County+0.7%66662.8
Boone County+0.6%991.7
Buffalo County+0.5%87811.7
Knox County+0.5%23232.8
Seward County+0.5%33331.8
Hamilton County+0.4%34343.5
Brown County+0.1%110.4
Phelps County0.0%991.0
Hall County−0.2%1451092.3
Burt County−0.4%16142.4
Saline County−0.5%69254.6
Washington County−0.5%37371.7
Douglas County−0.7%1,9401,6033.2
Sarpy County−0.8%1,1551,1165.5
Dawson County−1.0%63502.6
Adams County−1.2%94783.0
Pierce County−1.2%12121.6
Fillmore County−1.3%000.0
Red Willow County−1.3%330.3
Lancaster County−1.5%6956492.1
Cass County−1.8%51511.8
Cheyenne County−1.9%550.5
York County−1.9%41172.8
Holt County−2.5%660.6
Lincoln County−2.5%45451.4
Custer County−2.6%220.2
Cuming County−2.7%16161.8
Box Butte County−3.0%220.2
Dixon County−3.0%440.7
Jefferson County−3.0%771.0
Dawes County−3.3%440.5
Gage County−3.8%860.4
Polk County−4.4%000.0
Harlan County−4.5%331.0
Merrick County−4.5%14141.8
Richardson County−4.8%220.3
Clay County−4.9%440.6
Keith County−4.9%660.7
Thurston County−5.1%220.3
Howard County−6.0%19192.9
Cherry County−6.1%220.4
Nemaha County−6.2%550.7
Antelope County−8.5%16162.5
Thayer County—330.6

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.