Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Johnston County index 1977–2025
Johnston County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Johnston 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.
Johnston County Unincorporated Area, North Carolina (Johnston County), authorised 2,111 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −18.2% on the previous 12 months.
2,111 of those units were single-family houses (100%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 44,758 units, with the busiest year 2021 (2,874 units). Johnston County's FHFA house price index rose +106.0% over the ten years to 2025.
2,111units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−18.2% on the previous 12 months
2,111single-family units100% of the total
0units in 5+ unit buildings0% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsJohnston County 10.1 · North Carolina 7.8
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Johnston County Unincorporated Area by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Johnston County Unincorporated Area
Johnston County
North Carolina
United States
All housing units
2,111
2,599
87,853
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
2,111 (100%)
2,587 (100%)
61,266 (70%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
2
1,292
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
321
17,298
5 or more units
0 (0%)
10 (0%)
24,974 (28%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
10.1
7.8
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−18.2%
−14.3%
+2.0%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Johnston County Unincorporated Area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
44,758 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2021. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Johnston County
FHFA's index for Johnston County rose +106.0% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.5% a year) and +1.5% 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 Johnston County Unincorporated Area, NC?
2,111 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 2,582 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Johnston County Unincorporated Area?
2,111 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Johnston County Unincorporated Area compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Johnston County runs at 10.1 units per 1,000 residents and North Carolina at 7.8.
How have home prices moved in Johnston County?
FHFA's index for Johnston County rose +106.0% over the ten years to 2025 and +1.5% 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 296000); 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.