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Nebraska in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +2.3%, against +3.4% for the United States and +0.7% in 2012.

7,543 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,151 single-family), +23.3% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+2.3%Nebraska index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
7,543housing units permitted in 20135,151 single-family
52 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.2%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Thurston County+17.7%18142.7
Boone County+12.9%10101.9
Holt County+12.2%21132.1
Polk County+11.2%220.4
Perkins County+10.9%000.0
Frontier County+9.8%551.9
Jefferson County+9.6%771.0
Knox County+9.5%31313.7
Cheyenne County+7.8%87159.1
Dixon County+7.8%10101.8
Stanton County+7.5%841.4
Custer County+7.3%930.9
Butler County+7.1%850.9
Wayne County+6.9%48154.8
Cedar County+6.8%14141.7
Kearney County+5.8%21213.1
Burt County+5.7%11111.6
Clay County+5.5%10101.6
Buffalo County+5.3%3111616.1
Merrick County+5.3%29293.7
Morrill County+5.0%601.4
Dawson County+4.9%27271.1
Red Willow County+4.9%660.6
Pierce County+4.8%15152.0
Adams County+4.4%82712.6
Scotts Bluff County+4.4%29230.8
York County+4.3%32322.2
Fillmore County+4.0%15132.7
Hall County+4.0%2261313.6
Seward County+4.0%53492.9
Hamilton County+3.7%27272.8
Madison County+3.7%61531.7
Antelope County+3.2%18182.8
Harlan County+2.9%220.7
Washington County+2.8%65653.1
Saline County+2.6%880.5
Platte County+2.5%58521.6
Howard County+2.4%18182.8
Dawes County+1.9%550.6
Gage County+1.9%14140.6
Lancaster County+1.9%1,5341,0034.6
Dakota County+1.8%34341.6
Box Butte County+1.6%220.2
Lincoln County+1.6%44441.3
Douglas County+1.5%2,6571,6544.4
Cherry County+1.4%931.6
Chase County+1.3%220.5
Keith County+1.3%13131.6
Otoe County+1.3%33332.0
Dodge County+0.6%79612.1
Sarpy County+0.6%1,3829786.6
Phelps County+0.1%14141.6
Colfax County−0.2%32322.9
Richardson County−0.2%330.4
Saunders County−0.3%1021004.3
Cass County−0.4%75732.7
Furnas County−1.2%551.1
Nemaha County−1.2%991.3
Kimball County−1.3%000.0
Gosper County−2.2%663.3
Nance County−2.4%1133.3
Cuming County−4.1%18182.0
Nuckolls County−4.6%220.5
Valley County−7.4%441.0
Brown County—220.7
Thayer County—16163.3

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.