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North Carolina in 2012
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2012 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed −2.5%, against −1.8% for the United States and −3.8% in 2011.
48,692 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (29,945 single-family), +48.4% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.
Counties in 2012
Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2012 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamlico County | +5.1% | 44 | 44 | 3.4 |
| Montgomery County | +2.7% | 112 | 112 | 4.2 |
| Bladen County | +1.8% | 43 | 43 | 1.4 |
| Robeson County | +1.5% | 120 | 113 | 1.0 |
| Perquimans County | +1.4% | 28 | 28 | 2.1 |
| Caswell County | +1.2% | 43 | 43 | 1.9 |
| Surry County | +0.6% | 74 | 74 | 1.0 |
| Wayne County | +0.6% | 263 | 201 | 2.2 |
| Person County | −0.1% | 51 | 51 | 1.3 |
| Transylvania County | −0.3% | 73 | 73 | 2.1 |
| Sampson County | −0.4% | 88 | 88 | 1.4 |
| Granville County | −0.5% | 167 | 167 | 2.7 |
| Moore County | −0.5% | 426 | 414 | 3.9 |
| Chatham County | −0.6% | 365 | 365 | 4.3 |
| Orange County | −0.6% | 232 | 232 | 1.5 |
| Vance County | −0.6% | 35 | 35 | 0.8 |
| Durham County | −0.7% | 2,666 | 947 | 7.7 |
| Chowan County | −0.8% | 10 | 10 | 0.7 |
| Lee County | −1.0% | 76 | 76 | 1.1 |
| Catawba County | −1.2% | 126 | 124 | 0.7 |
| Greene County | −1.3% | 11 | 11 | 0.5 |
| Rockingham County | −1.3% | 144 | 101 | 1.5 |
| Camden County | −1.4% | 16 | 16 | 1.4 |
| Lincoln County | −1.4% | 185 | 142 | 1.9 |
| McDowell County | −1.4% | 98 | 98 | 2.2 |
| Richmond County | −1.4% | 137 | 85 | 3.3 |
| Wake County | −1.4% | 11,918 | 5,417 | 9.5 |
| Randolph County | −1.5% | 264 | 138 | 1.8 |
| Caldwell County | −1.6% | 64 | 64 | 0.8 |
| Davidson County | −1.6% | 228 | 226 | 1.3 |
| Nash County | −1.6% | 127 | 125 | 1.3 |
| Wilson County | −1.6% | 116 | 116 | 1.4 |
| Alamance County | −1.8% | 358 | 358 | 1.9 |
| Gaston County | −1.8% | 442 | 419 | 1.8 |
| Hoke County | −1.8% | 510 | 394 | 9.0 |
| Johnston County | −1.8% | 826 | 826 | 3.2 |
| Mecklenburg County | −1.8% | 8,012 | 3,200 | 6.5 |
| Stokes County | −1.8% | 67 | 67 | 1.5 |
| Bertie County | −1.9% | 21 | 21 | 1.2 |
| Buncombe County | −1.9% | 652 | 646 | 2.4 |
| Ashe County | −2.0% | 86 | 86 | 3.1 |
| Carteret County | −2.0% | 277 | 264 | 3.9 |
| Edgecombe County | −2.0% | 18 | 16 | 0.4 |
| Guilford County | −2.0% | 1,479 | 944 | 2.6 |
| Warren County | −2.0% | 36 | 36 | 1.9 |
| Dare County | −2.1% | 221 | 221 | 5.8 |
| Alleghany County | −2.2% | 20 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Stanly County | −2.2% | 126 | 88 | 1.8 |
| Yadkin County | −2.2% | 35 | 35 | 0.9 |
| Davie County | −2.3% | 43 | 43 | 0.9 |
| Lenoir County | −2.3% | 37 | 35 | 0.7 |
| Pitt County | −2.3% | 770 | 316 | 4.2 |
| Forsyth County | −2.4% | 1,136 | 686 | 2.8 |
| Harnett County | −2.4% | 770 | 770 | 5.1 |
| Iredell County | −2.4% | 464 | 464 | 2.2 |
| Cumberland County | −2.5% | 2,530 | 982 | 7.5 |
| Gates County | −2.5% | 21 | 21 | 2.1 |
| Avery County | −2.6% | 84 | 40 | 4.6 |
| Duplin County | −2.7% | 65 | 51 | 1.3 |
| Beaufort County | −2.8% | 381 | 317 | 8.5 |
| Clay County | −2.8% | 32 | 32 | 2.6 |
| Columbus County | −2.8% | 122 | 74 | 2.4 |
| Union County | −2.8% | 1,158 | 1,158 | 4.3 |
| Watauga County | −2.8% | 320 | 190 | 5.8 |
| Yancey County | −2.8% | 35 | 29 | 1.8 |
| Scotland County | −2.9% | 56 | 12 | 1.7 |
| Craven County | −3.1% | 296 | 296 | 2.8 |
| Rowan County | −3.2% | 147 | 147 | 0.9 |
| Wilkes County | −3.2% | 85 | 85 | 1.3 |
| Currituck County | −3.5% | 205 | 203 | 6.2 |
| Cleveland County | −3.7% | 105 | 90 | 1.0 |
| Hyde County | −3.7% | 21 | 21 | 4.6 |
| Burke County | −3.8% | 71 | 71 | 0.8 |
| Halifax County | −3.8% | 46 | 46 | 1.0 |
| Haywood County | −3.8% | 95 | 95 | 1.5 |
| Anson County | −3.9% | 28 | 25 | 1.3 |
| Madison County | −3.9% | 61 | 61 | 2.7 |
| Northampton County | −4.1% | 11 | 11 | 0.7 |
| Rutherford County | −4.1% | 106 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Alexander County | −4.2% | 74 | 34 | 2.0 |
| Hertford County | −4.3% | 20 | 20 | 1.1 |
| Polk County | −4.3% | 43 | 43 | 2.1 |
| Brunswick County | −4.4% | 1,249 | 1,169 | 7.1 |
| Cabarrus County | −4.5% | 1,244 | 770 | 5.0 |
| Franklin County | −4.7% | 182 | 182 | 2.2 |
| Washington County | −4.7% | 10 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Onslow County | −4.8% | 2,260 | 2,007 | 10.4 |
| Pender County | −5.2% | 221 | 217 | 3.1 |
| Henderson County | −5.3% | 462 | 462 | 3.8 |
| New Hanover County | −5.6% | 1,593 | 659 | 6.5 |
| Martin County | −5.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mitchell County | −5.8% | 30 | 30 | 2.0 |
| Pasquotank County | −6.1% | 68 | 68 | 1.6 |
| Macon County | −6.2% | 82 | 66 | 2.1 |
| Jackson County | −7.0% | 125 | 125 | 2.8 |
| Swain County | −7.1% | 38 | 38 | 2.7 |
| Graham County | −7.2% | 21 | 21 | 2.6 |
| Cherokee County | −7.6% | 101 | 101 | 3.3 |
| Jones County | −8.0% | 18 | 18 | 1.9 |
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.