Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Davie County index 1986–2025
Davie County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Davie County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Davie County, North Carolina, covered 245 housing units (+1.2% year on year); the place lies in Davie County.
163 of those units were single-family houses (67%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 82 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 7,426 units, with the busiest year 2005 (449 units). Davie County's FHFA house price index rose +87.7% over the ten years to 2025.
245units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+1.2% on the previous 12 months
163single-family units67% of the total
82units in 5+ unit buildings33% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsDavie County 5.3 · North Carolina 7.8
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Davie County by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Davie County
Davie County
North Carolina
United States
All housing units
245
245
87,853
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
163 (67%)
163 (67%)
61,266 (70%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
0
1,292
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
321
17,298
5 or more units
82 (33%)
82 (33%)
24,974 (28%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
5.3
7.8
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+1.2%
+1.2%
+2.0%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Davie County by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
7,426 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2005. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Davie County
FHFA's index for Davie County rose +87.7% over the ten years to 2025 (+6.5% a year) and +5.1% in the latest year, against +106.6% and +2.5% for North Carolina. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Davie County, NC?
245 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 242 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Davie County?
163 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 82 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Davie County compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Davie County runs at 5.3 units per 1,000 residents and North Carolina at 7.8.
How have home prices moved in Davie County?
FHFA's index for Davie County rose +87.7% over the ten years to 2025 and +5.1% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 152000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.