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Nebraska in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +0.7%, against −1.8% for the United States and −0.5% in 2011.

6,116 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,316 single-family), +17.5% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+0.7%Nebraska index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
6,116housing units permitted in 20124,316 single-family
47 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.0%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Valley County+16.9%661.5
Kimball County+14.3%220.6
Chase County+9.7%110.3
Frontier County+9.4%662.3
Nance County+8.8%21136.4
Howard County+8.6%23233.5
Cedar County+5.2%991.1
Phelps County+5.2%17171.9
Cheyenne County+5.1%21212.2
Butler County+4.8%510.6
Red Willow County+4.8%3253.1
Dawson County+4.6%27231.1
Merrick County+4.3%31313.9
Cuming County+4.2%13111.5
Morrill County+4.2%000.0
Pierce County+3.9%10101.4
Nemaha County+3.6%660.8
Furnas County+3.3%330.7
Cherry County+2.9%13132.3
Platte County+2.8%104622.9
Box Butte County+2.7%330.3
Buffalo County+2.7%2001463.9
Clay County+2.7%771.1
Lincoln County+2.5%38381.1
Saunders County+2.5%63632.7
Keith County+2.4%660.7
Stanton County+2.4%991.6
Colfax County+2.3%29292.7
Adams County+2.2%71612.3
Saline County+2.2%34142.3
Madison County+2.1%62601.7
Boone County+2.0%771.3
Hall County+2.0%3531035.5
Wayne County+1.9%23172.3
Dixon County+1.7%12122.1
Fillmore County+1.7%16142.9
Hamilton County+1.7%35353.6
Otoe County+1.6%30301.8
Scotts Bluff County+1.6%15130.4
Dakota County+1.3%25251.2
Lancaster County+1.0%1,2108203.6
Holt County+0.8%660.6
Sarpy County+0.6%1,0967645.3
Dodge County+0.4%49451.3
Gage County+0.3%12120.6
Seward County+0.3%39392.2
Kearney County+0.2%991.3
Cass County0.0%50501.8
Thurston County−0.3%520.7
Douglas County−0.4%2,0091,3753.3
Washington County−0.7%36361.7
York County−1.0%37372.5
Jefferson County−1.3%991.3
Antelope County−1.6%14142.2
Burt County−1.7%11111.6
Harlan County−1.8%993.0
Dawes County−1.9%110.1
Knox County−2.2%72728.6
Nuckolls County−2.6%220.5
Custer County−2.9%000.0
Richardson County−5.7%110.1
Gosper County−6.6%331.7
Perkins County−6.7%110.4
Polk County−7.3%330.6
Brown County—110.4
Thayer County—731.4

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.