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North Carolina in 2002
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +2.3%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.2% in 2001.
79,824 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (66,400 single-family), −2.7% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
Counties in 2002
Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2002 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dare County | +15.3% | 1,139 | 1,119 | 29.8 |
| Currituck County | +9.4% | 514 | 514 | 15.5 |
| Mitchell County | +8.1% | 59 | 59 | 3.9 |
| Northampton County | +7.2% | 58 | 53 | 3.5 |
| Gates County | +6.7% | 21 | 21 | 2.1 |
| Bertie County | +6.1% | 77 | 77 | 4.5 |
| Warren County | +6.0% | 106 | 106 | 5.6 |
| Polk County | +5.8% | 162 | 160 | 7.9 |
| Ashe County | +5.5% | 291 | 291 | 10.6 |
| Buncombe County | +5.3% | 2,158 | 1,330 | 7.8 |
| Macon County | +5.3% | 323 | 323 | 8.2 |
| Graham County | +5.2% | 54 | 54 | 6.6 |
| Haywood County | +5.2% | 480 | 478 | 7.6 |
| Clay County | +4.9% | 165 | 155 | 13.5 |
| Avery County | +4.8% | 161 | 145 | 8.9 |
| Camden County | +4.8% | 158 | 158 | 14.0 |
| Edgecombe County | +4.8% | 152 | 100 | 3.1 |
| Jones County | +4.8% | 4 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Watauga County | +4.8% | 541 | 473 | 9.9 |
| Chowan County | +4.7% | 58 | 58 | 4.1 |
| Jackson County | +4.4% | 976 | 860 | 21.7 |
| Person County | +4.4% | 216 | 214 | 5.3 |
| Richmond County | +4.2% | 258 | 258 | 6.1 |
| Cherokee County | +4.1% | 357 | 357 | 11.6 |
| Montgomery County | +4.0% | 99 | 99 | 3.7 |
| Vance County | +3.9% | 126 | 126 | 3.0 |
| Beaufort County | +3.7% | 221 | 221 | 4.9 |
| Carteret County | +3.7% | 650 | 544 | 9.2 |
| Madison County | +3.7% | 119 | 119 | 5.3 |
| Rutherford County | +3.7% | 336 | 318 | 5.1 |
| Transylvania County | +3.7% | 256 | 256 | 7.5 |
| Orange County | +3.6% | 1,088 | 1,062 | 7.1 |
| Pasquotank County | +3.6% | 213 | 207 | 5.0 |
| Perquimans County | +3.5% | 91 | 91 | 6.7 |
| Brunswick County | +3.4% | 2,642 | 2,451 | 15.1 |
| Davie County | +3.3% | 300 | 300 | 6.5 |
| Henderson County | +3.3% | 1,011 | 799 | 8.3 |
| Yadkin County | +3.3% | 157 | 149 | 4.1 |
| Chatham County | +3.2% | 556 | 542 | 6.5 |
| Rockingham County | +3.2% | 312 | 312 | 3.3 |
| Duplin County | +3.1% | 174 | 126 | 3.4 |
| Caswell County | +3.0% | 100 | 100 | 4.4 |
| Martin County | +2.9% | 52 | 50 | 2.4 |
| Swain County | +2.9% | 135 | 121 | 9.6 |
| Stanly County | +2.8% | 377 | 308 | 5.5 |
| Cleveland County | +2.7% | 530 | 316 | 5.1 |
| Durham County | +2.6% | 2,836 | 1,726 | 8.2 |
| Union County | +2.5% | 2,752 | 2,556 | 10.3 |
| Lincoln County | +2.4% | 673 | 643 | 6.8 |
| McDowell County | +2.4% | 175 | 169 | 3.9 |
| Yancey County | +2.4% | 120 | 90 | 6.3 |
| Alexander County | +2.3% | 164 | 164 | 4.4 |
| Randolph County | +2.3% | 703 | 669 | 4.7 |
| Burke County | +2.2% | 291 | 285 | 3.3 |
| Davidson County | +2.2% | 895 | 710 | 5.0 |
| Iredell County | +2.2% | 1,968 | 1,494 | 9.3 |
| Pamlico County | +2.2% | 51 | 49 | 4.0 |
| Pender County | +2.2% | 423 | 423 | 5.9 |
| Wayne County | +2.2% | 433 | 425 | 3.5 |
| Cabarrus County | +2.1% | 1,965 | 1,904 | 7.9 |
| Franklin County | +2.1% | 416 | 416 | 5.1 |
| Onslow County | +2.1% | 1,042 | 980 | 4.8 |
| Pitt County | +2.1% | 1,837 | 811 | 10.0 |
| Robeson County | +2.1% | 319 | 262 | 2.7 |
| Alamance County | +2.0% | 1,411 | 1,042 | 7.6 |
| Caldwell County | +2.0% | 414 | 414 | 5.1 |
| Harnett County | +2.0% | 757 | 727 | 5.0 |
| Moore County | +2.0% | 665 | 597 | 6.0 |
| New Hanover County | +2.0% | 2,432 | 1,839 | 9.9 |
| Rowan County | +2.0% | 816 | 655 | 5.3 |
| Stokes County | +2.0% | 161 | 141 | 3.5 |
| Wake County | +2.0% | 9,566 | 8,580 | 7.6 |
| Forsyth County | +1.9% | 2,931 | 2,392 | 7.3 |
| Halifax County | +1.9% | 127 | 101 | 2.7 |
| Lee County | +1.9% | 374 | 242 | 5.3 |
| Nash County | +1.9% | 760 | 545 | 7.6 |
| Surry County | +1.9% | 226 | 226 | 3.1 |
| Craven County | +1.8% | 670 | 620 | 6.4 |
| Granville County | +1.8% | 368 | 358 | 6.0 |
| Catawba County | +1.7% | 1,006 | 843 | 5.9 |
| Guilford County | +1.7% | 4,653 | 3,514 | 8.3 |
| Mecklenburg County | +1.7% | 10,606 | 8,357 | 8.6 |
| Gaston County | +1.6% | 1,137 | 989 | 4.6 |
| Johnston County | +1.5% | 1,696 | 1,585 | 6.6 |
| Wilkes County | +1.5% | 189 | 189 | 2.9 |
| Bladen County | +1.3% | 127 | 103 | 4.2 |
| Cumberland County | +1.3% | 2,369 | 1,402 | 7.0 |
| Wilson County | +1.2% | 419 | 363 | 5.2 |
| Columbus County | +1.1% | 122 | 92 | 2.4 |
| Lenoir County | +1.0% | 148 | 142 | 2.7 |
| Sampson County | +1.0% | 159 | 159 | 2.6 |
| Hertford County | +0.9% | 63 | 49 | 3.3 |
| Greene County | 0.0% | 43 | 43 | 2.1 |
| Hoke County | −0.2% | 467 | 467 | 8.2 |
| Scotland County | −0.2% | 96 | 56 | 2.9 |
| Alleghany County | −1.2% | 95 | 95 | 8.3 |
| Anson County | −1.4% | 77 | 77 | 3.5 |
| Washington County | −3.8% | 9 | 9 | 0.8 |
| 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.