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North Carolina in 2010
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2010 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed −5.3%, against −5.1% for the United States and −2.9% in 2009.
33,889 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (26,047 single-family), +0.3% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.
Counties in 2010
Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2010 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County | +5.5% | 22 | 22 | 1.0 |
| Bertie County | +2.5% | 24 | 20 | 1.4 |
| Greene County | +1.6% | 9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Lenoir County | +0.3% | 32 | 32 | 0.6 |
| Stokes County | +0.2% | 40 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Cumberland County | −0.3% | 3,054 | 1,055 | 9.0 |
| Hyde County | −0.6% | 9 | 7 | 2.0 |
| Hoke County | −0.7% | 555 | 555 | 9.7 |
| Caswell County | −1.1% | 40 | 40 | 1.8 |
| Alleghany County | −1.5% | 39 | 39 | 3.4 |
| Mitchell County | −1.7% | 49 | 36 | 3.3 |
| Richmond County | −1.7% | 115 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Yadkin County | −1.7% | 62 | 54 | 1.6 |
| Wayne County | −1.8% | 279 | 223 | 2.3 |
| Durham County | −2.0% | 1,230 | 934 | 3.5 |
| Montgomery County | −2.3% | 40 | 40 | 1.5 |
| Davie County | −2.4% | 66 | 62 | 1.4 |
| Onslow County | −2.5% | 2,375 | 2,134 | 10.9 |
| Burke County | −2.6% | 113 | 113 | 1.3 |
| Beaufort County | −2.7% | 211 | 211 | 4.7 |
| Forsyth County | −2.7% | 1,033 | 755 | 2.6 |
| Granville County | −2.7% | 202 | 194 | 3.3 |
| Moore County | −2.7% | 366 | 366 | 3.3 |
| Alexander County | −2.8% | 47 | 41 | 1.3 |
| Harnett County | −2.9% | 837 | 835 | 5.6 |
| Johnston County | −2.9% | 641 | 641 | 2.5 |
| Northampton County | −3.0% | 22 | 22 | 1.3 |
| Edgecombe County | −3.1% | 37 | 35 | 0.8 |
| Orange County | −3.2% | 352 | 265 | 2.3 |
| Pitt County | −3.2% | 669 | 350 | 3.7 |
| Caldwell County | −3.3% | 132 | 92 | 1.6 |
| Robeson County | −3.3% | 206 | 158 | 1.7 |
| Lee County | −3.5% | 114 | 114 | 1.6 |
| Columbus County | −3.6% | 28 | 28 | 0.6 |
| Rockingham County | −3.6% | 105 | 103 | 1.1 |
| Vance County | −3.6% | 83 | 43 | 1.9 |
| Stanly County | −3.7% | 130 | 118 | 1.9 |
| Jones County | −3.8% | 51 | 51 | 5.3 |
| Sampson County | −3.8% | 93 | 93 | 1.5 |
| Wake County | −3.8% | 4,414 | 3,854 | 3.5 |
| Catawba County | −3.9% | 156 | 152 | 0.9 |
| Guilford County | −3.9% | 1,480 | 881 | 2.6 |
| Alamance County | −4.0% | 847 | 443 | 4.5 |
| McDowell County | −4.0% | 115 | 115 | 2.5 |
| Randolph County | −4.0% | 318 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Wilson County | −4.0% | 181 | 121 | 2.2 |
| Washington County | −4.1% | 10 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Chatham County | −4.2% | 263 | 263 | 3.1 |
| Person County | −4.2% | 68 | 68 | 1.7 |
| Cleveland County | −4.3% | 92 | 80 | 0.9 |
| Polk County | −4.3% | 39 | 39 | 1.9 |
| Yancey County | −4.3% | 44 | 35 | 2.3 |
| Franklin County | −4.4% | 158 | 158 | 1.9 |
| Surry County | −4.4% | 88 | 88 | 1.2 |
| Duplin County | −4.5% | 77 | 77 | 1.5 |
| Hertford County | −4.6% | 19 | 19 | 1.0 |
| Rowan County | −4.6% | 207 | 207 | 1.3 |
| Camden County | −5.1% | 16 | 16 | 1.4 |
| Davidson County | −5.3% | 266 | 266 | 1.5 |
| Madison County | −5.3% | 52 | 52 | 2.3 |
| Nash County | −5.3% | 175 | 175 | 1.8 |
| Gaston County | −5.4% | 456 | 440 | 1.8 |
| Gates County | −5.4% | 34 | 34 | 3.3 |
| Wilkes County | −5.4% | 89 | 89 | 1.3 |
| Pasquotank County | −5.6% | 45 | 45 | 1.1 |
| Buncombe County | −5.7% | 1,588 | 604 | 5.7 |
| Chowan County | −5.8% | 29 | 29 | 2.1 |
| Scotland County | −5.8% | 80 | 38 | 2.4 |
| Pamlico County | −5.9% | 48 | 48 | 3.8 |
| Watauga County | −5.9% | 271 | 169 | 4.9 |
| Craven County | −6.0% | 434 | 358 | 4.1 |
| Henderson County | −6.0% | 226 | 226 | 1.8 |
| Rutherford County | −6.2% | 111 | 111 | 1.7 |
| Pender County | −6.3% | 183 | 183 | 2.5 |
| Cabarrus County | −6.6% | 671 | 565 | 2.7 |
| Jackson County | −6.6% | 155 | 155 | 3.4 |
| Bladen County | −6.7% | 38 | 38 | 1.3 |
| Anson County | −6.8% | 31 | 27 | 1.4 |
| Carteret County | −6.9% | 216 | 211 | 3.1 |
| Transylvania County | −7.0% | 160 | 98 | 4.7 |
| Union County | −7.1% | 520 | 520 | 1.9 |
| Avery County | −7.2% | 50 | 50 | 2.8 |
| Graham County | −7.4% | 29 | 29 | 3.5 |
| Halifax County | −7.8% | 124 | 38 | 2.7 |
| Lincoln County | −7.8% | 133 | 131 | 1.3 |
| Haywood County | −8.0% | 172 | 163 | 2.7 |
| Mecklenburg County | −8.0% | 2,672 | 1,869 | 2.2 |
| Iredell County | −8.1% | 353 | 353 | 1.7 |
| Ashe County | −8.3% | 90 | 90 | 3.3 |
| Currituck County | −8.3% | 138 | 138 | 4.2 |
| Dare County | −9.1% | 137 | 135 | 3.6 |
| Macon County | −9.1% | 77 | 77 | 2.0 |
| Warren County | −9.2% | 32 | 32 | 1.7 |
| New Hanover County | −9.5% | 568 | 403 | 2.3 |
| Brunswick County | −9.7% | 1,079 | 909 | 6.2 |
| Swain County | −9.9% | 46 | 46 | 3.3 |
| Perquimans County | −10.2% | 53 | 53 | 3.9 |
| Clay County | −10.9% | 41 | 41 | 3.3 |
| Cherokee County | −13.6% | 108 | 108 | 3.5 |
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.