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Nebraska in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +4.2%, against +5.3% for the United States and +4.0% in 2015.

8,078 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,080 single-family), −0.2% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+4.2%Nebraska index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
8,078housing units permitted in 20165,080 single-family
56 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.1%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Harlan County+32.5%331.0
Jefferson County+23.5%550.7
Antelope County+15.8%110.2
Boone County+13.2%000.0
Pierce County+12.9%10101.4
Stanton County+11.3%661.0
Fillmore County+10.7%220.4
Saline County+10.6%24201.6
Knox County+10.3%17172.0
Custer County+8.9%17171.6
Dakota County+8.1%33331.5
Valley County+8.1%441.0
Hamilton County+7.4%24242.5
Kearney County+7.1%13131.9
Cedar County+6.9%13131.6
Clay County+6.9%550.8
Nance County+6.7%441.2
Morrill County+6.0%000.0
York County+5.9%27231.9
Adams County+5.8%71712.3
Platte County+5.7%91642.6
Seward County+5.2%65623.6
Madison County+5.1%74662.0
Wayne County+5.1%38153.8
Cuming County+4.8%1591.7
Douglas County+4.5%2,7041,5674.5
Howard County+4.4%28284.3
Lancaster County+4.4%2,3191,0816.9
Burt County+4.3%881.2
Sarpy County+4.2%1,1139335.3
Washington County+4.2%56562.6
Furnas County+4.1%220.4
Gage County+4.1%17150.8
Merrick County+4.1%21212.7
Red Willow County+4.0%24242.3
Cass County+3.9%102923.7
Cherry County+3.8%20203.6
Lincoln County+3.8%67592.0
Nemaha County+3.8%550.7
Gosper County+3.6%663.3
Keith County+3.2%16162.0
Otoe County+3.2%64623.9
Dodge County+2.9%54541.4
Hall County+2.7%3131244.9
Polk County+2.7%661.1
Box Butte County+2.5%330.3
Dixon County+2.5%751.2
Thurston County+2.5%2553.7
Buffalo County+2.0%2151334.2
Saunders County+1.9%1131084.8
Richardson County+1.0%330.4
Scotts Bluff County+1.0%27150.8
Colfax County+0.8%34203.1
Dawes County+0.8%14101.8
Phelps County+0.6%14141.6
Dawson County+0.2%13130.5
Cheyenne County−0.7%770.7
Holt County−1.5%2592.5
Frontier County−1.8%441.5
Chase County−1.9%330.8
Butler County−2.3%330.4
Nuckolls County−3.7%330.7
Perkins County−4.4%331.1
Kimball County−7.2%000.0
Brown County—000.0
Thayer County—440.8

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.