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North Dakota in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +4.5%, against +4.4% for the United States and +7.9% in 2014.

6,256 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,440 single-family), −48.6% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+4.5%North Dakota index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
6,256housing units permitted in 20153,440 single-family
24 of 26counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Ransom County+14.6%220.4
Ramsey County+9.5%36103.1
Cavalier County+9.2%551.4
Barnes County+9.1%30302.8
Stutsman County+8.4%65653.0
Sargent County+7.1%30188.1
Foster County+6.8%441.2
Cass County+6.2%2,1381,09010.6
Traill County+6.2%12121.5
Pierce County+5.8%551.3
Mercer County+5.6%43195.1
Pembina County+5.3%000.0
McLean County+5.1%49495.0
Grand Forks County+4.7%4621806.2
Burleigh County+4.4%7764837.5
Williams County+3.6%80317819.2
Morton County+3.3%2881638.3
Walsh County+3.0%420.4
Richland County+2.9%31311.9
Stark County+2.9%2061626.1
Dickey County+2.1%330.6
Bottineau County+1.5%20183.2
Bowman County+1.1%331.1
McHenry County+1.1%10101.9
Ward County−0.3%3041734.5
McKenzie County−6.6%74555449.0
Dunn County—40389.9
Mountrail County—48435.1
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.