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New Jersey in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed −3.6%, against −1.8% for the United States and −4.3% in 2011.

17,939 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,279 single-family), +38.5% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−3.6%New Jersey index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
17,939housing units permitted in 20127,279 single-family
0 of 21counties with a rising indexmedian county −4.0%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Cape May County−2.0%4913325.3
Somerset County−2.1%1,1694043.3
Bergen County−2.5%2,5356432.6
Morris County−2.6%8785771.7
Essex County−2.7%1,3342481.5
Monmouth County−2.9%1,0346901.6
Union County−2.9%9292561.5
Cumberland County−3.7%1901851.2
Hunterdon County−3.7%1811001.4
Burlington County−4.0%7134101.5
Middlesex County−4.0%1,3077381.5
Passaic County−4.3%5281621.0
Mercer County−4.5%4441101.1
Ocean County−4.5%1,1259371.7
Salem County−4.7%61540.9
Hudson County−5.1%2,676463.6
Camden County−5.2%8982341.7
Gloucester County−5.5%5344751.7
Atlantic County−5.7%4413721.6
Sussex County−6.1%2671641.8
Warren County−7.5%2041421.8

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.