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New Jersey in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed −4.7%, against −4.5% for the United States and −0.4% in 2007.

18,363 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,169 single-family), −27.7% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−4.7%New Jersey index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
18,363housing units permitted in 20089,169 single-family
0 of 21counties with a rising indexmedian county −4.4%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Salem County−2.9%198903.0
Gloucester County−3.4%7887392.5
Camden County−3.8%8953701.7
Essex County−3.8%1,3144551.5
Bergen County−3.9%1,3116711.3
Cape May County−4.1%4853795.2
Burlington County−4.2%9766532.0
Hudson County−4.2%3,2291154.4
Monmouth County−4.4%1,5268312.3
Morris County−4.4%7954021.5
Somerset County−4.4%7914112.2
Mercer County−4.5%6253251.6
Cumberland County−4.8%3363312.1
Middlesex County−4.9%1,0205891.2
Hunterdon County−5.2%2061461.6
Union County−5.2%6733231.1
Warren County−5.3%1461361.3
Passaic County−5.4%4322080.8
Atlantic County−5.5%7946902.8
Ocean County−5.6%1,5271,1152.3
Sussex County−5.9%2961902.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in New Jersey by year020,00040,0001995: 21,521 units (18,341 single-family, 3,180 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 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.