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North Carolina in 1998
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +3.7%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.7% in 1997.
80,514 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (62,389 single-family), +10.3% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
Counties in 1998
Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1998 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County | +13.3% | 131 | 131 | 11.4 |
| Jones County | +10.3% | 5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Transylvania County | +9.4% | 321 | 321 | 9.4 |
| Warren County | +8.9% | 71 | 71 | 3.8 |
| Hertford County | +8.5% | 31 | 31 | 1.6 |
| Avery County | +8.2% | 111 | 111 | 6.1 |
| Polk County | +8.2% | 128 | 128 | 6.2 |
| Macon County | +8.1% | 387 | 387 | 9.9 |
| Ashe County | +7.7% | 245 | 245 | 8.9 |
| Brunswick County | +7.7% | 1,379 | 1,379 | 7.9 |
| Vance County | +7.2% | 105 | 105 | 2.5 |
| Pender County | +6.9% | 297 | 297 | 4.1 |
| Watauga County | +6.4% | 449 | 449 | 8.2 |
| Buncombe County | +5.9% | 1,110 | 1,110 | 4.0 |
| Haywood County | +5.6% | 395 | 395 | 6.2 |
| Cleveland County | +5.5% | 384 | 384 | 3.7 |
| Gaston County | +5.4% | 857 | 857 | 3.5 |
| Martin County | +5.4% | 41 | 41 | 1.9 |
| Davidson County | +5.3% | 873 | 873 | 4.8 |
| Wilson County | +5.3% | 378 | 378 | 4.7 |
| Henderson County | +5.2% | 700 | 700 | 5.7 |
| Rowan County | +5.2% | 689 | 689 | 4.4 |
| Iredell County | +5.1% | 1,354 | 1,354 | 6.4 |
| Beaufort County | +5.0% | 203 | 203 | 4.5 |
| Carteret County | +5.0% | 532 | 532 | 7.5 |
| Montgomery County | +4.9% | 109 | 109 | 4.1 |
| Burke County | +4.8% | 267 | 267 | 3.0 |
| Caldwell County | +4.8% | 346 | 346 | 4.3 |
| Lincoln County | +4.7% | 504 | 504 | 5.1 |
| Granville County | +4.6% | 306 | 306 | 5.0 |
| Surry County | +4.6% | 278 | 278 | 3.8 |
| Alamance County | +4.5% | 736 | 736 | 4.0 |
| Duplin County | +4.5% | 118 | 118 | 2.3 |
| Union County | +4.5% | 2,330 | 2,330 | 8.7 |
| Pamlico County | +4.3% | 65 | 65 | 5.1 |
| Catawba County | +4.2% | 949 | 949 | 5.6 |
| Davie County | +4.2% | 267 | 267 | 5.8 |
| Harnett County | +4.1% | 694 | 694 | 4.6 |
| Lee County | +4.1% | 284 | 284 | 4.0 |
| Lenoir County | +4.1% | 152 | 152 | 2.7 |
| Mecklenburg County | +4.1% | 8,637 | 8,637 | 7.0 |
| Wilkes County | +4.1% | 296 | 296 | 4.5 |
| Johnston County | +4.0% | 1,783 | 1,783 | 7.0 |
| Stanly County | +4.0% | 235 | 235 | 3.4 |
| New Hanover County | +3.9% | 1,930 | 1,930 | 7.8 |
| Franklin County | +3.8% | 347 | 347 | 4.2 |
| McDowell County | +3.8% | 126 | 126 | 2.8 |
| Forsyth County | +3.7% | 1,952 | 1,952 | 4.9 |
| Moore County | +3.6% | 833 | 833 | 7.5 |
| Durham County | +3.5% | 1,774 | 1,774 | 5.1 |
| Onslow County | +3.5% | 842 | 842 | 3.9 |
| Washington County | +3.5% | 11 | 11 | 1.0 |
| Nash County | +3.4% | 501 | 501 | 5.0 |
| Pitt County | +3.4% | 774 | 774 | 4.2 |
| Randolph County | +3.4% | 579 | 579 | 3.9 |
| Sampson County | +3.4% | 171 | 171 | 2.8 |
| Bladen County | +3.3% | 77 | 77 | 2.6 |
| Orange County | +3.3% | 974 | 974 | 6.4 |
| Robeson County | +3.3% | 194 | 194 | 1.6 |
| Rockingham County | +3.2% | 315 | 315 | 3.3 |
| Rutherford County | +3.2% | 284 | 284 | 4.3 |
| Wake County | +3.2% | 8,776 | 8,776 | 7.0 |
| Wayne County | +3.2% | 334 | 334 | 2.7 |
| Cabarrus County | +3.1% | 1,734 | 1,734 | 6.9 |
| Hoke County | +3.1% | 406 | 406 | 7.1 |
| Jackson County | +3.1% | 391 | 391 | 8.7 |
| Chatham County | +3.0% | 457 | 457 | 5.4 |
| Dare County | +3.0% | 656 | 656 | 17.2 |
| Guilford County | +3.0% | 3,453 | 3,453 | 6.1 |
| Clay County | +2.9% | 148 | 148 | 12.1 |
| Halifax County | +2.9% | 77 | 77 | 1.7 |
| Edgecombe County | +2.7% | 56 | 56 | 1.1 |
| Richmond County | +2.6% | 303 | 303 | 7.2 |
| Yadkin County | +2.6% | 153 | 153 | 4.0 |
| Currituck County | +2.5% | 376 | 376 | 11.3 |
| Chowan County | +2.3% | 27 | 27 | 1.9 |
| Scotland County | +2.2% | 108 | 108 | 3.2 |
| Alexander County | +2.0% | 138 | 138 | 3.7 |
| Northampton County | +2.0% | 72 | 72 | 4.4 |
| Stokes County | +1.9% | 178 | 178 | 3.9 |
| Camden County | +1.8% | 81 | 81 | 7.2 |
| Columbus County | +1.8% | 82 | 82 | 1.6 |
| Craven County | +1.8% | 631 | 631 | 6.0 |
| Caswell County | +1.7% | 73 | 73 | 3.2 |
| Cumberland County | +1.1% | 1,205 | 1,205 | 3.6 |
| Pasquotank County | +1.0% | 159 | 159 | 3.8 |
| Person County | +0.4% | 153 | 153 | 3.8 |
| Anson County | — | 42 | 42 | 1.9 |
| Bertie County | — | 33 | 33 | 1.9 |
| Cherokee County | — | 271 | 271 | 8.8 |
| Gates County | — | 21 | 21 | 2.1 |
| Graham County | — | 58 | 58 | 7.1 |
| Greene County | — | 34 | 34 | 1.6 |
| Hyde County | — | 17 | 17 | 3.7 |
| Madison County | — | 132 | 132 | 5.9 |
| Mitchell County | — | 59 | 59 | 3.9 |
| Perquimans County | — | 63 | 63 | 4.7 |
| Swain County | — | 115 | 115 | 8.2 |
| Yancey County | — | 92 | 92 | 4.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in North Carolina 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.