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North Carolina in 2004
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +3.4%, against +9.2% for the United States and +1.6% in 2003.
93,077 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (77,147 single-family), +17.5% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
Counties in 2004
Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2004 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde County | +26.3% | 24 | 24 | 5.3 |
| Dare County | +21.6% | 858 | 813 | 22.4 |
| Northampton County | +20.1% | 53 | 53 | 3.2 |
| Camden County | +16.6% | 132 | 132 | 11.7 |
| Perquimans County | +16.4% | 132 | 132 | 9.8 |
| Currituck County | +16.2% | 574 | 574 | 17.3 |
| Pasquotank County | +14.7% | 429 | 429 | 10.2 |
| Brunswick County | +14.6% | 3,829 | 3,558 | 21.9 |
| Pender County | +13.0% | 909 | 841 | 12.6 |
| Gates County | +10.9% | 29 | 29 | 2.8 |
| Pamlico County | +10.4% | 108 | 108 | 8.5 |
| Chowan County | +10.1% | 77 | 65 | 5.5 |
| Washington County | +10.1% | 10 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Carteret County | +8.9% | 744 | 605 | 10.6 |
| Alleghany County | +8.7% | 107 | 107 | 9.3 |
| Robeson County | +8.0% | 328 | 328 | 2.7 |
| Ashe County | +7.6% | 291 | 291 | 10.6 |
| Graham County | +7.5% | 75 | 75 | 9.2 |
| Buncombe County | +7.3% | 2,073 | 1,681 | 7.5 |
| Cherokee County | +7.3% | 485 | 479 | 15.7 |
| Clay County | +7.2% | 192 | 192 | 15.7 |
| Craven County | +7.2% | 1,032 | 998 | 9.8 |
| Macon County | +7.2% | 390 | 374 | 9.9 |
| Onslow County | +7.2% | 1,860 | 1,294 | 8.6 |
| McDowell County | +7.0% | 271 | 231 | 6.0 |
| Swain County | +6.8% | 148 | 136 | 10.6 |
| Beaufort County | +6.6% | 255 | 219 | 5.7 |
| New Hanover County | +6.5% | 3,594 | 2,462 | 14.6 |
| Mitchell County | +6.3% | 61 | 61 | 4.0 |
| Montgomery County | +6.0% | 94 | 94 | 3.6 |
| Jackson County | +5.8% | 678 | 505 | 15.1 |
| Watauga County | +5.8% | 536 | 494 | 9.8 |
| Avery County | +5.5% | 267 | 249 | 14.7 |
| Bertie County | +5.5% | 63 | 63 | 3.7 |
| Orange County | +5.5% | 1,118 | 1,106 | 7.3 |
| Yancey County | +5.4% | 146 | 113 | 7.7 |
| Martin County | +5.2% | 36 | 36 | 1.7 |
| Polk County | +5.1% | 155 | 155 | 7.5 |
| Hoke County | +4.8% | 523 | 523 | 9.2 |
| Henderson County | +4.7% | 1,066 | 858 | 8.7 |
| Moore County | +4.4% | 857 | 782 | 7.7 |
| Haywood County | +4.1% | 454 | 438 | 7.2 |
| Richmond County | +4.1% | 331 | 286 | 7.9 |
| Sampson County | +4.0% | 176 | 176 | 2.9 |
| Duplin County | +3.9% | 149 | 143 | 2.9 |
| Jones County | +3.9% | 7 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Rutherford County | +3.8% | 344 | 332 | 5.2 |
| Durham County | +3.5% | 2,919 | 2,051 | 8.4 |
| Pitt County | +3.5% | 2,191 | 1,499 | 12.0 |
| Columbus County | +3.4% | 104 | 98 | 2.1 |
| Bladen County | +3.2% | 118 | 118 | 3.9 |
| Transylvania County | +3.2% | 241 | 241 | 7.0 |
| Forsyth County | +3.1% | 3,235 | 2,568 | 8.1 |
| Wilkes County | +3.1% | 289 | 241 | 4.4 |
| Cumberland County | +3.0% | 3,005 | 1,798 | 8.9 |
| Iredell County | +3.0% | 2,387 | 1,895 | 11.3 |
| Burke County | +2.9% | 243 | 237 | 2.7 |
| Lincoln County | +2.9% | 708 | 688 | 7.2 |
| Wayne County | +2.9% | 540 | 533 | 4.4 |
| Anson County | +2.8% | 72 | 72 | 3.3 |
| Guilford County | +2.8% | 4,978 | 3,840 | 8.9 |
| Warren County | +2.6% | 139 | 139 | 7.4 |
| Yadkin County | +2.6% | 127 | 127 | 3.3 |
| Lee County | +2.5% | 402 | 362 | 5.7 |
| Madison County | +2.5% | 161 | 161 | 7.1 |
| Halifax County | +2.4% | 181 | 126 | 3.9 |
| Mecklenburg County | +2.4% | 11,906 | 8,463 | 9.7 |
| Stanly County | +2.4% | 476 | 390 | 6.9 |
| Union County | +2.4% | 3,312 | 3,308 | 12.4 |
| Vance County | +2.4% | 124 | 122 | 2.9 |
| Surry County | +2.3% | 228 | 228 | 3.2 |
| Wake County | +2.3% | 12,371 | 10,066 | 9.8 |
| Randolph County | +2.2% | 702 | 669 | 4.7 |
| Chatham County | +2.1% | 663 | 663 | 7.8 |
| Greene County | +2.1% | 10 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Cabarrus County | +2.0% | 2,153 | 2,112 | 8.6 |
| Rockingham County | +2.0% | 459 | 363 | 4.9 |
| Davie County | +1.9% | 395 | 395 | 8.6 |
| Franklin County | +1.9% | 488 | 488 | 5.9 |
| Harnett County | +1.8% | 993 | 980 | 6.6 |
| Cleveland County | +1.7% | 472 | 370 | 4.6 |
| Scotland County | +1.7% | 78 | 58 | 2.3 |
| Gaston County | +1.4% | 1,310 | 1,223 | 5.3 |
| Stokes County | +1.4% | 192 | 192 | 4.2 |
| Granville County | +1.2% | 652 | 398 | 10.6 |
| Johnston County | +1.2% | 1,545 | 1,529 | 6.0 |
| Nash County | +1.1% | 660 | 600 | 6.6 |
| Davidson County | +1.0% | 864 | 840 | 4.8 |
| Lenoir County | +0.9% | 121 | 89 | 2.2 |
| Rowan County | +0.9% | 766 | 626 | 4.9 |
| Person County | +0.8% | 277 | 255 | 6.8 |
| Caldwell County | +0.6% | 394 | 392 | 4.9 |
| Catawba County | +0.6% | 1,059 | 757 | 6.2 |
| Caswell County | +0.5% | 104 | 104 | 4.6 |
| Alamance County | +0.2% | 1,366 | 1,222 | 7.3 |
| Hertford County | +0.2% | 24 | 22 | 1.3 |
| Alexander County | +0.1% | 189 | 189 | 5.1 |
| Wilson County | 0.0% | 486 | 465 | 6.0 |
| Edgecombe County | −0.1% | 95 | 71 | 1.9 |
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.