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North Carolina in 2007
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2007 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +4.9%, against +0.6% for the United States and +7.2% in 2006.
85,777 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (70,339 single-family), −14.2% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
Counties in 2007
Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2007 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swain County | +11.1% | 122 | 118 | 8.7 |
| Bladen County | +10.7% | 86 | 78 | 2.9 |
| Madison County | +9.8% | 169 | 169 | 7.5 |
| McDowell County | +9.2% | 295 | 256 | 6.5 |
| Yancey County | +9.0% | 100 | 88 | 5.2 |
| Onslow County | +8.9% | 1,636 | 1,539 | 7.5 |
| Macon County | +8.7% | 378 | 344 | 9.6 |
| Rutherford County | +8.5% | 360 | 358 | 5.5 |
| Ashe County | +8.2% | 381 | 351 | 13.8 |
| Avery County | +8.1% | 200 | 162 | 11.0 |
| Caswell County | +7.9% | 30 | 30 | 1.3 |
| Polk County | +7.9% | 176 | 162 | 8.6 |
| Buncombe County | +7.8% | 1,877 | 1,559 | 6.8 |
| Mecklenburg County | +7.8% | 11,417 | 6,857 | 9.3 |
| Halifax County | +7.7% | 144 | 144 | 3.1 |
| Craven County | +7.5% | 644 | 607 | 6.1 |
| Henderson County | +7.1% | 1,248 | 1,248 | 10.2 |
| Jackson County | +7.1% | 484 | 484 | 10.7 |
| Iredell County | +6.9% | 3,279 | 2,819 | 15.5 |
| Beaufort County | +6.8% | 240 | 197 | 5.4 |
| Greene County | +6.7% | 35 | 35 | 1.7 |
| Alleghany County | +6.3% | 122 | 122 | 10.6 |
| Cabarrus County | +6.3% | 2,152 | 2,152 | 8.6 |
| Rowan County | +6.2% | 723 | 710 | 4.7 |
| Transylvania County | +6.2% | 236 | 236 | 6.9 |
| Wake County | +6.2% | 14,203 | 10,424 | 11.3 |
| Haywood County | +6.1% | 354 | 348 | 5.6 |
| Carteret County | +6.0% | 453 | 433 | 6.4 |
| Moore County | +5.9% | 832 | 784 | 7.5 |
| New Hanover County | +5.9% | 2,177 | 1,076 | 8.9 |
| Union County | +5.9% | 2,603 | 2,603 | 9.7 |
| Watauga County | +5.9% | 491 | 455 | 9.0 |
| Burke County | +5.8% | 322 | 304 | 3.6 |
| Warren County | +5.7% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Wilkes County | +5.7% | 202 | 202 | 3.0 |
| Clay County | +5.6% | 130 | 130 | 10.6 |
| Mitchell County | +5.6% | 85 | 77 | 5.6 |
| Stanly County | +5.6% | 357 | 288 | 5.2 |
| Northampton County | +5.3% | 31 | 31 | 1.9 |
| Cherokee County | +5.0% | 311 | 311 | 10.1 |
| Orange County | +5.0% | 430 | 388 | 2.8 |
| Anson County | +4.9% | 56 | 56 | 2.6 |
| Catawba County | +4.9% | 736 | 684 | 4.3 |
| Chatham County | +4.9% | 614 | 614 | 7.2 |
| Lincoln County | +4.8% | 816 | 784 | 8.3 |
| Cumberland County | +4.7% | 2,110 | 1,529 | 6.2 |
| Camden County | +4.6% | 91 | 91 | 8.0 |
| Johnston County | +4.4% | 1,867 | 1,796 | 7.3 |
| Pamlico County | +4.4% | 97 | 95 | 7.6 |
| Harnett County | +4.3% | 1,198 | 1,148 | 8.0 |
| Durham County | +4.2% | 2,035 | 1,670 | 5.9 |
| Lenoir County | +4.1% | 87 | 79 | 1.6 |
| Cleveland County | +4.0% | 292 | 290 | 2.8 |
| Caldwell County | +3.8% | 314 | 310 | 3.9 |
| Gaston County | +3.8% | 1,459 | 1,443 | 5.9 |
| Davidson County | +3.7% | 905 | 905 | 5.0 |
| Pender County | +3.7% | 621 | 535 | 8.6 |
| Robeson County | +3.5% | 243 | 243 | 2.0 |
| Alexander County | +3.4% | 296 | 296 | 8.0 |
| Columbus County | +3.4% | 162 | 78 | 3.2 |
| Gates County | +3.4% | 74 | 74 | 7.2 |
| Granville County | +3.4% | 534 | 522 | 8.7 |
| Pasquotank County | +3.4% | 116 | 116 | 2.7 |
| Bertie County | +3.2% | 41 | 41 | 2.4 |
| Duplin County | +3.1% | 118 | 118 | 2.3 |
| Franklin County | +3.1% | 544 | 544 | 6.6 |
| Surry County | +3.1% | 177 | 177 | 2.4 |
| Yadkin County | +3.1% | 195 | 195 | 5.1 |
| Brunswick County | +3.0% | 3,431 | 3,387 | 19.6 |
| Pitt County | +3.0% | 2,513 | 1,317 | 13.7 |
| Sampson County | +2.9% | 137 | 134 | 2.2 |
| Person County | +2.8% | 175 | 173 | 4.3 |
| Wayne County | +2.7% | 469 | 469 | 3.8 |
| Lee County | +2.6% | 307 | 307 | 4.4 |
| Vance County | +2.6% | 90 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Washington County | +2.6% | 20 | 20 | 1.9 |
| Guilford County | +2.5% | 3,942 | 2,804 | 7.0 |
| Martin County | +2.5% | 35 | 35 | 1.6 |
| Perquimans County | +2.5% | 125 | 125 | 9.3 |
| Stokes County | +2.3% | 177 | 153 | 3.8 |
| Wilson County | +2.2% | 531 | 389 | 6.5 |
| Chowan County | +2.1% | 68 | 68 | 4.8 |
| Rockingham County | +2.0% | 411 | 351 | 4.4 |
| Randolph County | +1.7% | 613 | 569 | 4.1 |
| Hoke County | +1.6% | 554 | 554 | 9.7 |
| Nash County | +1.5% | 662 | 610 | 6.7 |
| Richmond County | +1.4% | 304 | 188 | 7.2 |
| Forsyth County | +1.3% | 2,951 | 2,774 | 7.3 |
| Alamance County | +1.0% | 1,441 | 1,441 | 7.7 |
| Montgomery County | +1.0% | 88 | 88 | 3.3 |
| Graham County | +0.9% | 69 | 69 | 8.4 |
| Davie County | +0.2% | 257 | 252 | 5.6 |
| Edgecombe County | +0.1% | 183 | 170 | 3.7 |
| Jones County | 0.0% | 63 | 63 | 6.6 |
| Scotland County | −0.2% | 84 | 42 | 2.5 |
| Hertford County | −0.8% | 74 | 50 | 3.9 |
| Currituck County | −1.4% | 202 | 192 | 6.1 |
| Dare County | −4.1% | 445 | 302 | 11.6 |
| Hyde County | −5.2% | 29 | 29 | 6.4 |
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.