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North Dakota in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +2.6%, against −4.5% for the United States and +4.5% in 2007.

2,833 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,888 single-family), −15.7% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

+2.6%North Dakota index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
2,833housing units permitted in 20081,888 single-family
22 of 25counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Dickey County+16.4%000.0
Williams County+11.8%1531353.7
Ward County+7.5%3001724.4
Traill County+7.2%770.9
Bottineau County+6.2%310.5
Pierce County+6.1%200.5
Stark County+5.6%1031033.0
Mercer County+4.7%22222.6
Stutsman County+4.6%49322.3
Barnes County+4.2%63206.0
Foster County+3.0%110.3
Morton County+2.7%1371254.0
McLean County+2.4%24242.5
Burleigh County+2.2%6744316.5
Ramsey County+2.2%660.5
Ransom County+1.4%000.0
Sargent County+1.4%992.4
Pembina County+1.2%330.5
Richland County+1.2%20201.2
Grand Forks County+1.1%2941013.9
Cass County+1.0%8446054.2
McHenry County+1.0%12122.3
Walsh County−1.5%550.5
Bowman County−3.4%551.8
Cavalier County−6.5%330.9
Dunn County—441.0
McKenzie County—000.0
Mountrail County—68207.2
Wells County—000.0

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.