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North Carolina in 2005
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +6.6%, against +12.4% for the United States and +3.4% in 2004.
97,910 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (84,975 single-family), +5.2% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
Counties in 2005
Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2005 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County | +23.1% | 141 | 141 | 12.5 |
| Currituck County | +22.5% | 485 | 483 | 14.6 |
| Brunswick County | +22.4% | 4,710 | 4,273 | 27.0 |
| Carteret County | +22.2% | 1,035 | 839 | 14.7 |
| Pasquotank County | +20.7% | 548 | 448 | 13.0 |
| Dare County | +20.2% | 726 | 691 | 19.0 |
| New Hanover County | +18.7% | 3,401 | 2,365 | 13.8 |
| Pamlico County | +17.2% | 107 | 99 | 8.4 |
| Chowan County | +16.9% | 225 | 113 | 16.0 |
| Pender County | +16.3% | 1,095 | 1,047 | 15.2 |
| Gates County | +16.2% | 42 | 42 | 4.1 |
| Swain County | +16.0% | 136 | 136 | 9.7 |
| Clay County | +14.6% | 242 | 224 | 19.8 |
| Cherokee County | +13.7% | 531 | 531 | 17.2 |
| Graham County | +13.7% | 95 | 95 | 11.6 |
| Warren County | +12.6% | 155 | 155 | 8.2 |
| Onslow County | +12.1% | 1,818 | 1,658 | 8.4 |
| Buncombe County | +11.8% | 2,549 | 1,902 | 9.2 |
| Jackson County | +11.8% | 769 | 546 | 17.1 |
| Haywood County | +10.9% | 512 | 506 | 8.1 |
| Ashe County | +10.6% | 340 | 340 | 12.4 |
| Jones County | +10.6% | 25 | 25 | 2.6 |
| Bladen County | +10.5% | 88 | 88 | 2.9 |
| Washington County | +10.4% | 19 | 19 | 1.8 |
| Beaufort County | +10.3% | 316 | 199 | 7.1 |
| Craven County | +10.3% | 1,285 | 1,136 | 12.2 |
| Avery County | +9.9% | 288 | 236 | 15.9 |
| Hertford County | +9.9% | 45 | 45 | 2.4 |
| Madison County | +9.3% | 143 | 143 | 6.3 |
| Northampton County | +9.0% | 177 | 177 | 10.7 |
| Greene County | +8.4% | 29 | 29 | 1.4 |
| Perquimans County | +8.2% | 161 | 161 | 11.9 |
| Henderson County | +8.1% | 1,035 | 895 | 8.5 |
| Macon County | +7.4% | 363 | 363 | 9.3 |
| Orange County | +7.3% | 1,018 | 1,016 | 6.7 |
| Watauga County | +7.2% | 650 | 508 | 11.9 |
| Halifax County | +7.1% | 90 | 44 | 1.9 |
| Yancey County | +7.0% | 156 | 124 | 8.2 |
| Hyde County | +6.9% | 35 | 35 | 7.7 |
| Sampson County | +6.7% | 224 | 182 | 3.6 |
| Duplin County | +6.6% | 142 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Columbus County | +6.4% | 97 | 91 | 1.9 |
| Hoke County | +6.4% | 660 | 660 | 11.6 |
| Moore County | +6.4% | 1,075 | 989 | 9.7 |
| Rutherford County | +6.3% | 437 | 399 | 6.6 |
| Alexander County | +5.8% | 157 | 157 | 4.2 |
| Cumberland County | +5.8% | 3,665 | 2,275 | 10.8 |
| Stokes County | +5.8% | 266 | 266 | 5.8 |
| Mecklenburg County | +5.7% | 10,828 | 8,473 | 8.8 |
| McDowell County | +5.3% | 246 | 211 | 5.4 |
| Chatham County | +5.2% | 709 | 661 | 8.3 |
| Wake County | +5.2% | 12,119 | 11,534 | 9.6 |
| Rockingham County | +5.0% | 440 | 371 | 4.7 |
| Bertie County | +4.9% | 36 | 36 | 2.1 |
| Davie County | +4.9% | 449 | 445 | 9.8 |
| Person County | +4.9% | 235 | 231 | 5.8 |
| Polk County | +4.9% | 165 | 165 | 8.0 |
| Transylvania County | +4.8% | 323 | 289 | 9.4 |
| Davidson County | +4.7% | 1,104 | 1,057 | 6.1 |
| Lincoln County | +4.7% | 734 | 734 | 7.4 |
| Richmond County | +4.7% | 392 | 285 | 9.3 |
| Wayne County | +4.7% | 607 | 603 | 5.0 |
| Union County | +4.6% | 3,972 | 3,972 | 14.8 |
| Vance County | +4.6% | 118 | 118 | 2.8 |
| Pitt County | +4.5% | 2,548 | 1,393 | 13.9 |
| Stanly County | +4.5% | 516 | 426 | 7.5 |
| Franklin County | +4.4% | 539 | 539 | 6.6 |
| Caswell County | +4.2% | 80 | 80 | 3.5 |
| Iredell County | +4.2% | 2,546 | 2,059 | 12.0 |
| Edgecombe County | +4.1% | 74 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Lee County | +4.1% | 557 | 363 | 7.9 |
| Forsyth County | +4.0% | 3,138 | 2,838 | 7.8 |
| Yadkin County | +3.9% | 141 | 141 | 3.7 |
| Surry County | +3.8% | 188 | 188 | 2.6 |
| Durham County | +3.7% | 2,431 | 2,269 | 7.0 |
| Rowan County | +3.7% | 870 | 642 | 5.6 |
| Guilford County | +3.4% | 4,995 | 4,170 | 8.9 |
| Wilkes County | +3.2% | 231 | 231 | 3.5 |
| Wilson County | +3.2% | 442 | 384 | 5.4 |
| Cabarrus County | +3.1% | 2,659 | 2,613 | 10.6 |
| Cleveland County | +3.1% | 492 | 378 | 4.8 |
| Harnett County | +3.1% | 1,190 | 1,180 | 7.9 |
| Mitchell County | +3.1% | 68 | 68 | 4.5 |
| Randolph County | +3.1% | 855 | 679 | 5.7 |
| Lenoir County | +3.0% | 77 | 75 | 1.4 |
| Catawba County | +2.8% | 841 | 740 | 4.9 |
| Robeson County | +2.8% | 391 | 391 | 3.3 |
| Caldwell County | +2.7% | 362 | 336 | 4.5 |
| Granville County | +2.7% | 665 | 626 | 10.8 |
| Johnston County | +2.5% | 1,956 | 1,894 | 7.6 |
| Montgomery County | +2.5% | 108 | 108 | 4.1 |
| Nash County | +2.4% | 692 | 599 | 7.0 |
| Gaston County | +2.3% | 1,427 | 1,269 | 5.8 |
| Alamance County | +2.1% | 1,484 | 1,480 | 8.0 |
| Burke County | +2.1% | 266 | 258 | 3.0 |
| Alleghany County | +2.0% | 113 | 113 | 9.8 |
| Martin County | +2.0% | 31 | 31 | 1.4 |
| Scotland County | +1.6% | 69 | 62 | 2.1 |
| Anson County | −2.5% | 60 | 58 | 2.8 |
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.