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In 2011 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed −3.8%, against −4.4% for the United States and −5.3% in 2010.
32,804 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,863 single-family), −3.2% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.
−3.8% North Carolina index, 2010–2011 US −4.4%
32,804 housing units permitted in 2011 24,863 single-family
3 of 99 counties with a rising index median county −3.6%
624,061 units permitted nationally in 2011
Counties in 2011 Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2011 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Edgecombe County +1.5% 27 25 0.5 Scotland County +0.1% 19 19 0.6 Swain County +0.1% 54 54 3.9 Cumberland County −0.2% 2,401 1,059 7.1 Duplin County −0.4% 51 43 1.0 Cleveland County −0.5% 137 95 1.3 Yancey County −1.0% 32 26 1.7 Anson County −1.1% 21 21 1.0 Yadkin County −1.2% 33 33 0.9 Richmond County −1.3% 118 82 2.8 Surry County −1.3% 83 83 1.1 Gates County −1.5% 28 28 2.7 Franklin County −1.6% 126 126 1.5 Hoke County −1.6% 406 406 7.1 Wilson County −1.6% 87 83 1.1 Bladen County −1.7% 49 49 1.6 Hertford County −1.8% 2 2 0.1 Harnett County −1.9% 824 824 5.5 Pitt County −1.9% 336 296 1.8 Forsyth County −2.0% 1,288 802 3.2 Halifax County −2.0% 48 48 1.0 Orange County −2.0% 260 258 1.7 Dare County −2.1% 151 151 3.9 Rockingham County −2.3% 105 105 1.1 Chatham County −2.5% 329 293 3.9 Durham County −2.5% 1,283 923 3.7 Beaufort County −2.6% 308 244 6.9 Johnston County −2.6% 588 588 2.3 Craven County −2.7% 338 326 3.2 Lee County −2.8% 104 104 1.5 Sampson County −2.8% 70 70 1.1 Person County −2.9% 52 52 1.3 Robeson County −2.9% 105 93 0.9 Wake County −2.9% 5,652 4,039 4.5 Randolph County −3.0% 261 189 1.7 Wayne County −3.0% 205 205 1.7 Alamance County −3.1% 556 399 3.0 Davidson County −3.1% 222 222 1.2 Davie County −3.1% 41 35 0.9 McDowell County −3.2% 111 111 2.5 Vance County −3.2% 36 36 0.8 Guilford County −3.3% 1,681 760 3.0 Nash County −3.3% 165 141 1.7 Alexander County −3.4% 49 49 1.3 Jones County −3.4% 25 25 2.6 Jackson County −3.5% 150 99 3.3 Moore County −3.5% 396 396 3.6 Burke County −3.6% 84 84 0.9 Granville County −3.6% 142 142 2.3 Stokes County −3.6% 50 50 1.1 Madison County −3.9% 50 50 2.2 Mitchell County −3.9% 32 32 2.1 Polk County −3.9% 41 41 2.0 Onslow County −4.0% 2,031 1,871 9.4 Wilkes County −4.0% 128 96 1.9 Catawba County −4.1% 129 127 0.8 Iredell County −4.1% 307 307 1.4 Mecklenburg County −4.1% 3,094 1,949 2.5 Warren County −4.1% 25 25 1.3 Ashe County −4.2% 70 70 2.5 Avery County −4.2% 55 47 3.0 Lenoir County −4.2% 90 35 1.6 Transylvania County −4.2% 62 62 1.8 Cabarrus County −4.3% 710 643 2.8 Gaston County −4.3% 624 350 2.5 Haywood County −4.3% 152 143 2.4 Buncombe County −4.4% 545 543 2.0 Caswell County −4.4% 29 29 1.3 Columbus County −4.5% 78 30 1.5 Henderson County −4.8% 254 196 2.1 Bertie County −4.9% 29 29 1.7 Lincoln County −4.9% 147 137 1.5 Rowan County −4.9% 106 98 0.7 Martin County −5.0% 0 0 0.0 Union County −5.0% 692 692 2.6 Rutherford County −5.1% 93 93 1.4 Washington County −5.1% 12 12 1.1 Caldwell County −5.2% 118 76 1.5 Stanly County −5.2% 98 98 1.4 Perquimans County −5.3% 38 38 2.8 Carteret County −5.4% 607 245 8.6 Watauga County −5.4% 183 106 3.3 Camden County −5.6% 15 15 1.3 Currituck County −6.0% 137 137 4.1 Macon County −6.2% 77 77 2.0 Cherokee County −6.3% 87 87 2.8 New Hanover County −6.4% 724 438 2.9 Greene County −6.5% 9 9 0.4 Pender County −6.7% 193 193 2.7 Brunswick County −6.9% 914 914 5.2 Northampton County −7.3% 16 16 1.0 Montgomery County −7.6% 108 108 4.1 Chowan County −7.9% 11 11 0.8 Pasquotank County −8.0% 54 54 1.3 Clay County −8.5% 40 40 3.3 Alleghany County −9.4% 34 34 3.0 Graham County −9.4% 14 14 1.7 Pamlico County −11.1% 36 36 2.8 Hyde County −11.2% 10 10 2.2
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in North Carolina by year 0 50,000 100,000 1995: 60,923 units (47,703 single-family, 13,220 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 66,997 units (51,796 single-family, 15,201 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 73,015 units (55,529 single-family, 17,486 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 80,514 units (62,389 single-family, 18,125 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 84,754 units (64,056 single-family, 20,698 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 78,376 units (59,061 single-family, 19,315 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 82,030 units (62,679 single-family, 19,351 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 79,824 units (66,400 single-family, 13,424 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 79,226 units (66,883 single-family, 12,343 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 93,077 units (77,147 single-family, 15,930 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 97,910 units (84,975 single-family, 12,935 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 99,979 units (82,672 single-family, 17,307 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 85,777 units (70,339 single-family, 15,438 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 54,652 units (39,082 single-family, 15,570 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 33,800 units (25,388 single-family, 8,412 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 33,889 units (26,047 single-family, 7,842 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 32,804 units (24,863 single-family, 7,941 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 48,692 units (29,945 single-family, 18,747 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 51,290 units (35,316 single-family, 15,974 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 49,911 units (35,051 single-family, 14,860 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 54,757 units (38,937 single-family, 15,820 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 60,550 units (43,675 single-family, 16,875 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 67,047 units (49,366 single-family, 17,681 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 71,691 units (51,248 single-family, 20,443 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 71,307 units (51,642 single-family, 19,665 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 80,474 units (60,505 single-family, 19,969 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 94,874 units (68,636 single-family, 26,238 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 94,118 units (65,183 single-family, 28,935 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 98,853 units (65,860 single-family, 32,993 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 95,163 units (70,047 single-family, 25,116 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 86,167 units (65,303 single-family, 20,864 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in North Carolina by year
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 .