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North Dakota in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +8.5%, against +3.4% for the United States and +5.3% in 2012.

10,532 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,899 single-family), +1.9% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+8.5%North Dakota index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
10,532housing units permitted in 20133,899 single-family
23 of 25counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.5%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
McHenry County+31.8%36367.0
Bowman County+14.7%32611.6
Williams County+13.6%1,73617241.6
Pierce County+13.5%661.6
Mercer County+13.4%10101.2
Bottineau County+12.7%1782.7
Foster County+12.0%220.6
Stutsman County+11.6%47352.2
Burleigh County+11.4%1,40887613.6
Morton County+9.8%68328219.7
Cavalier County+9.1%1283.4
McLean County+8.1%11010811.3
Ramsey County+7.5%33332.9
Stark County+6.9%72932521.4
Ward County+6.8%1,37932820.2
Barnes County+6.7%20201.9
Grand Forks County+6.6%1,01418413.6
Cass County+4.9%2,5861,16412.8
Traill County+3.6%12101.5
Richland County+3.1%31311.9
Sargent County+2.3%19195.1
Dickey County+1.8%000.0
Walsh County+1.3%1081.0
Ransom County−1.5%661.1
Pembina County−5.5%000.0
Dunn County—27276.7
McKenzie County—1933312.7
Mountrail County—2217723.5
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.