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North Carolina in 2006
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2006 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +7.2%, against +6.6% for the United States and +6.6% in 2005.
99,979 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (82,672 single-family), +2.1% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
Counties in 2006
Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2006 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perquimans County | +20.8% | 159 | 159 | 11.8 |
| New Hanover County | +19.0% | 2,011 | 1,482 | 8.2 |
| Pamlico County | +18.9% | 118 | 118 | 9.2 |
| Graham County | +18.6% | 71 | 71 | 8.7 |
| Carteret County | +18.2% | 757 | 637 | 10.7 |
| Pasquotank County | +18.2% | 312 | 310 | 7.4 |
| Camden County | +17.6% | 113 | 113 | 10.0 |
| Pender County | +17.6% | 678 | 594 | 9.4 |
| Alleghany County | +17.3% | 144 | 144 | 12.5 |
| Montgomery County | +16.2% | 117 | 117 | 4.4 |
| Brunswick County | +15.5% | 4,418 | 4,129 | 25.3 |
| Transylvania County | +15.3% | 233 | 233 | 6.8 |
| Gates County | +15.2% | 89 | 89 | 8.7 |
| Beaufort County | +14.1% | 218 | 178 | 4.9 |
| Cherokee County | +13.7% | 540 | 540 | 17.5 |
| Chowan County | +13.7% | 105 | 105 | 7.5 |
| Craven County | +13.4% | 1,057 | 1,021 | 10.1 |
| Currituck County | +13.1% | 308 | 308 | 9.3 |
| Onslow County | +12.3% | 2,045 | 1,690 | 9.4 |
| Mitchell County | +12.2% | 54 | 54 | 3.6 |
| Hertford County | +12.0% | 54 | 54 | 2.8 |
| Henderson County | +11.9% | 1,075 | 1,010 | 8.8 |
| Columbus County | +11.6% | 100 | 94 | 2.0 |
| Jones County | +11.6% | 44 | 44 | 4.6 |
| Madison County | +11.2% | 222 | 222 | 9.8 |
| Polk County | +10.9% | 191 | 191 | 9.3 |
| Halifax County | +10.8% | 188 | 147 | 4.0 |
| Buncombe County | +10.7% | 2,249 | 2,026 | 8.1 |
| Watauga County | +10.6% | 622 | 568 | 11.4 |
| Haywood County | +10.4% | 764 | 492 | 12.1 |
| Martin County | +10.3% | 29 | 29 | 1.3 |
| Washington County | +10.3% | 29 | 29 | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | +10.2% | 819 | 560 | 18.2 |
| Warren County | +9.5% | 149 | 149 | 7.9 |
| Macon County | +9.2% | 342 | 342 | 8.7 |
| Bertie County | +8.9% | 23 | 23 | 1.3 |
| Iredell County | +8.8% | 2,276 | 1,812 | 10.7 |
| Yancey County | +8.8% | 139 | 115 | 7.3 |
| Lincoln County | +8.5% | 801 | 801 | 8.1 |
| Northampton County | +8.5% | 71 | 71 | 4.3 |
| Avery County | +8.4% | 369 | 231 | 20.4 |
| Chatham County | +8.2% | 606 | 604 | 7.1 |
| Clay County | +8.2% | 276 | 276 | 22.6 |
| Hoke County | +8.2% | 686 | 686 | 12.0 |
| Mecklenburg County | +7.9% | 13,676 | 9,287 | 11.1 |
| Scotland County | +7.7% | 57 | 49 | 1.7 |
| Richmond County | +7.4% | 297 | 242 | 7.1 |
| Moore County | +7.3% | 1,031 | 965 | 9.3 |
| Person County | +7.3% | 223 | 223 | 5.5 |
| Ashe County | +7.2% | 351 | 351 | 12.8 |
| Anson County | +7.0% | 54 | 48 | 2.5 |
| Cumberland County | +6.9% | 3,429 | 2,501 | 10.1 |
| McDowell County | +6.9% | 250 | 216 | 5.5 |
| Wake County | +6.8% | 15,087 | 10,939 | 12.0 |
| Orange County | +6.6% | 522 | 514 | 3.4 |
| Union County | +6.6% | 3,965 | 3,953 | 14.8 |
| Davie County | +6.3% | 375 | 369 | 8.2 |
| Lee County | +6.3% | 552 | 384 | 7.9 |
| Harnett County | +5.6% | 1,383 | 1,383 | 9.2 |
| Rutherford County | +5.5% | 441 | 441 | 6.7 |
| Sampson County | +5.5% | 173 | 173 | 2.8 |
| Alexander County | +5.4% | 179 | 179 | 4.8 |
| Johnston County | +5.4% | 2,045 | 2,002 | 8.0 |
| Cabarrus County | +5.3% | 2,701 | 2,701 | 10.8 |
| Wayne County | +5.1% | 522 | 514 | 4.3 |
| Burke County | +4.9% | 315 | 303 | 3.6 |
| Duplin County | +4.9% | 119 | 119 | 2.3 |
| Granville County | +4.9% | 562 | 520 | 9.1 |
| Stokes County | +4.9% | 199 | 175 | 4.3 |
| Wilson County | +4.6% | 520 | 368 | 6.4 |
| Dare County | +4.5% | 470 | 418 | 12.3 |
| Franklin County | +4.5% | 580 | 580 | 7.1 |
| Vance County | +4.5% | 105 | 105 | 2.5 |
| Caldwell County | +4.3% | 319 | 319 | 3.9 |
| Robeson County | +4.3% | 311 | 311 | 2.6 |
| Forsyth County | +4.2% | 3,012 | 2,793 | 7.5 |
| Pitt County | +4.2% | 2,291 | 1,548 | 12.5 |
| Cleveland County | +3.8% | 321 | 319 | 3.1 |
| Edgecombe County | +3.8% | 45 | 36 | 0.9 |
| Davidson County | +3.6% | 1,103 | 1,070 | 6.1 |
| Gaston County | +3.6% | 1,437 | 1,417 | 5.8 |
| Catawba County | +3.5% | 740 | 688 | 4.3 |
| Durham County | +3.5% | 3,022 | 2,119 | 8.7 |
| Guilford County | +3.4% | 5,317 | 3,753 | 9.5 |
| Rowan County | +3.4% | 647 | 647 | 4.2 |
| Surry County | +3.4% | 295 | 295 | 4.1 |
| Hyde County | +3.3% | 63 | 63 | 13.8 |
| Wilkes County | +3.3% | 262 | 262 | 4.0 |
| Swain County | +3.2% | 216 | 216 | 15.4 |
| Yadkin County | +3.2% | 201 | 201 | 5.2 |
| Stanly County | +2.8% | 461 | 376 | 6.7 |
| Nash County | +2.7% | 657 | 649 | 6.6 |
| Lenoir County | +2.3% | 84 | 76 | 1.5 |
| Randolph County | +2.3% | 689 | 632 | 4.6 |
| Alamance County | +1.9% | 1,988 | 1,688 | 10.7 |
| Rockingham County | +1.9% | 411 | 275 | 4.4 |
| Greene County | +1.1% | 29 | 29 | 1.4 |
| Caswell County | +0.5% | 79 | 79 | 3.5 |
| Bladen County | −1.2% | 114 | 110 | 3.8 |
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.