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Nevada in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Nevada changed +9.4%, against +5.3% for the United States and +9.9% in 2015.

17,952 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,374 single-family), +27.5% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+9.4%Nevada index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
17,952housing units permitted in 201611,374 single-family
11 of 13counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.0%
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
Mineral County+16.9%000.0
Lyon County+15.3%2242243.4
Carson City+12.5%159872.7
Washoe County+12.1%3,5881,8567.0
Douglas County+11.0%1621623.2
Lander County+10.3%000.0
Clark County+8.0%13,5778,8055.6
Churchill County+6.7%30301.2
White Pine County+4.6%440.5
Storey County+4.1%12122.8
Nye County+3.6%000.0
Humboldt County−0.3%12120.7
Elko County−0.4%1741723.2
Lincoln County—10102.3
Pershing County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Nevada by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 32,804 units (22,470 single-family, 10,334 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 37,242 units (23,810 single-family, 13,432 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 34,811 units (23,462 single-family, 11,349 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 36,999 units (24,445 single-family, 12,554 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 32,643 units (24,283 single-family, 8,360 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 32,285 units (25,723 single-family, 6,562 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 36,125 units (27,005 single-family, 9,120 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 35,615 units (27,634 single-family, 7,981 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 43,366 units (33,090 single-family, 10,276 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 44,556 units (38,914 single-family, 5,642 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 47,728 units (37,546 single-family, 10,182 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 39,445 units (26,722 single-family, 12,723 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 27,209 units (16,256 single-family, 10,953 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 14,881 units (7,110 single-family, 7,771 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 6,764 units (4,545 single-family, 2,219 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 6,443 units (5,361 single-family, 1,082 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,163 units (4,681 single-family, 1,482 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 9,071 units (7,439 single-family, 1,632 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 11,174 units (8,970 single-family, 2,204 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 13,016 units (8,888 single-family, 4,128 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 14,083 units (10,422 single-family, 3,661 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 17,952 units (11,374 single-family, 6,578 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 19,544 units (12,766 single-family, 6,778 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 17,645 units (12,997 single-family, 4,648 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 20,143 units (13,088 single-family, 7,055 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 19,716 units (13,706 single-family, 6,010 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 23,406 units (16,295 single-family, 7,111 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 20,031 units (12,419 single-family, 7,612 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 18,451 units (13,039 single-family, 5,412 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 19,994 units (15,485 single-family, 4,509 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 18,540 units (12,190 single-family, 6,350 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Nevada 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.