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North Dakota in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +8.2%, against +12.4% for the United States and +6.6% in 2004.

4,038 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,367 single-family), +0.1% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+8.2%North Dakota index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
4,038housing units permitted in 20052,367 single-family
23 of 25counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.7%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
McLean County+21.0%20202.1
Dickey County+15.7%110.2
Ward County+13.2%2341793.4
Stark County+13.0%144564.2
Barnes County+12.4%50234.7
Traill County+10.7%20202.5
Williams County+9.4%55511.3
Bottineau County+8.8%621.0
Grand Forks County+8.7%5012016.7
Bowman County+8.6%110.4
Sargent County+8.6%26127.0
Morton County+8.3%1851395.3
Burleigh County+7.7%5575025.4
Ransom County+7.3%550.9
Stutsman County+7.1%38301.8
Cass County+6.7%2,04799510.1
Richland County+5.9%36362.2
Pembina County+5.3%110.2
McHenry County+4.8%551.0
Foster County+3.2%551.6
Ramsey County+2.3%1211.0
Mercer County+1.4%880.9
Pierce County+0.7%330.8
Walsh County−3.5%660.6
Cavalier County−10.2%200.6
Dunn County—441.0
McKenzie County—110.1
Mountrail County—19192.0
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.