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In 2006 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed +8.8%, against +6.6% for the United States and +16.5% in 2005.
34,323 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,113 single-family), −11.1% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
+8.8% New Jersey index, 2005–2006 US +6.6%
34,323 housing units permitted in 2006 17,113 single-family
21 of 21 counties with a rising index median county +8.8%
1,838,903 units permitted nationally in 2006
Counties in 2006 Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2006 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cumberland County +14.7% 737 693 4.7 Hudson County +14.5% 4,275 277 5.8 Atlantic County +12.6% 1,893 1,536 6.8 Cape May County +10.9% 1,580 774 16.9 Salem County +10.4% 298 197 4.5 Camden County +10.3% 1,183 872 2.2 Gloucester County +10.0% 1,141 1,021 3.6 Union County +9.5% 1,593 549 2.6 Burlington County +9.0% 2,784 996 5.8 Essex County +8.8% 3,284 654 3.7 Warren County +8.8% 512 452 4.5 Middlesex County +8.6% 2,567 1,177 2.9 Ocean County +8.6% 2,114 2,079 3.1 Passaic County +8.5% 850 375 1.6 Bergen County +8.1% 2,164 1,096 2.2 Mercer County +7.7% 847 578 2.1 Monmouth County +7.6% 2,820 1,517 4.3 Sussex County +7.5% 603 551 4.1 Somerset County +7.2% 1,058 623 3.0 Morris County +7.0% 1,670 791 3.2 Hunterdon County +6.4% 350 305 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 .