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North Carolina in 2000
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2000 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +4.7%, against +8.3% for the United States and +3.4% in 1999.
78,376 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (59,061 single-family), −7.5% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.
Counties in 2000
Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2000 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey County | +16.9% | 87 | 81 | 4.6 |
| Avery County | +13.8% | 148 | 142 | 8.2 |
| Warren County | +13.6% | 89 | 89 | 4.7 |
| McDowell County | +12.9% | 132 | 122 | 2.9 |
| Dare County | +12.0% | 920 | 899 | 24.1 |
| Duplin County | +10.4% | 167 | 97 | 3.2 |
| Jackson County | +10.3% | 745 | 424 | 16.5 |
| Swain County | +10.1% | 155 | 105 | 11.1 |
| Jones County | +10.0% | 5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Bladen County | +9.7% | 63 | 63 | 2.1 |
| Watauga County | +9.6% | 573 | 497 | 10.5 |
| Clay County | +9.5% | 151 | 151 | 12.3 |
| Stanly County | +9.3% | 287 | 275 | 4.2 |
| Ashe County | +9.1% | 239 | 239 | 8.7 |
| Madison County | +8.4% | 143 | 143 | 6.3 |
| Burke County | +8.3% | 302 | 296 | 3.4 |
| Brunswick County | +8.2% | 1,449 | 1,333 | 8.3 |
| Chowan County | +7.6% | 42 | 42 | 3.0 |
| Greene County | +7.3% | 31 | 31 | 1.5 |
| Buncombe County | +7.2% | 1,327 | 991 | 4.8 |
| Macon County | +7.0% | 359 | 359 | 9.2 |
| Currituck County | +6.8% | 340 | 336 | 10.3 |
| Haywood County | +6.8% | 393 | 393 | 6.2 |
| Henderson County | +6.8% | 720 | 670 | 5.9 |
| Hertford County | +6.8% | 31 | 26 | 1.6 |
| Lincoln County | +6.8% | 833 | 662 | 8.4 |
| Cherokee County | +6.7% | 271 | 271 | 8.8 |
| Beaufort County | +6.5% | 190 | 190 | 4.3 |
| Pender County | +6.5% | 348 | 293 | 4.8 |
| Caswell County | +6.4% | 89 | 89 | 3.9 |
| Transylvania County | +6.4% | 238 | 238 | 7.0 |
| Columbus County | +6.3% | 99 | 93 | 2.0 |
| Montgomery County | +6.2% | 102 | 102 | 3.9 |
| Rutherford County | +6.2% | 290 | 280 | 4.4 |
| Pasquotank County | +6.1% | 108 | 108 | 2.6 |
| Alleghany County | +6.0% | 151 | 151 | 13.2 |
| Bertie County | +5.9% | 28 | 28 | 1.6 |
| Vance County | +5.9% | 138 | 136 | 3.2 |
| Yadkin County | +5.9% | 138 | 134 | 3.6 |
| Martin County | +5.8% | 50 | 50 | 2.3 |
| Carteret County | +5.7% | 459 | 444 | 6.5 |
| Catawba County | +5.7% | 1,280 | 1,152 | 7.5 |
| Orange County | +5.7% | 1,070 | 1,025 | 7.0 |
| Camden County | +5.6% | 63 | 63 | 5.6 |
| Granville County | +5.6% | 414 | 392 | 6.7 |
| Surry County | +5.5% | 222 | 214 | 3.1 |
| Davidson County | +5.4% | 893 | 756 | 5.0 |
| Randolph County | +5.4% | 915 | 575 | 6.1 |
| Davie County | +5.3% | 328 | 328 | 7.2 |
| Halifax County | +5.3% | 94 | 94 | 2.0 |
| Alexander County | +5.2% | 166 | 156 | 4.5 |
| Caldwell County | +5.1% | 442 | 400 | 5.4 |
| Durham County | +5.0% | 2,863 | 1,541 | 8.2 |
| Gaston County | +5.0% | 1,213 | 1,075 | 4.9 |
| Polk County | +4.9% | 121 | 121 | 5.9 |
| Iredell County | +4.7% | 1,830 | 1,342 | 8.6 |
| Edgecombe County | +4.6% | 95 | 95 | 1.9 |
| Union County | +4.6% | 2,457 | 2,289 | 9.2 |
| Guilford County | +4.5% | 3,529 | 3,059 | 6.3 |
| Richmond County | +4.5% | 274 | 274 | 6.5 |
| Rockingham County | +4.5% | 342 | 290 | 3.6 |
| Cleveland County | +4.4% | 370 | 352 | 3.6 |
| Franklin County | +4.4% | 374 | 372 | 4.6 |
| Rowan County | +4.4% | 764 | 630 | 4.9 |
| Cabarrus County | +4.3% | 1,724 | 1,452 | 6.9 |
| Forsyth County | +4.3% | 2,875 | 2,191 | 7.2 |
| Wake County | +4.3% | 12,193 | 7,967 | 9.7 |
| Wayne County | +4.3% | 428 | 357 | 3.5 |
| Alamance County | +4.2% | 945 | 872 | 5.1 |
| Onslow County | +4.2% | 915 | 634 | 4.2 |
| Chatham County | +4.1% | 418 | 418 | 4.9 |
| Mecklenburg County | +4.1% | 13,960 | 8,564 | 11.3 |
| Wilson County | +4.0% | 598 | 392 | 7.4 |
| Stokes County | +3.8% | 183 | 141 | 4.0 |
| Washington County | +3.8% | 17 | 17 | 1.6 |
| Sampson County | +3.7% | 134 | 134 | 2.2 |
| Moore County | +3.4% | 672 | 601 | 6.1 |
| Nash County | +3.4% | 695 | 523 | 7.0 |
| Pitt County | +3.3% | 1,766 | 722 | 9.7 |
| Craven County | +3.1% | 490 | 442 | 4.7 |
| Lee County | +2.9% | 231 | 231 | 3.3 |
| Johnston County | +2.6% | 1,635 | 1,180 | 6.4 |
| Hoke County | +2.3% | 261 | 261 | 4.6 |
| Lenoir County | +2.3% | 242 | 194 | 4.3 |
| Harnett County | +2.2% | 692 | 612 | 4.6 |
| Northampton County | +2.2% | 45 | 45 | 2.7 |
| Person County | +2.2% | 180 | 172 | 4.4 |
| Scotland County | +2.0% | 144 | 88 | 4.3 |
| Wilkes County | +2.0% | 242 | 235 | 3.7 |
| Cumberland County | +1.9% | 1,544 | 814 | 4.6 |
| Robeson County | +1.9% | 413 | 401 | 3.4 |
| New Hanover County | +1.4% | 1,860 | 1,403 | 7.6 |
| Pamlico County | +0.9% | 56 | 56 | 4.4 |
| Mitchell County | 0.0% | 70 | 70 | 4.6 |
| Perquimans County | −1.6% | 63 | 63 | 4.7 |
| Anson County | −2.9% | 31 | 31 | 1.4 |
| Graham County | −6.3% | 58 | 58 | 7.1 |
| Gates County | — | 18 | 18 | 1.8 |
| Hyde County | — | 20 | 20 | 4.4 |
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.