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North Dakota in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +3.6%, against +4.5% for the United States and +3.9% in 2002.

3,721 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,344 single-family), +14.0% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+3.6%North Dakota index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
3,721housing units permitted in 20032,344 single-family
18 of 21counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
McLean County+9.2%28282.9
Dickey County+5.1%420.8
Williams County+5.1%32280.8
Cass County+4.6%1,7271,0468.6
Grand Forks County+4.6%5122126.9
Stark County+3.6%78612.3
Morton County+3.2%1921365.5
Ward County+2.8%1581062.3
Burleigh County+2.7%7615467.4
Ransom County+2.6%26264.6
Walsh County+1.9%530.5
Pierce County+1.7%110.3
Richland County+1.7%25251.5
Traill County+1.6%12121.5
Mercer County+1.5%440.5
Pembina County+1.5%440.6
Barnes County+0.4%53155.0
Stutsman County+0.4%28281.3
Ramsey County−0.1%10100.9
Foster County−1.1%330.9
Bottineau County−1.6%000.0
Bowman County—110.4
Cavalier County—200.6
Dunn County—220.5
McHenry County—000.0
McKenzie County—220.1
Mountrail County—20142.1
Sargent County—882.2
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.