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North Carolina in 2019
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2019 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +5.5%, against +4.2% for the United States and +6.4% in 2018.
71,307 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (51,642 single-family), −0.5% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
Counties in 2019
Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2019 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates County | +17.2% | 31 | 31 | 3.0 |
| Montgomery County | +13.5% | 78 | 78 | 3.0 |
| Greene County | +10.3% | 25 | 25 | 1.2 |
| Richmond County | +9.1% | 249 | 141 | 5.9 |
| Onslow County | +9.0% | 1,331 | 1,303 | 6.1 |
| Cleveland County | +8.7% | 163 | 157 | 1.6 |
| Macon County | +8.4% | 5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Watauga County | +8.4% | 488 | 187 | 8.9 |
| Craven County | +8.2% | 466 | 394 | 4.4 |
| Carteret County | +7.9% | 493 | 448 | 7.0 |
| Brunswick County | +7.8% | 3,352 | 2,601 | 19.2 |
| Gaston County | +7.8% | 1,396 | 1,293 | 5.7 |
| Madison County | +7.7% | 105 | 105 | 4.7 |
| Cabarrus County | +7.6% | 2,714 | 1,890 | 10.9 |
| Caldwell County | +7.6% | 73 | 13 | 0.9 |
| Hoke County | +7.5% | 238 | 236 | 4.2 |
| McDowell County | +7.5% | 127 | 103 | 2.8 |
| Catawba County | +7.3% | 852 | 384 | 5.0 |
| Lincoln County | +7.3% | 725 | 713 | 7.3 |
| Burke County | +7.2% | 290 | 207 | 3.3 |
| Caswell County | +7.2% | 21 | 21 | 0.9 |
| Franklin County | +7.2% | 918 | 914 | 11.2 |
| Mitchell County | +7.1% | 25 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Henderson County | +7.0% | 619 | 541 | 5.1 |
| Union County | +7.0% | 1,623 | 1,623 | 6.1 |
| Yadkin County | +6.7% | 58 | 58 | 1.5 |
| New Hanover County | +6.5% | 3,006 | 1,381 | 12.2 |
| Polk County | +6.5% | 84 | 84 | 4.1 |
| Lee County | +6.4% | 185 | 185 | 2.6 |
| Chatham County | +6.3% | 902 | 554 | 10.6 |
| Currituck County | +6.3% | 448 | 436 | 13.5 |
| Davie County | +6.3% | 236 | 158 | 5.1 |
| Durham County | +6.3% | 3,945 | 2,061 | 11.4 |
| Johnston County | +6.1% | 2,651 | 2,643 | 10.3 |
| Transylvania County | +6.1% | 118 | 118 | 3.4 |
| Vance County | +6.0% | 42 | 42 | 1.0 |
| Halifax County | +5.8% | 51 | 47 | 1.1 |
| Avery County | +5.7% | 131 | 117 | 7.2 |
| Mecklenburg County | +5.6% | 12,429 | 5,433 | 10.1 |
| Rutherford County | +5.6% | 145 | 143 | 2.2 |
| Granville County | +5.4% | 341 | 341 | 5.6 |
| Stanly County | +5.4% | 385 | 385 | 5.6 |
| Wake County | +5.4% | 9,751 | 7,585 | 7.8 |
| Wilkes County | +5.4% | 92 | 92 | 1.4 |
| Ashe County | +5.3% | 115 | 103 | 4.2 |
| Duplin County | +5.3% | 47 | 47 | 0.9 |
| Haywood County | +5.3% | 434 | 200 | 6.8 |
| Pasquotank County | +5.2% | 144 | 144 | 3.4 |
| Moore County | +5.1% | 836 | 836 | 7.6 |
| Anson County | +5.0% | 47 | 47 | 2.2 |
| Iredell County | +5.0% | 1,263 | 1,195 | 6.0 |
| Nash County | +5.0% | 200 | 200 | 2.0 |
| Cherokee County | +4.9% | 190 | 190 | 6.2 |
| Guilford County | +4.9% | 1,956 | 1,547 | 3.5 |
| Orange County | +4.9% | 495 | 493 | 3.2 |
| Pender County | +4.9% | 569 | 569 | 7.9 |
| Rowan County | +4.9% | 464 | 458 | 3.0 |
| Alamance County | +4.8% | 1,407 | 943 | 7.6 |
| Harnett County | +4.8% | 639 | 639 | 4.3 |
| Davidson County | +4.7% | 688 | 592 | 3.8 |
| Randolph County | +4.7% | 302 | 294 | 2.0 |
| Rockingham County | +4.6% | 165 | 161 | 1.8 |
| Stokes County | +4.5% | 97 | 97 | 2.1 |
| Person County | +4.4% | 112 | 112 | 2.8 |
| Alexander County | +4.3% | 93 | 93 | 2.5 |
| Buncombe County | +4.3% | 2,096 | 1,406 | 7.6 |
| Forsyth County | +4.3% | 2,255 | 2,255 | 5.6 |
| Hertford County | +4.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Alleghany County | +3.8% | 49 | 49 | 4.3 |
| Clay County | +3.8% | 65 | 65 | 5.3 |
| Cumberland County | +3.7% | 962 | 672 | 2.8 |
| Pamlico County | +3.7% | 64 | 64 | 5.0 |
| Pitt County | +3.6% | 1,030 | 625 | 5.6 |
| Yancey County | +3.6% | 68 | 68 | 3.6 |
| Jones County | +3.4% | 22 | 22 | 2.3 |
| Dare County | +3.2% | 359 | 353 | 9.4 |
| Lenoir County | +3.1% | 90 | 40 | 1.6 |
| Surry County | +3.1% | 98 | 98 | 1.4 |
| Hyde County | +2.7% | 5 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Wilson County | +2.6% | 181 | 177 | 2.2 |
| Wayne County | +2.5% | 323 | 315 | 2.6 |
| Jackson County | +2.4% | 749 | 218 | 16.6 |
| Bladen County | +2.0% | 52 | 48 | 1.7 |
| Edgecombe County | +1.9% | 32 | 32 | 0.7 |
| Beaufort County | +1.8% | 162 | 162 | 3.6 |
| Camden County | +1.8% | 83 | 83 | 7.3 |
| Columbus County | +1.6% | 53 | 53 | 1.0 |
| Chowan County | +1.4% | 19 | 19 | 1.3 |
| Washington County | +1.4% | 8 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Bertie County | +1.3% | 19 | 19 | 1.1 |
| Sampson County | +1.2% | 140 | 132 | 2.3 |
| Martin County | +1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Robeson County | +0.3% | 426 | 168 | 3.6 |
| Swain County | +0.1% | 77 | 77 | 5.5 |
| Scotland County | −0.2% | 24 | 24 | 0.7 |
| Warren County | −0.2% | 57 | 57 | 3.0 |
| Perquimans County | −1.8% | 41 | 41 | 3.0 |
| Northampton County | −2.4% | 20 | 20 | 1.2 |
| Graham County | −11.2% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
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.