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North Carolina in 2016
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2016 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +4.6%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.9% in 2015.
60,550 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (43,675 single-family), +10.6% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
Counties in 2016
Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2016 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertie County | +9.4% | 25 | 25 | 1.5 |
| Martin County | +9.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mecklenburg County | +8.7% | 9,759 | 4,901 | 7.9 |
| Buncombe County | +8.3% | 2,422 | 1,226 | 8.7 |
| Caswell County | +7.8% | 43 | 43 | 1.9 |
| Graham County | +7.8% | 24 | 24 | 2.9 |
| Columbus County | +7.5% | 35 | 35 | 0.7 |
| Pamlico County | +7.4% | 52 | 52 | 4.1 |
| Hyde County | +7.1% | 15 | 15 | 3.3 |
| McDowell County | +7.0% | 81 | 81 | 1.8 |
| Transylvania County | +7.0% | 104 | 104 | 3.0 |
| Durham County | +6.8% | 3,097 | 1,763 | 8.9 |
| Wake County | +6.6% | 11,050 | 6,987 | 8.8 |
| Union County | +6.3% | 1,572 | 1,566 | 5.9 |
| Henderson County | +6.2% | 555 | 475 | 4.5 |
| Cherokee County | +5.8% | 184 | 184 | 6.0 |
| Jones County | +5.8% | 16 | 16 | 1.7 |
| Pender County | +5.8% | 564 | 564 | 7.8 |
| Avery County | +5.3% | 90 | 90 | 5.0 |
| Anson County | +5.0% | 41 | 41 | 1.9 |
| Cabarrus County | +5.0% | 1,918 | 1,379 | 7.7 |
| Gaston County | +5.0% | 1,104 | 1,036 | 4.5 |
| New Hanover County | +5.0% | 2,383 | 1,210 | 9.7 |
| Rowan County | +4.7% | 320 | 312 | 2.1 |
| Duplin County | +4.6% | 49 | 49 | 1.0 |
| Beaufort County | +4.4% | 216 | 216 | 4.8 |
| Clay County | +4.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Surry County | +4.3% | 154 | 89 | 2.1 |
| Person County | +4.2% | 82 | 77 | 2.0 |
| Franklin County | +4.1% | 457 | 457 | 5.6 |
| Iredell County | +4.1% | 1,348 | 1,117 | 6.4 |
| Montgomery County | +4.0% | 4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ashe County | +3.9% | 84 | 84 | 3.1 |
| Dare County | +3.9% | 325 | 309 | 8.5 |
| Catawba County | +3.8% | 335 | 321 | 2.0 |
| Johnston County | +3.8% | 2,007 | 1,998 | 7.8 |
| Mitchell County | +3.8% | 29 | 29 | 1.9 |
| Randolph County | +3.8% | 310 | 304 | 2.1 |
| Caldwell County | +3.7% | 93 | 91 | 1.1 |
| Polk County | +3.7% | 74 | 74 | 3.6 |
| Moore County | +3.6% | 731 | 731 | 6.6 |
| Guilford County | +3.3% | 2,204 | 1,184 | 3.9 |
| Lincoln County | +3.3% | 816 | 730 | 8.3 |
| Onslow County | +3.3% | 803 | 785 | 3.7 |
| Yadkin County | +3.2% | 5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Harnett County | +3.1% | 678 | 678 | 4.5 |
| Alamance County | +3.0% | 1,353 | 938 | 7.3 |
| Brunswick County | +3.0% | 2,428 | 2,380 | 13.9 |
| Chowan County | +3.0% | 19 | 19 | 1.3 |
| Craven County | +2.9% | 224 | 224 | 2.1 |
| Northampton County | +2.9% | 15 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Orange County | +2.9% | 496 | 404 | 3.3 |
| Haywood County | +2.8% | 147 | 147 | 2.3 |
| Rutherford County | +2.8% | 122 | 122 | 1.9 |
| Sampson County | +2.7% | 73 | 73 | 1.2 |
| Scotland County | +2.7% | 9 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Wayne County | +2.7% | 269 | 260 | 2.2 |
| Vance County | +2.6% | 35 | 35 | 0.8 |
| Granville County | +2.4% | 350 | 350 | 5.7 |
| Macon County | +2.4% | 91 | 91 | 2.3 |
| Chatham County | +2.3% | 707 | 707 | 8.3 |
| Nash County | +2.3% | 226 | 212 | 2.3 |
| Forsyth County | +2.2% | 1,451 | 985 | 3.6 |
| Perquimans County | +2.2% | 31 | 31 | 2.3 |
| Alexander County | +2.1% | 43 | 41 | 1.2 |
| Watauga County | +2.1% | 198 | 132 | 3.6 |
| Madison County | +2.0% | 79 | 71 | 3.5 |
| Davidson County | +1.9% | 1,061 | 1,055 | 5.9 |
| Stanly County | +1.9% | 199 | 199 | 2.9 |
| Carteret County | +1.7% | 329 | 321 | 4.7 |
| Davie County | +1.6% | 125 | 125 | 2.7 |
| Pasquotank County | +1.6% | 106 | 106 | 2.5 |
| Jackson County | +1.4% | 168 | 154 | 3.7 |
| Cleveland County | +1.1% | 122 | 122 | 1.2 |
| Pitt County | +1.1% | 861 | 466 | 4.7 |
| Halifax County | +1.0% | 39 | 39 | 0.8 |
| Washington County | +1.0% | 8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Rockingham County | +0.5% | 221 | 147 | 2.3 |
| Alleghany County | +0.4% | 29 | 29 | 2.5 |
| Burke County | +0.4% | 184 | 134 | 2.1 |
| Cumberland County | +0.4% | 717 | 623 | 2.1 |
| Richmond County | +0.4% | 205 | 109 | 4.9 |
| Stokes County | +0.4% | 85 | 73 | 1.8 |
| Currituck County | +0.1% | 255 | 255 | 7.7 |
| Bladen County | −0.1% | 41 | 37 | 1.4 |
| Warren County | −0.1% | 40 | 40 | 2.1 |
| Wilkes County | −0.1% | 144 | 96 | 2.2 |
| Lenoir County | −0.3% | 112 | 51 | 2.0 |
| Yancey County | −0.5% | 51 | 51 | 2.7 |
| Edgecombe County | −0.6% | 90 | 24 | 1.8 |
| Wilson County | −0.6% | 117 | 117 | 1.4 |
| Lee County | −0.9% | 98 | 98 | 1.4 |
| Robeson County | −0.9% | 85 | 85 | 0.7 |
| Swain County | −1.6% | 91 | 91 | 6.5 |
| Camden County | −1.7% | 36 | 36 | 3.2 |
| Greene County | −2.0% | 14 | 14 | 0.7 |
| Gates County | −3.0% | 36 | 36 | 3.5 |
| Hertford County | −6.2% | 20 | 20 | 1.1 |
| Hoke County | −7.7% | 236 | 210 | 4.1 |
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.