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North Dakota in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +3.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.0% in 2001.

3,265 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,793 single-family), +21.5% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+3.9%North Dakota index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
3,265housing units permitted in 20021,793 single-family
16 of 20counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Mercer County+5.4%660.7
Stark County+5.0%54471.6
Ransom County+4.8%3746.6
Cass County+4.7%1,6567528.2
Morton County+4.7%2101066.1
Burleigh County+4.6%6544816.3
Ramsey County+3.4%990.8
Foster County+3.0%220.6
Barnes County+2.8%15111.4
Grand Forks County+2.8%2591173.5
Ward County+2.8%154852.3
Stutsman County+2.5%29171.4
Richland County+2.2%22221.3
Pierce County+2.1%661.6
Traill County+1.4%991.1
McLean County+0.1%27272.8
Williams County−0.2%30300.7
Pembina County−0.7%330.5
Dickey County−1.0%220.4
Walsh County−1.0%930.9
Bottineau County—220.3
Bowman County—220.7
Cavalier County—330.9
Dunn County—220.5
McHenry County—000.0
McKenzie County—000.0
Mountrail County—991.0
Sargent County—1483.8
Wells County—110.3

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.