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North Carolina in 2015
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2015 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +3.9%, against +4.4% for the United States and +2.6% in 2014.
54,757 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (38,937 single-family), +9.7% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.
Counties in 2015
Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2015 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | +14.3% | 8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Swain County | +9.7% | 52 | 50 | 3.7 |
| Hertford County | +9.4% | 75 | 15 | 3.9 |
| Clay County | +9.3% | 39 | 39 | 3.2 |
| Madison County | +9.2% | 73 | 65 | 3.2 |
| Edgecombe County | +7.2% | 32 | 32 | 0.7 |
| Mecklenburg County | +6.6% | 9,056 | 3,972 | 7.3 |
| Lee County | +6.5% | 81 | 81 | 1.2 |
| Buncombe County | +6.4% | 1,353 | 1,042 | 4.9 |
| Rutherford County | +6.3% | 110 | 106 | 1.7 |
| Perquimans County | +6.1% | 26 | 26 | 1.9 |
| Cabarrus County | +6.0% | 1,763 | 1,411 | 7.1 |
| Transylvania County | +6.0% | 82 | 82 | 2.4 |
| Cleveland County | +5.8% | 60 | 58 | 0.6 |
| Union County | +5.7% | 1,396 | 1,394 | 5.2 |
| Cherokee County | +5.3% | 132 | 132 | 4.3 |
| Wilkes County | +5.2% | 159 | 107 | 2.4 |
| Henderson County | +5.0% | 616 | 568 | 5.0 |
| Polk County | +4.9% | 61 | 61 | 3.0 |
| Davidson County | +4.6% | 389 | 381 | 2.2 |
| Iredell County | +4.6% | 1,356 | 1,072 | 6.4 |
| Wake County | +4.5% | 10,089 | 6,796 | 8.0 |
| Alexander County | +4.4% | 65 | 59 | 1.8 |
| Chatham County | +4.4% | 596 | 590 | 7.0 |
| Forsyth County | +4.4% | 1,383 | 1,029 | 3.4 |
| New Hanover County | +4.2% | 1,812 | 1,100 | 7.4 |
| Durham County | +4.1% | 3,060 | 1,593 | 8.8 |
| Jones County | +4.1% | 15 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Currituck County | +4.0% | 288 | 284 | 8.7 |
| Gaston County | +3.9% | 1,361 | 850 | 5.5 |
| Johnston County | +3.9% | 1,545 | 1,545 | 6.0 |
| Robeson County | +3.9% | 105 | 97 | 0.9 |
| Alamance County | +3.8% | 1,032 | 736 | 5.5 |
| Davie County | +3.8% | 193 | 113 | 4.2 |
| Lincoln County | +3.8% | 444 | 428 | 4.5 |
| Carteret County | +3.4% | 345 | 311 | 4.9 |
| Brunswick County | +3.2% | 2,325 | 2,185 | 13.3 |
| Chowan County | +3.2% | 10 | 10 | 0.7 |
| Harnett County | +3.2% | 747 | 708 | 5.0 |
| Macon County | +3.2% | 85 | 85 | 2.2 |
| Stokes County | +3.2% | 75 | 75 | 1.6 |
| Hoke County | +3.1% | 274 | 225 | 4.8 |
| Orange County | +3.1% | 691 | 369 | 4.5 |
| Rowan County | +3.1% | 294 | 204 | 1.9 |
| Stanly County | +3.1% | 92 | 92 | 1.3 |
| Granville County | +3.0% | 259 | 259 | 4.2 |
| Watauga County | +3.0% | 397 | 124 | 7.2 |
| Anson County | +2.9% | 36 | 33 | 1.7 |
| Yancey County | +2.9% | 50 | 47 | 2.6 |
| Caldwell County | +2.8% | 168 | 118 | 2.1 |
| Franklin County | +2.6% | 353 | 353 | 4.3 |
| Alleghany County | +2.5% | 17 | 17 | 1.5 |
| Guilford County | +2.5% | 1,814 | 1,320 | 3.2 |
| Gates County | +2.2% | 24 | 24 | 2.3 |
| Moore County | +2.2% | 562 | 560 | 5.1 |
| Haywood County | +2.1% | 119 | 119 | 1.9 |
| Burke County | +2.0% | 224 | 123 | 2.5 |
| Catawba County | +1.9% | 348 | 238 | 2.0 |
| Montgomery County | +1.8% | 28 | 28 | 1.1 |
| Surry County | +1.7% | 154 | 92 | 2.1 |
| McDowell County | +1.5% | 142 | 82 | 3.1 |
| Beaufort County | +1.4% | 148 | 148 | 3.3 |
| Dare County | +1.4% | 268 | 266 | 7.0 |
| Randolph County | +1.4% | 211 | 211 | 1.4 |
| Pender County | +1.3% | 546 | 546 | 7.6 |
| Rockingham County | +1.3% | 187 | 127 | 2.0 |
| Graham County | +1.2% | 20 | 20 | 2.4 |
| Wayne County | +1.0% | 248 | 244 | 2.0 |
| Lenoir County | +0.9% | 38 | 38 | 0.7 |
| Ashe County | +0.8% | 77 | 77 | 2.8 |
| Wilson County | +0.6% | 114 | 114 | 1.4 |
| Nash County | +0.2% | 231 | 217 | 2.3 |
| Pasquotank County | +0.2% | 86 | 86 | 2.0 |
| Pitt County | +0.2% | 538 | 352 | 2.9 |
| Columbus County | +0.1% | 31 | 31 | 0.6 |
| Cumberland County | +0.1% | 1,112 | 664 | 3.3 |
| Vance County | +0.1% | 74 | 74 | 1.7 |
| Warren County | 0.0% | 48 | 48 | 2.5 |
| Mitchell County | −0.2% | 23 | 23 | 1.5 |
| Jackson County | −0.4% | 191 | 149 | 4.2 |
| Yadkin County | −0.6% | 4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Craven County | −0.9% | 354 | 234 | 3.4 |
| Scotland County | −0.9% | 29 | 29 | 0.9 |
| Duplin County | −1.1% | 36 | 36 | 0.7 |
| Bladen County | −1.3% | 42 | 36 | 1.4 |
| Halifax County | −1.3% | 47 | 47 | 1.0 |
| Person County | −1.4% | 64 | 64 | 1.6 |
| Sampson County | −1.5% | 76 | 76 | 1.2 |
| Greene County | −1.9% | 53 | 53 | 2.6 |
| Richmond County | −2.0% | 188 | 90 | 4.5 |
| Hyde County | −2.1% | 6 | 6 | 1.3 |
| Onslow County | −2.6% | 894 | 856 | 4.1 |
| Camden County | −2.7% | 20 | 20 | 1.8 |
| Bertie County | −3.3% | 18 | 18 | 1.1 |
| Martin County | −3.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Avery County | −5.2% | 47 | 47 | 2.6 |
| Caswell County | −6.1% | 56 | 56 | 2.5 |
| Pamlico County | −7.9% | 66 | 66 | 5.2 |
| Northampton County | −9.6% | 25 | 25 | 1.5 |
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.