States › New Jersey › 2001
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed +9.7%, against +6.7% for the United States and +10.6% in 2000.
28,267 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (21,503 single-family), −18.3% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
+9.7% New Jersey index, 2000–2001 US +6.7%
28,267 housing units permitted in 2001 21,503 single-family
21 of 21 counties with a rising index median county +9.1%
1,636,676 units permitted nationally in 2001
Counties in 2001 Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2001 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cape May County +13.5% 1,403 832 15.0 Ocean County +12.1% 3,830 3,578 5.7 Hudson County +11.7% 1,116 68 1.5 Monmouth County +11.5% 2,194 1,871 3.4 Middlesex County +11.2% 1,884 1,533 2.1 Essex County +10.8% 1,548 494 1.7 Union County +10.4% 551 196 0.9 Mercer County +10.2% 1,355 1,172 3.4 Passaic County +9.7% 631 423 1.2 Sussex County +9.2% 808 621 5.5 Somerset County +9.1% 1,439 1,103 4.0 Bergen County +9.0% 1,784 1,010 1.8 Atlantic County +8.6% 1,685 1,583 6.0 Warren County +8.6% 765 734 6.8 Hunterdon County +8.0% 685 671 5.2 Morris County +7.9% 1,577 1,038 3.0 Burlington County +7.8% 2,184 2,118 4.5 Camden County +7.6% 757 690 1.4 Gloucester County +6.4% 1,635 1,338 5.2 Cumberland County +5.8% 256 250 1.6 Salem County +5.5% 180 180 2.7
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 .