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North Dakota in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +5.3%, against −1.8% for the United States and +3.3% in 2011.

10,340 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,540 single-family), +66.7% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+5.3%North Dakota index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
10,340housing units permitted in 20124,540 single-family
22 of 25counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.2%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Williams County+18.3%1,91146045.8
Pierce County+17.0%220.5
Stark County+15.4%1,55667245.7
Ward County+12.1%1,50265722.0
Bowman County+9.7%662.2
Bottineau County+9.3%1271.9
Mercer County+9.0%61447.2
McHenry County+8.7%533910.3
Burleigh County+8.6%1,38980313.5
Morton County+8.3%56535916.3
Ramsey County+6.4%39133.4
Walsh County+6.4%750.7
Foster County+5.2%220.6
Dickey County+5.0%000.0
McLean County+4.8%92929.4
Stutsman County+4.5%20200.9
Ransom County+4.3%550.9
Grand Forks County+3.2%4431495.9
Barnes County+2.1%21212.0
Sargent County+2.0%17134.6
Cass County+1.1%1,9978859.9
Richland County+0.3%41322.5
Pembina County−1.4%110.2
Traill County−2.2%640.8
Cavalier County−10.3%661.7
Dunn County—774219.0
McKenzie County—2324015.3
Mountrail County—1347114.3
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.