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North Dakota in 1997

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

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +2.8%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.7% in 1996.

3,222 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,488 single-family), +38.6% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+2.8%North Dakota index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
3,222housing units permitted in 19971,488 single-family
12 of 12counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.8%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Barnes County+11.7%30302.8
Stutsman County+6.2%28281.3
Williams County+6.0%15150.4
Stark County+5.7%49491.4
Richland County+5.3%28281.7
Pierce County+4.0%220.5
Ramsey County+3.8%16161.4
Morton County+3.6%74742.1
Burleigh County+3.5%2482482.4
Cass County+2.0%3703701.8
Grand Forks County+1.2%3313314.4
Ward County+1.2%1181181.7
Bottineau County—110.2
Bowman County—662.2
Cavalier County—110.3
Dickey County—330.6
Dunn County—330.7
Foster County—551.6
McHenry County—440.8
McKenzie County—220.1
McLean County—21212.2
Mercer County—12121.4
Mountrail County—10101.1
Pembina County—771.1
Ransom County—440.7
Sargent County—20205.4
Traill County—12121.5
Walsh County—990.9
Wells County—220.5

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in North Dakota by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 3,185 units (1,458 single-family, 1,727 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,324 units (1,479 single-family, 845 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 3,222 units (1,488 single-family, 1,734 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,974 units (1,704 single-family, 1,270 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 2,577 units (1,443 single-family, 1,134 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,128 units (1,257 single-family, 871 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,687 units (1,482 single-family, 1,205 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,265 units (1,793 single-family, 1,472 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 3,721 units (2,344 single-family, 1,377 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 4,033 units (2,521 single-family, 1,512 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 4,038 units (2,367 single-family, 1,671 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 3,529 units (2,297 single-family, 1,232 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 3,360 units (2,194 single-family, 1,166 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 2,833 units (1,888 single-family, 945 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 3,195 units (1,704 single-family, 1,491 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 3,833 units (2,084 single-family, 1,749 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,201 units (2,913 single-family, 3,288 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 10,340 units (4,540 single-family, 5,800 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 10,532 units (3,899 single-family, 6,633 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 12,178 units (4,531 single-family, 7,647 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 6,256 units (3,440 single-family, 2,816 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 3,981 units (2,359 single-family, 1,622 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 3,411 units (2,111 single-family, 1,300 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 3,211 units (1,905 single-family, 1,306 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 2,495 units (1,767 single-family, 728 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 3,493 units (2,171 single-family, 1,322 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 3,600 units (2,266 single-family, 1,334 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 3,440 units (1,961 single-family, 1,479 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 2,618 units (1,499 single-family, 1,119 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 2,319 units (1,651 single-family, 668 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 2,440 units (1,761 single-family, 679 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in North Dakota 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.