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North Carolina in 2013
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2013 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +0.8%, against +3.4% for the United States and −2.5% in 2012.
51,290 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (35,316 single-family), +5.3% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.
Counties in 2013
Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2013 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson County | +5.7% | 34 | 31 | 1.6 |
| Jones County | +5.5% | 12 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Mecklenburg County | +4.8% | 8,558 | 3,863 | 6.9 |
| Union County | +3.2% | 1,773 | 1,768 | 6.6 |
| Greene County | +3.1% | 34 | 34 | 1.6 |
| Franklin County | +3.0% | 254 | 254 | 3.1 |
| Sampson County | +2.8% | 73 | 73 | 1.2 |
| Hertford County | +2.7% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Madison County | +2.6% | 69 | 69 | 3.1 |
| Buncombe County | +2.4% | 892 | 812 | 3.2 |
| Wake County | +2.1% | 10,026 | 6,629 | 8.0 |
| Lincoln County | +2.0% | 312 | 271 | 3.2 |
| Gaston County | +1.9% | 471 | 387 | 1.9 |
| Richmond County | +1.8% | 157 | 98 | 3.7 |
| Warren County | +1.6% | 30 | 30 | 1.6 |
| Alamance County | +1.5% | 561 | 553 | 3.0 |
| Iredell County | +1.5% | 853 | 639 | 4.0 |
| Martin County | +1.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rutherford County | +1.5% | 148 | 148 | 2.3 |
| Chatham County | +1.3% | 493 | 491 | 5.8 |
| Durham County | +1.3% | 3,823 | 1,187 | 11.0 |
| New Hanover County | +1.3% | 1,893 | 981 | 7.7 |
| Guilford County | +1.1% | 1,752 | 1,138 | 3.1 |
| Harnett County | +1.0% | 813 | 813 | 5.4 |
| Mitchell County | +0.9% | 25 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Orange County | +0.8% | 331 | 246 | 2.2 |
| Henderson County | +0.7% | 444 | 332 | 3.6 |
| Washington County | +0.7% | 8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Wilkes County | +0.7% | 160 | 96 | 2.4 |
| Graham County | +0.6% | 16 | 16 | 2.0 |
| Johnston County | +0.6% | 1,151 | 1,151 | 4.5 |
| Person County | +0.6% | 47 | 45 | 1.2 |
| Dare County | +0.5% | 201 | 201 | 5.3 |
| Wayne County | +0.5% | 277 | 273 | 2.3 |
| Rockingham County | +0.4% | 112 | 112 | 1.2 |
| Brunswick County | +0.3% | 1,765 | 1,765 | 10.1 |
| Burke County | +0.3% | 104 | 104 | 1.2 |
| Davie County | +0.3% | 57 | 57 | 1.2 |
| Randolph County | +0.3% | 168 | 166 | 1.1 |
| Hyde County | +0.1% | 11 | 11 | 2.4 |
| Lenoir County | −0.1% | 45 | 43 | 0.8 |
| Wilson County | −0.1% | 105 | 103 | 1.3 |
| Northampton County | −0.2% | 18 | 18 | 1.1 |
| Pitt County | −0.2% | 558 | 378 | 3.1 |
| Cabarrus County | −0.3% | 1,442 | 1,102 | 5.8 |
| Swain County | −0.3% | 41 | 41 | 2.9 |
| Catawba County | −0.4% | 188 | 188 | 1.1 |
| Granville County | −0.4% | 214 | 214 | 3.5 |
| Currituck County | −0.5% | 232 | 232 | 7.0 |
| Rowan County | −0.5% | 240 | 185 | 1.5 |
| Caldwell County | −0.6% | 84 | 82 | 1.0 |
| Forsyth County | −0.6% | 1,353 | 851 | 3.4 |
| Onslow County | −0.6% | 1,658 | 1,332 | 7.6 |
| Jackson County | −0.7% | 467 | 150 | 10.4 |
| Edgecombe County | −0.8% | 85 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Pender County | −0.8% | 399 | 395 | 5.5 |
| Alexander County | −0.9% | 52 | 52 | 1.4 |
| Cleveland County | −0.9% | 102 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Davidson County | −0.9% | 399 | 247 | 2.2 |
| Haywood County | −0.9% | 119 | 119 | 1.9 |
| Macon County | −0.9% | 75 | 75 | 1.9 |
| Nash County | −0.9% | 165 | 163 | 1.7 |
| Polk County | −0.9% | 47 | 47 | 2.3 |
| Yadkin County | −1.0% | 39 | 39 | 1.0 |
| Pamlico County | −1.1% | 51 | 51 | 4.0 |
| Moore County | −1.2% | 540 | 490 | 4.9 |
| Robeson County | −1.2% | 102 | 96 | 0.9 |
| Beaufort County | −1.5% | 165 | 165 | 3.7 |
| Pasquotank County | −1.5% | 68 | 68 | 1.6 |
| Halifax County | −1.6% | 87 | 47 | 1.9 |
| McDowell County | −1.7% | 110 | 110 | 2.4 |
| Scotland County | −1.7% | 9 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Stokes County | −1.7% | 54 | 54 | 1.2 |
| Avery County | −1.8% | 73 | 49 | 4.0 |
| Cumberland County | −1.8% | 1,336 | 955 | 3.9 |
| Hoke County | −1.8% | 554 | 314 | 9.7 |
| Lee County | −1.8% | 72 | 72 | 1.0 |
| Ashe County | −2.0% | 88 | 88 | 3.2 |
| Caswell County | −2.1% | 51 | 51 | 2.3 |
| Columbus County | −2.1% | 71 | 31 | 1.4 |
| Stanly County | −2.2% | 103 | 103 | 1.5 |
| Watauga County | −2.3% | 297 | 225 | 5.4 |
| Duplin County | −2.4% | 54 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Craven County | −2.5% | 293 | 293 | 2.8 |
| Bertie County | −3.0% | 14 | 14 | 0.8 |
| Camden County | −3.0% | 42 | 42 | 3.7 |
| Surry County | −3.1% | 136 | 80 | 1.9 |
| Carteret County | −3.2% | 258 | 258 | 3.7 |
| Bladen County | −3.4% | 61 | 61 | 2.0 |
| Cherokee County | −3.7% | 88 | 88 | 2.9 |
| Perquimans County | −3.8% | 38 | 38 | 2.8 |
| Transylvania County | −3.8% | 99 | 59 | 2.9 |
| Alleghany County | −3.9% | 35 | 35 | 3.0 |
| Yancey County | −4.0% | 45 | 39 | 2.4 |
| Chowan County | −4.1% | 12 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Clay County | −4.1% | 44 | 44 | 3.6 |
| Gates County | −5.4% | 25 | 25 | 2.4 |
| Vance County | −5.8% | 30 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Montgomery County | −8.0% | 133 | 133 | 5.0 |
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.