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North Carolina in 2008
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2008 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +1.1%, against −4.5% for the United States and +4.9% in 2007.
54,652 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (39,082 single-family), −36.3% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.
Counties in 2008
Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2008 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde County | +8.9% | 15 | 15 | 3.3 |
| Hertford County | +7.2% | 52 | 52 | 2.7 |
| Richmond County | +6.5% | 185 | 132 | 4.4 |
| Swain County | +6.4% | 74 | 70 | 5.3 |
| Warren County | +5.9% | 50 | 50 | 2.6 |
| Bertie County | +5.6% | 37 | 37 | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | +5.6% | 67 | 67 | 2.5 |
| Duplin County | +5.2% | 86 | 86 | 1.7 |
| Ashe County | +4.9% | 203 | 203 | 7.4 |
| Jones County | +4.7% | 56 | 56 | 5.8 |
| Lincoln County | +4.2% | 356 | 336 | 3.6 |
| Martin County | +3.4% | 37 | 37 | 1.7 |
| Surry County | +3.3% | 186 | 186 | 2.6 |
| Stanly County | +3.2% | 257 | 196 | 3.7 |
| Yancey County | +3.1% | 70 | 58 | 3.7 |
| Moore County | +3.0% | 440 | 408 | 4.0 |
| Cabarrus County | +2.9% | 1,367 | 989 | 5.5 |
| Vance County | +2.9% | 80 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Jackson County | +2.8% | 302 | 281 | 6.7 |
| Mitchell County | +2.8% | 62 | 62 | 4.1 |
| Polk County | +2.8% | 90 | 88 | 4.4 |
| Wake County | +2.6% | 10,059 | 5,246 | 8.0 |
| Scotland County | +2.5% | 36 | 36 | 1.1 |
| Harnett County | +2.4% | 891 | 889 | 5.9 |
| Mecklenburg County | +2.4% | 6,850 | 2,496 | 5.6 |
| Robeson County | +2.4% | 157 | 157 | 1.3 |
| Beaufort County | +2.2% | 175 | 163 | 3.9 |
| Sampson County | +2.2% | 74 | 74 | 1.2 |
| Watauga County | +2.2% | 386 | 332 | 7.0 |
| Chatham County | +2.0% | 362 | 362 | 4.3 |
| Alexander County | +1.9% | 192 | 192 | 5.2 |
| Catawba County | +1.8% | 359 | 333 | 2.1 |
| Macon County | +1.8% | 253 | 253 | 6.4 |
| Orange County | +1.8% | 612 | 464 | 4.0 |
| Rowan County | +1.8% | 560 | 556 | 3.6 |
| Rutherford County | +1.7% | 239 | 237 | 3.6 |
| Clay County | +1.6% | 86 | 86 | 7.0 |
| Cleveland County | +1.6% | 180 | 180 | 1.7 |
| Durham County | +1.6% | 1,401 | 1,162 | 4.0 |
| Greene County | +1.6% | 27 | 27 | 1.3 |
| Iredell County | +1.6% | 1,658 | 1,622 | 7.8 |
| Wayne County | +1.6% | 390 | 298 | 3.2 |
| Cumberland County | +1.5% | 1,798 | 962 | 5.3 |
| Rockingham County | +1.5% | 180 | 180 | 1.9 |
| Wilkes County | +1.5% | 138 | 138 | 2.1 |
| Buncombe County | +1.4% | 1,675 | 1,011 | 6.0 |
| Caswell County | +1.4% | 67 | 67 | 3.0 |
| Wilson County | +1.4% | 189 | 179 | 2.3 |
| Gaston County | +1.3% | 839 | 779 | 3.4 |
| Lee County | +1.3% | 179 | 179 | 2.5 |
| Perquimans County | +1.2% | 58 | 58 | 4.3 |
| Avery County | +1.1% | 119 | 111 | 6.6 |
| Davidson County | +1.1% | 517 | 507 | 2.9 |
| Columbus County | +1.0% | 65 | 59 | 1.3 |
| Nash County | +1.0% | 328 | 328 | 3.3 |
| Union County | +1.0% | 998 | 998 | 3.7 |
| Burke County | +0.9% | 172 | 170 | 1.9 |
| Halifax County | +0.9% | 115 | 97 | 2.5 |
| Henderson County | +0.7% | 444 | 444 | 3.6 |
| Person County | +0.6% | 123 | 123 | 3.0 |
| Pitt County | +0.6% | 1,247 | 609 | 6.8 |
| Granville County | +0.5% | 342 | 292 | 5.6 |
| Hoke County | +0.5% | 508 | 502 | 8.9 |
| Alamance County | +0.4% | 760 | 704 | 4.1 |
| Alleghany County | +0.4% | 80 | 80 | 7.0 |
| Randolph County | +0.3% | 387 | 379 | 2.6 |
| Bladen County | +0.2% | 61 | 61 | 2.0 |
| Franklin County | +0.2% | 253 | 253 | 3.1 |
| Lenoir County | +0.2% | 60 | 52 | 1.1 |
| Stokes County | +0.2% | 138 | 128 | 3.0 |
| Caldwell County | +0.1% | 203 | 203 | 2.5 |
| Chowan County | +0.1% | 43 | 43 | 3.1 |
| Davie County | +0.1% | 190 | 126 | 4.1 |
| Transylvania County | +0.1% | 152 | 152 | 4.4 |
| Johnston County | 0.0% | 1,085 | 1,073 | 4.2 |
| McDowell County | 0.0% | 185 | 156 | 4.1 |
| Onslow County | 0.0% | 1,236 | 1,122 | 5.7 |
| Forsyth County | −0.3% | 1,677 | 1,566 | 4.2 |
| Guilford County | −0.5% | 2,729 | 1,511 | 4.9 |
| Northampton County | −0.5% | 18 | 18 | 1.1 |
| Yadkin County | −0.6% | 73 | 69 | 1.9 |
| Graham County | −0.7% | 53 | 53 | 6.5 |
| Haywood County | −0.8% | 366 | 200 | 5.8 |
| Pamlico County | −1.1% | 71 | 71 | 5.6 |
| Edgecombe County | −1.2% | 39 | 35 | 0.8 |
| Anson County | −1.5% | 40 | 40 | 1.8 |
| Pasquotank County | −1.5% | 297 | 117 | 7.0 |
| New Hanover County | −1.9% | 1,219 | 647 | 5.0 |
| Washington County | −1.9% | 29 | 17 | 2.7 |
| Craven County | −2.1% | 512 | 414 | 4.9 |
| Carteret County | −2.3% | 297 | 247 | 4.2 |
| Gates County | −2.4% | 58 | 58 | 5.7 |
| Pender County | −2.9% | 340 | 303 | 4.7 |
| Madison County | −3.1% | 87 | 87 | 3.9 |
| Brunswick County | −3.5% | 2,103 | 2,021 | 12.0 |
| Currituck County | −3.5% | 135 | 135 | 4.1 |
| Dare County | −3.6% | 223 | 197 | 5.8 |
| Cherokee County | −4.0% | 160 | 160 | 5.2 |
| Camden County | −4.1% | 161 | 125 | 14.2 |
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.