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North Carolina in 2001
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +4.2%, against +6.7% for the United States and +4.7% in 2000.
82,030 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (62,679 single-family), +4.7% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
Counties in 2001
Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2001 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perquimans County | +15.3% | 66 | 66 | 4.9 |
| Graham County | +12.5% | 86 | 54 | 10.5 |
| Dare County | +12.3% | 997 | 949 | 26.1 |
| Anson County | +11.6% | 48 | 45 | 2.2 |
| Clay County | +9.8% | 129 | 129 | 10.5 |
| Yancey County | +9.6% | 93 | 81 | 4.9 |
| Alleghany County | +9.5% | 95 | 95 | 8.3 |
| Currituck County | +8.8% | 408 | 406 | 12.3 |
| Greene County | +8.7% | 34 | 34 | 1.6 |
| Watauga County | +8.1% | 471 | 408 | 8.6 |
| Mitchell County | +7.9% | 48 | 46 | 3.2 |
| Transylvania County | +7.7% | 255 | 255 | 7.5 |
| Avery County | +7.6% | 180 | 178 | 9.9 |
| Macon County | +7.6% | 390 | 390 | 9.9 |
| Montgomery County | +7.6% | 121 | 121 | 4.6 |
| Pamlico County | +7.5% | 51 | 51 | 4.0 |
| Polk County | +7.2% | 192 | 152 | 9.4 |
| Ashe County | +7.1% | 276 | 252 | 10.0 |
| Caldwell County | +7.1% | 403 | 403 | 5.0 |
| Caswell County | +6.8% | 101 | 101 | 4.5 |
| Swain County | +6.7% | 116 | 103 | 8.3 |
| Lenoir County | +6.5% | 160 | 150 | 2.9 |
| Richmond County | +6.5% | 286 | 286 | 6.8 |
| Sampson County | +6.5% | 157 | 157 | 2.6 |
| Washington County | +6.2% | 9 | 9 | 0.8 |
| Warren County | +6.1% | 99 | 99 | 5.2 |
| Buncombe County | +5.9% | 2,151 | 1,142 | 7.8 |
| Cherokee County | +5.9% | 275 | 275 | 8.9 |
| Edgecombe County | +5.9% | 194 | 194 | 3.9 |
| Jackson County | +5.8% | 444 | 428 | 9.9 |
| Person County | +5.6% | 187 | 176 | 4.6 |
| Robeson County | +5.5% | 262 | 232 | 2.2 |
| Chatham County | +5.4% | 513 | 493 | 6.0 |
| Madison County | +5.4% | 134 | 134 | 5.9 |
| Stokes County | +5.4% | 156 | 154 | 3.4 |
| Beaufort County | +5.3% | 214 | 214 | 4.8 |
| Henderson County | +5.2% | 971 | 708 | 7.9 |
| Hoke County | +5.2% | 318 | 318 | 5.6 |
| Stanly County | +5.2% | 348 | 278 | 5.1 |
| Rowan County | +5.1% | 748 | 645 | 4.8 |
| Alexander County | +5.0% | 164 | 158 | 4.4 |
| Brunswick County | +5.0% | 2,104 | 2,010 | 12.0 |
| Haywood County | +4.8% | 485 | 417 | 7.7 |
| Onslow County | +4.8% | 1,167 | 787 | 5.4 |
| Chowan County | +4.7% | 43 | 43 | 3.1 |
| Cleveland County | +4.7% | 349 | 330 | 3.4 |
| Carteret County | +4.6% | 560 | 501 | 7.9 |
| Vance County | +4.6% | 115 | 115 | 2.7 |
| Camden County | +4.5% | 79 | 79 | 7.0 |
| Durham County | +4.5% | 3,644 | 1,767 | 10.5 |
| Forsyth County | +4.5% | 2,263 | 1,953 | 5.6 |
| Harnett County | +4.5% | 717 | 633 | 4.8 |
| Orange County | +4.5% | 1,432 | 1,114 | 9.4 |
| Rockingham County | +4.5% | 445 | 318 | 4.7 |
| Rutherford County | +4.5% | 307 | 293 | 4.7 |
| Union County | +4.5% | 2,493 | 2,471 | 9.3 |
| Catawba County | +4.4% | 1,561 | 988 | 9.2 |
| Iredell County | +4.4% | 1,829 | 1,351 | 8.6 |
| Pender County | +4.4% | 330 | 318 | 4.6 |
| Wilkes County | +4.4% | 191 | 183 | 2.9 |
| Gaston County | +4.3% | 1,139 | 949 | 4.6 |
| Moore County | +4.3% | 637 | 601 | 5.8 |
| Lincoln County | +4.2% | 835 | 619 | 8.5 |
| Martin County | +4.2% | 54 | 54 | 2.5 |
| Alamance County | +4.1% | 950 | 889 | 5.1 |
| Burke County | +4.1% | 304 | 296 | 3.4 |
| Davie County | +4.1% | 325 | 325 | 7.1 |
| Lee County | +4.1% | 244 | 244 | 3.5 |
| Pitt County | +4.1% | 1,838 | 763 | 10.0 |
| Wilson County | +4.1% | 532 | 380 | 6.6 |
| Cabarrus County | +3.9% | 2,039 | 1,749 | 8.2 |
| Granville County | +3.8% | 560 | 406 | 9.1 |
| Johnston County | +3.8% | 1,814 | 1,709 | 7.1 |
| Mecklenburg County | +3.8% | 12,637 | 8,345 | 10.2 |
| Nash County | +3.8% | 613 | 476 | 6.2 |
| New Hanover County | +3.8% | 2,459 | 1,545 | 10.0 |
| Davidson County | +3.6% | 1,001 | 803 | 5.6 |
| Randolph County | +3.6% | 782 | 704 | 5.2 |
| Wake County | +3.6% | 11,438 | 8,444 | 9.1 |
| Wayne County | +3.5% | 421 | 421 | 3.4 |
| Guilford County | +3.4% | 5,166 | 3,594 | 9.2 |
| Halifax County | +3.4% | 101 | 99 | 2.2 |
| Craven County | +3.1% | 630 | 449 | 6.0 |
| Cumberland County | +3.1% | 1,296 | 963 | 3.8 |
| Surry County | +3.1% | 221 | 213 | 3.1 |
| Bladen County | +3.0% | 86 | 86 | 2.9 |
| Franklin County | +3.0% | 530 | 528 | 6.5 |
| Scotland County | +3.0% | 115 | 60 | 3.5 |
| Columbus County | +2.9% | 125 | 87 | 2.5 |
| Northampton County | +2.6% | 62 | 55 | 3.8 |
| Pasquotank County | +2.3% | 144 | 144 | 3.4 |
| Yadkin County | +2.0% | 121 | 115 | 3.2 |
| Hertford County | +1.9% | 26 | 26 | 1.4 |
| Bertie County | +1.3% | 36 | 36 | 2.1 |
| Duplin County | +0.4% | 104 | 92 | 2.0 |
| Jones County | +0.1% | 6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| McDowell County | −1.6% | 134 | 123 | 3.0 |
| Gates County | −2.2% | 16 | 16 | 1.6 |
| Hyde County | — | 17 | 17 | 3.7 |
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.