States › North Carolina › 1995
In 1995 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +5.7%, against +3.7% for the United States.
60,923 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (47,703 single-family); the national total was 1,332,549.
+5.7% North Carolina index, 1994–1995 US +3.7%
60,923 housing units permitted in 1995 47,703 single-family
74 of 78 counties with a rising index median county +5.4%
1,332,549 units permitted nationally in 1995
Counties in 1995 Ranked by the county index change from 1994 to 1995 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1995; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1995 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Haywood County +16.1% 346 346 5.5 Pamlico County +15.0% 126 126 9.9 Northampton County +12.9% 35 35 2.1 Warren County +12.8% 74 74 3.9 Washington County +12.6% 19 19 1.8 Jones County +12.5% 1 1 0.1 Caswell County +12.0% 32 32 1.4 Harnett County +11.1% 665 665 4.4 Richmond County +10.8% 236 236 5.6 Granville County +10.3% 190 190 3.1 Transylvania County +10.0% 191 191 5.6 Pender County +9.7% 255 255 3.5 Surry County +9.7% 223 223 3.1 McDowell County +9.1% 95 95 2.1 Orange County +9.1% 806 806 5.3 New Hanover County +9.0% 2,431 2,431 9.9 Martin County +8.7% 46 46 2.1 Franklin County +8.1% 275 275 3.4 Rowan County +8.0% 527 527 3.4 Brunswick County +7.7% 852 852 4.9 Rutherford County +7.6% 216 216 3.3 Buncombe County +7.5% 774 774 2.8 Yadkin County +7.5% 124 124 3.2 Carteret County +7.4% 583 583 8.3 Johnston County +7.4% 1,106 1,106 4.3 Camden County +7.1% 59 59 5.2 Wake County +7.1% 6,167 6,167 4.9 Alexander County +7.0% 100 100 2.7 Stokes County +7.0% 183 183 4.0 Randolph County +6.9% 517 517 3.5 Union County +6.7% 1,464 1,464 5.5 Chatham County +6.6% 392 392 4.6 Caldwell County +6.4% 322 322 4.0 Currituck County +6.2% 351 351 10.6 Moore County +5.8% 673 673 6.1 Lee County +5.7% 218 218 3.1 Mecklenburg County +5.7% 4,966 4,966 4.0 Cabarrus County +5.6% 1,144 1,144 4.6 Alamance County +5.4% 577 577 3.1 Forsyth County +5.4% 1,455 1,455 3.6 Person County +5.4% 152 152 3.7 Wilson County +5.4% 224 224 2.8 Burke County +5.2% 243 243 2.7 Craven County +5.2% 495 495 4.7 Davidson County +5.2% 790 790 4.4 Gaston County +5.2% 568 568 2.3 Vance County +5.2% 162 162 3.8 Catawba County +5.1% 701 701 4.1 Watauga County +5.1% 356 356 6.5 Cumberland County +5.0% 1,683 1,683 5.0 Lincoln County +5.0% 361 361 3.7 Nash County +4.9% 424 424 4.3 Davie County +4.8% 276 276 6.0 Wayne County +4.7% 434 434 3.5 Durham County +4.6% 1,081 1,081 3.1 Cleveland County +4.3% 382 382 3.7 Rockingham County +4.3% 238 238 2.5 Edgecombe County +4.2% 36 36 0.7 Henderson County +4.2% 552 552 4.5 Guilford County +3.9% 2,878 2,878 5.1 Scotland County +3.7% 81 81 2.4 Sampson County +3.6% 122 122 2.0 Beaufort County +3.4% 165 165 3.7 Halifax County +3.3% 77 77 1.7 Polk County +3.1% 102 102 5.0 Onslow County +2.9% 622 622 2.9 Pitt County +2.7% 877 877 4.8 Iredell County +2.6% 929 929 4.4 Stanly County +2.5% 193 193 2.8 Robeson County +2.1% 176 176 1.5 Dare County +1.4% 498 498 13.0 Lenoir County +1.3% 153 153 2.7 Columbus County +1.1% 93 93 1.8 Pasquotank County +0.5% 171 171 4.1 Chowan County −0.1% 38 38 2.7 Hertford County −0.4% 32 32 1.7 Wilkes County −0.5% 182 182 2.7 Duplin County −6.8% 99 99 1.9 Alleghany County — 95 95 8.3 Anson County — 33 33 1.5 Ashe County — 171 171 6.2 Avery County — 110 110 6.1 Bertie County — 36 36 2.1 Bladen County — 62 62 2.1 Cherokee County — 261 261 8.5 Clay County — 94 94 7.7 Gates County — 24 24 2.3 Graham County — 44 44 5.4 Greene County — 28 28 1.4 Hoke County — 235 235 4.1 Hyde County — 26 26 5.7 Jackson County — 268 268 6.0 Macon County — 322 322 8.2 Madison County — 78 78 3.5 Mitchell County — 45 45 3.0 Montgomery County — 90 90 3.4 Perquimans County — 69 69 5.1 Swain County — 69 69 4.9 Yancey County — 78 78 4.1
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in North Carolina by year 0 50,000 100,000 1995: 60,923 units (47,703 single-family, 13,220 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 66,997 units (51,796 single-family, 15,201 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 73,015 units (55,529 single-family, 17,486 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 80,514 units (62,389 single-family, 18,125 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 84,754 units (64,056 single-family, 20,698 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 78,376 units (59,061 single-family, 19,315 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 82,030 units (62,679 single-family, 19,351 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 79,824 units (66,400 single-family, 13,424 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 79,226 units (66,883 single-family, 12,343 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 93,077 units (77,147 single-family, 15,930 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 97,910 units (84,975 single-family, 12,935 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 99,979 units (82,672 single-family, 17,307 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 85,777 units (70,339 single-family, 15,438 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 54,652 units (39,082 single-family, 15,570 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 33,800 units (25,388 single-family, 8,412 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 33,889 units (26,047 single-family, 7,842 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 32,804 units (24,863 single-family, 7,941 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 48,692 units (29,945 single-family, 18,747 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 51,290 units (35,316 single-family, 15,974 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 49,911 units (35,051 single-family, 14,860 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 54,757 units (38,937 single-family, 15,820 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 60,550 units (43,675 single-family, 16,875 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 67,047 units (49,366 single-family, 17,681 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 71,691 units (51,248 single-family, 20,443 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 71,307 units (51,642 single-family, 19,665 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 80,474 units (60,505 single-family, 19,969 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 94,874 units (68,636 single-family, 26,238 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 94,118 units (65,183 single-family, 28,935 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 98,853 units (65,860 single-family, 32,993 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 95,163 units (70,047 single-family, 25,116 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 86,167 units (65,303 single-family, 20,864 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in North Carolina by year
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 .