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Nebraska in 2024

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

In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Nebraska changed +5.0%, against +4.9% for the United States and +8.2% in 2023.

10,479 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,655 single-family), +18.0% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.

+5.0%Nebraska index, 2023–2024US +4.9%
10,479housing units permitted in 20245,655 single-family
50 of 55counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.9%
1,478,000units permitted nationally in 2024
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Counties in 2024

Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2024Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Clay County+25.2%10101.6
Richardson County+21.1%1822.4
Boone County+16.9%15152.8
Howard County+16.9%17172.6
Dakota County+16.0%32321.5
Pierce County+15.6%15152.0
Kearney County+14.4%991.3
Keith County+12.6%33334.1
Jefferson County+12.1%771.0
Furnas County+11.8%000.0
Wayne County+11.6%990.9
Hamilton County+10.6%47314.9
Butler County+10.5%11111.3
Cuming County+10.1%15131.7
Stanton County+10.0%1372.3
Seward County+9.7%101535.6
Burt County+9.5%20203.0
Saline County+9.2%37372.5
Merrick County+8.0%44365.6
Hall County+7.7%2461043.9
Lincoln County+7.7%45451.4
Adams County+7.6%217537.0
Nemaha County+7.5%220.3
Buffalo County+7.3%1271192.5
Cheyenne County+6.9%11111.2
Dixon County+6.9%310.5
Saunders County+6.9%1351255.7
York County+6.9%22201.5
Nuckolls County+6.7%661.5
Washington County+6.6%82823.8
Phelps County+6.4%971.0
Polk County+6.4%12122.3
Colfax County+6.0%36283.3
Madison County+5.6%275417.6
Box Butte County+5.3%000.0
Cass County+5.0%86563.1
Gage County+5.0%45272.1
Otoe County+5.0%29291.8
Scotts Bluff County+5.0%44441.2
Platte County+4.9%116753.3
Dodge County+4.5%78422.0
Lancaster County+4.5%1,9351,0245.8
Holt County+4.2%10101.0
Sarpy County+3.8%1,5971,1987.7
Custer County+3.6%29212.8
Dawson County+3.5%30301.2
Douglas County+3.4%4,5391,8677.5
Cedar County+3.1%11111.3
Dawes County+3.0%12121.5
Morrill County+2.9%000.0
Red Willow County−0.1%17111.6
Kimball County−1.9%1715.0
Fillmore County−4.8%1081.8
Knox County−4.8%32283.8
Cherry County−10.4%18183.2
Antelope County—17152.7
Brown County—000.0
Chase County—21175.6
Frontier County—220.8
Gosper County—884.4
Harlan County—000.0
Nance County—441.2
Perkins County—000.0
Thayer County—110.2
Thurston County—110.1
Valley County—330.7

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.