States › New Jersey › 1999
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed +4.4%, against +4.3% for the United States and +3.5% in 1998.
31,976 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,129 single-family), +2.0% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+4.4% New Jersey index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
31,976 housing units permitted in 1999 25,129 single-family
21 of 21 counties with a rising index median county +4.1%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cape May County +6.9% 1,226 732 13.1 Essex County +6.6% 1,343 626 1.5 Union County +5.6% 513 313 0.9 Bergen County +5.5% 1,661 1,062 1.7 Monmouth County +5.5% 2,974 2,587 4.6 Hudson County +5.4% 1,921 112 2.6 Morris County +5.0% 1,853 1,460 3.5 Passaic County +5.0% 533 507 1.0 Ocean County +4.6% 4,192 4,107 6.2 Somerset County +4.6% 2,146 1,808 6.0 Middlesex County +4.1% 3,102 2,562 3.5 Hunterdon County +3.9% 708 701 5.4 Warren County +3.9% 890 868 7.9 Mercer County +3.7% 1,159 1,099 2.9 Sussex County +2.5% 687 599 4.6 Atlantic County +2.4% 1,401 1,239 5.0 Burlington County +2.1% 2,755 2,306 5.7 Camden County +1.9% 867 699 1.6 Gloucester County +1.7% 1,527 1,310 4.9 Cumberland County +1.3% 371 291 2.4 Salem County +0.4% 147 141 2.2
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in New Jersey by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 21,521 units (18,341 single-family, 3,180 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 24,173 units (20,853 single-family, 3,320 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 28,018 units (23,472 single-family, 4,546 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 31,345 units (25,459 single-family, 5,886 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 31,976 units (25,129 single-family, 6,847 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 34,585 units (25,260 single-family, 9,325 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 28,267 units (21,503 single-family, 6,764 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 30,441 units (22,379 single-family, 8,062 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 32,984 units (22,163 single-family, 10,821 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 35,936 units (22,429 single-family, 13,507 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 38,588 units (22,264 single-family, 16,324 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 34,323 units (17,113 single-family, 17,210 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 25,389 units (13,066 single-family, 12,323 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 18,363 units (9,169 single-family, 9,194 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 12,421 units (7,211 single-family, 5,210 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 13,535 units (7,378 single-family, 6,157 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 12,952 units (6,475 single-family, 6,477 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 17,939 units (7,279 single-family, 10,660 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 24,209 units (10,377 single-family, 13,832 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 28,155 units (11,019 single-family, 17,136 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 30,560 units (10,518 single-family, 20,042 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 26,793 units (9,626 single-family, 17,167 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 28,501 units (10,148 single-family, 18,353 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 27,942 units (10,348 single-family, 17,594 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 36,505 units (11,526 single-family, 24,979 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 36,146 units (12,289 single-family, 23,857 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 37,094 units (13,913 single-family, 23,181 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 36,906 units (13,185 single-family, 23,721 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 32,840 units (13,228 single-family, 19,612 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 34,932 units (14,807 single-family, 20,125 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 27,661 units (12,820 single-family, 14,841 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in New Jersey by year
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 .