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North Carolina in 1999
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +3.4%, against +4.3% for the United States and +3.7% in 1998.
84,754 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (64,056 single-family), +5.3% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
Counties in 1999
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1999 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson County | +12.3% | 39 | 35 | 1.8 |
| Watauga County | +9.6% | 854 | 506 | 15.6 |
| Montgomery County | +8.9% | 131 | 131 | 5.0 |
| Northampton County | +8.1% | 56 | 56 | 3.4 |
| Macon County | +7.1% | 410 | 410 | 10.5 |
| Martin County | +6.8% | 42 | 42 | 1.9 |
| Wilkes County | +6.7% | 279 | 263 | 4.2 |
| Jackson County | +6.4% | 434 | 371 | 9.6 |
| Hertford County | +6.3% | 58 | 46 | 3.1 |
| Ashe County | +5.9% | 276 | 270 | 10.0 |
| Brunswick County | +5.9% | 1,533 | 1,405 | 8.8 |
| Carteret County | +5.7% | 681 | 565 | 9.7 |
| Rockingham County | +5.5% | 374 | 322 | 4.0 |
| Buncombe County | +5.4% | 1,245 | 1,035 | 4.5 |
| Cherokee County | +5.4% | 253 | 253 | 8.2 |
| Halifax County | +5.4% | 95 | 95 | 2.0 |
| Columbus County | +5.3% | 101 | 97 | 2.0 |
| Chowan County | +5.2% | 50 | 50 | 3.6 |
| Yadkin County | +5.1% | 182 | 142 | 4.7 |
| Duplin County | +4.9% | 114 | 114 | 2.2 |
| Transylvania County | +4.9% | 286 | 286 | 8.4 |
| Alexander County | +4.8% | 169 | 161 | 4.6 |
| McDowell County | +4.8% | 143 | 133 | 3.2 |
| Scotland County | +4.8% | 159 | 108 | 4.8 |
| Chatham County | +4.7% | 512 | 506 | 6.0 |
| Granville County | +4.6% | 466 | 342 | 7.6 |
| Rutherford County | +4.6% | 346 | 315 | 5.3 |
| Stanly County | +4.5% | 278 | 270 | 4.0 |
| Pitt County | +4.4% | 1,189 | 742 | 6.5 |
| Avery County | +4.3% | 180 | 161 | 9.9 |
| Clay County | +4.3% | 161 | 149 | 13.2 |
| Rowan County | +4.3% | 817 | 683 | 5.3 |
| Caldwell County | +4.2% | 444 | 444 | 5.5 |
| Harnett County | +4.1% | 825 | 647 | 5.5 |
| Randolph County | +4.1% | 873 | 574 | 5.8 |
| Mecklenburg County | +4.0% | 14,014 | 9,754 | 11.4 |
| Orange County | +4.0% | 1,540 | 1,080 | 10.1 |
| Durham County | +3.9% | 3,328 | 1,790 | 9.6 |
| Haywood County | +3.9% | 457 | 429 | 7.2 |
| Moore County | +3.9% | 909 | 721 | 8.2 |
| Union County | +3.9% | 2,569 | 2,467 | 9.6 |
| Warren County | +3.9% | 94 | 74 | 5.0 |
| Catawba County | +3.8% | 1,225 | 1,016 | 7.2 |
| Dare County | +3.8% | 818 | 793 | 21.4 |
| Henderson County | +3.8% | 917 | 785 | 7.5 |
| Lincoln County | +3.8% | 894 | 736 | 9.1 |
| Person County | +3.8% | 189 | 185 | 4.7 |
| Cabarrus County | +3.7% | 2,877 | 1,714 | 11.5 |
| Camden County | +3.7% | 77 | 77 | 6.8 |
| Davidson County | +3.7% | 925 | 868 | 5.1 |
| Edgecombe County | +3.7% | 65 | 65 | 1.3 |
| Surry County | +3.7% | 216 | 207 | 3.0 |
| Burke County | +3.6% | 321 | 266 | 3.6 |
| Currituck County | +3.5% | 343 | 343 | 10.3 |
| Gaston County | +3.5% | 1,316 | 877 | 5.3 |
| Vance County | +3.5% | 129 | 105 | 3.0 |
| Wake County | +3.5% | 13,527 | 8,951 | 10.8 |
| Franklin County | +3.4% | 417 | 417 | 5.1 |
| Alleghany County | +3.3% | 146 | 146 | 12.7 |
| Robeson County | +3.3% | 315 | 231 | 2.6 |
| Swain County | +3.2% | 98 | 94 | 7.0 |
| Iredell County | +3.1% | 2,111 | 1,441 | 10.0 |
| Alamance County | +3.0% | 888 | 817 | 4.8 |
| Caswell County | +3.0% | 78 | 78 | 3.5 |
| Forsyth County | +2.9% | 2,605 | 1,896 | 6.5 |
| Guilford County | +2.9% | 4,481 | 3,224 | 8.0 |
| Onslow County | +2.9% | 970 | 693 | 4.5 |
| Johnston County | +2.7% | 2,148 | 1,871 | 8.4 |
| Craven County | +2.6% | 556 | 465 | 5.3 |
| Davie County | +2.5% | 321 | 319 | 7.0 |
| Nash County | +2.5% | 725 | 533 | 7.3 |
| New Hanover County | +2.5% | 2,307 | 1,699 | 9.4 |
| Lee County | +2.4% | 408 | 219 | 5.8 |
| Wilson County | +2.4% | 469 | 391 | 5.8 |
| Madison County | +2.3% | 126 | 126 | 5.6 |
| Bladen County | +2.2% | 66 | 66 | 2.2 |
| Pender County | +2.1% | 353 | 331 | 4.9 |
| Wayne County | +2.1% | 555 | 529 | 4.5 |
| Beaufort County | +2.0% | 297 | 231 | 6.6 |
| Lenoir County | +1.9% | 163 | 155 | 2.9 |
| Polk County | +1.9% | 156 | 152 | 7.6 |
| Greene County | +1.8% | 150 | 150 | 7.2 |
| Washington County | +1.8% | 31 | 15 | 2.9 |
| Cleveland County | +1.6% | 408 | 367 | 3.9 |
| Pamlico County | +1.4% | 87 | 87 | 6.8 |
| Richmond County | +1.3% | 321 | 321 | 7.6 |
| Sampson County | +1.2% | 146 | 146 | 2.4 |
| Stokes County | +1.1% | 212 | 180 | 4.6 |
| Cumberland County | +0.6% | 1,023 | 824 | 3.0 |
| Hoke County | +0.3% | 302 | 302 | 5.3 |
| Pasquotank County | +0.3% | 128 | 126 | 3.0 |
| Bertie County | 0.0% | 24 | 24 | 1.4 |
| Jones County | −2.3% | 20 | 20 | 2.1 |
| Perquimans County | −3.3% | 66 | 66 | 4.9 |
| Gates County | — | 27 | 27 | 2.6 |
| Graham County | — | 66 | 66 | 8.1 |
| Hyde County | — | 10 | 10 | 2.2 |
| Mitchell County | — | 66 | 66 | 4.4 |
| Yancey County | — | 96 | 96 | 5.0 |
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.