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North Dakota in 2024

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

In 2024 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +4.2%, against +4.9% for the United States and +5.2% in 2023.

2,319 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,651 single-family), −11.4% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.

+4.2%North Dakota index, 2023–2024US +4.9%
2,319housing units permitted in 20241,651 single-family
20 of 20counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%
1,478,000units permitted nationally in 2024
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Counties in 2024

Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2024Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Dunn County+25.5%20204.9
Ransom County+24.5%330.5
Sargent County+22.3%330.8
Walsh County+13.5%750.7
McKenzie County+8.7%38382.5
Ward County+6.2%1301101.9
Richland County+5.9%39392.3
Pembina County+5.6%440.6
Stark County+5.3%27270.8
Barnes County+5.1%310.3
Ramsey County+4.7%610.5
Stutsman County+4.7%21211.0
Williams County+4.3%90882.2
Burleigh County+4.1%2582072.5
Grand Forks County+3.8%1821142.4
Cass County+3.1%1,2237286.1
McLean County+3.0%43434.4
Traill County+2.5%330.4
Morton County+2.2%87682.5
Mercer County+1.0%620.7
Bottineau County—11111.8
Bowman County—220.7
Cavalier County—220.6
Dickey County—220.4
Foster County—330.9
McHenry County—11112.1
Mountrail County—29293.1
Pierce County—220.5
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.