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North Carolina in 2014
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2014 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +2.6%, against +6.2% for the United States and +0.8% in 2013.
49,911 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (35,051 single-family), −2.7% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.
Counties in 2014
Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2014 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladen County | +7.3% | 80 | 36 | 2.7 |
| Mecklenburg County | +7.3% | 9,340 | 3,896 | 7.6 |
| Northampton County | +6.4% | 17 | 17 | 1.0 |
| Buncombe County | +6.1% | 1,312 | 901 | 4.7 |
| Durham County | +5.9% | 1,591 | 1,231 | 4.6 |
| Caswell County | +5.3% | 23 | 23 | 1.0 |
| Wake County | +5.1% | 10,125 | 6,158 | 8.1 |
| Union County | +4.8% | 1,425 | 1,421 | 5.3 |
| Montgomery County | +4.6% | 41 | 37 | 1.6 |
| New Hanover County | +4.6% | 1,749 | 922 | 7.1 |
| Lincoln County | +4.4% | 374 | 356 | 3.8 |
| Cabarrus County | +4.2% | 1,554 | 1,244 | 6.2 |
| Scotland County | +4.1% | 32 | 32 | 1.0 |
| Gates County | +3.5% | 20 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Henderson County | +3.5% | 339 | 339 | 2.8 |
| Gaston County | +3.3% | 687 | 659 | 2.8 |
| Pender County | +3.3% | 459 | 445 | 6.4 |
| Iredell County | +3.2% | 798 | 798 | 3.8 |
| Rowan County | +3.1% | 288 | 206 | 1.9 |
| Johnston County | +3.0% | 1,280 | 1,280 | 5.0 |
| McDowell County | +2.8% | 106 | 106 | 2.3 |
| Greene County | +2.6% | 70 | 30 | 3.4 |
| Camden County | +2.5% | 20 | 20 | 1.8 |
| Orange County | +2.4% | 304 | 304 | 2.0 |
| Franklin County | +2.3% | 242 | 242 | 2.9 |
| Yadkin County | +2.1% | 36 | 36 | 0.9 |
| Alleghany County | +2.0% | 17 | 17 | 1.5 |
| Polk County | +2.0% | 67 | 67 | 3.3 |
| Haywood County | +1.9% | 122 | 114 | 1.9 |
| Stanly County | +1.9% | 92 | 92 | 1.3 |
| Cherokee County | +1.7% | 94 | 94 | 3.0 |
| Chatham County | +1.6% | 587 | 587 | 6.9 |
| Avery County | +1.5% | 44 | 44 | 2.4 |
| Dare County | +1.3% | 234 | 219 | 6.1 |
| Guilford County | +1.1% | 2,339 | 1,177 | 4.2 |
| Harnett County | +0.9% | 612 | 610 | 4.1 |
| Jackson County | +0.9% | 211 | 169 | 4.7 |
| Richmond County | +0.8% | 197 | 93 | 4.7 |
| Brunswick County | +0.7% | 1,973 | 1,961 | 11.3 |
| Catawba County | +0.7% | 283 | 209 | 1.7 |
| Granville County | +0.7% | 224 | 224 | 3.6 |
| Person County | +0.7% | 105 | 45 | 2.6 |
| Sampson County | +0.7% | 65 | 65 | 1.1 |
| Warren County | +0.7% | 30 | 30 | 1.6 |
| Craven County | +0.6% | 254 | 254 | 2.4 |
| Duplin County | +0.6% | 48 | 46 | 0.9 |
| Halifax County | +0.6% | 54 | 54 | 1.2 |
| Surry County | +0.5% | 73 | 73 | 1.0 |
| Caldwell County | +0.4% | 164 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Rockingham County | +0.3% | 109 | 109 | 1.2 |
| Davie County | +0.2% | 82 | 82 | 1.8 |
| Moore County | +0.2% | 608 | 608 | 5.5 |
| Wilson County | +0.2% | 182 | 110 | 2.2 |
| Alexander County | +0.1% | 53 | 51 | 1.4 |
| Forsyth County | 0.0% | 1,542 | 961 | 3.8 |
| Pitt County | −0.1% | 905 | 335 | 4.9 |
| Randolph County | −0.2% | 184 | 184 | 1.2 |
| Carteret County | −0.3% | 230 | 225 | 3.3 |
| Yancey County | −0.4% | 51 | 48 | 2.7 |
| Graham County | −0.5% | 20 | 20 | 2.4 |
| Hoke County | −0.5% | 219 | 219 | 3.8 |
| Mitchell County | −0.5% | 32 | 32 | 2.1 |
| Stokes County | −0.5% | 135 | 59 | 2.9 |
| Columbus County | −0.6% | 35 | 35 | 0.7 |
| Vance County | −0.6% | 26 | 26 | 0.6 |
| Transylvania County | −0.7% | 65 | 65 | 1.9 |
| Burke County | −0.8% | 94 | 94 | 1.1 |
| Nash County | −0.8% | 185 | 171 | 1.9 |
| Alamance County | −1.0% | 606 | 593 | 3.3 |
| Davidson County | −1.0% | 290 | 286 | 1.6 |
| Lee County | −1.0% | 71 | 71 | 1.0 |
| Bertie County | −1.1% | 20 | 20 | 1.2 |
| Currituck County | −1.2% | 241 | 241 | 7.3 |
| Ashe County | −1.4% | 75 | 75 | 2.7 |
| Macon County | −1.5% | 107 | 107 | 2.7 |
| Cumberland County | −1.6% | 870 | 793 | 2.6 |
| Rutherford County | −1.6% | 139 | 83 | 2.1 |
| Watauga County | −1.7% | 243 | 126 | 4.4 |
| Chowan County | −2.0% | 17 | 17 | 1.2 |
| Robeson County | −2.0% | 140 | 124 | 1.2 |
| Wilkes County | −2.0% | 92 | 92 | 1.4 |
| Wayne County | −2.2% | 257 | 257 | 2.1 |
| Madison County | −2.4% | 59 | 54 | 2.6 |
| Cleveland County | −2.5% | 128 | 68 | 1.2 |
| Pasquotank County | −3.1% | 63 | 63 | 1.5 |
| Lenoir County | −3.8% | 54 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Beaufort County | −4.1% | 170 | 142 | 3.8 |
| Perquimans County | −4.4% | 26 | 26 | 1.9 |
| Clay County | −4.5% | 43 | 43 | 3.5 |
| Martin County | −4.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Edgecombe County | −4.8% | 31 | 31 | 0.6 |
| Hyde County | −5.4% | 8 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Anson County | −5.5% | 33 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Pamlico County | −6.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Onslow County | −6.3% | 1,081 | 1,045 | 5.0 |
| Hertford County | −8.9% | 20 | 20 | 1.1 |
| Swain County | −9.6% | 50 | 50 | 3.6 |
| Jones County | −10.2% | 10 | 10 | 1.0 |
| Washington County | −15.8% | 8 | 8 | 0.8 |
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.