States › New Jersey › 2000
In 2000 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed +10.6%, against +8.3% for the United States and +4.4% in 1999.
34,585 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,260 single-family), +8.2% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.
+10.6% New Jersey index, 1999–2000 US +8.3%
34,585 housing units permitted in 2000 25,260 single-family
21 of 21 counties with a rising index median county +11.1%
1,592,267 units permitted nationally in 2000
Counties in 2000 Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2000 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cape May County +15.5% 1,242 791 13.3 Essex County +14.1% 1,491 686 1.7 Bergen County +13.5% 2,847 1,076 2.9 Somerset County +13.5% 2,282 1,227 6.4 Monmouth County +12.9% 2,912 2,268 4.5 Morris County +12.8% 2,684 2,122 5.1 Hudson County +12.1% 1,338 98 1.8 Ocean County +11.8% 5,633 5,032 8.4 Hunterdon County +11.4% 616 616 4.7 Middlesex County +11.2% 2,460 1,850 2.8 Union County +11.1% 776 387 1.3 Passaic County +10.8% 457 341 0.9 Mercer County +9.5% 1,283 1,210 3.2 Sussex County +8.5% 719 719 4.9 Atlantic County +8.1% 1,625 1,433 5.8 Warren County +8.0% 896 755 7.9 Burlington County +5.6% 2,775 2,282 5.8 Gloucester County +3.8% 1,337 1,294 4.3 Camden County +3.7% 796 686 1.5 Salem County +1.5% 161 161 2.4 Cumberland County +1.4% 255 226 1.6
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 .