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North Carolina in 2024
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2024 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +5.2%, against +4.9% for the United States and +8.8% in 2023.
95,163 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (70,047 single-family), −3.7% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
Counties in 2024
Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2024 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey County | +21.7% | 100 | 100 | 5.2 |
| Greene County | +18.9% | 52 | 52 | 2.5 |
| Caswell County | +16.5% | 54 | 54 | 2.4 |
| Clay County | +14.1% | 143 | 137 | 11.7 |
| Wilkes County | +12.8% | 134 | 134 | 2.0 |
| Anson County | +12.2% | 55 | 55 | 2.5 |
| Washington County | +12.2% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Duplin County | +12.0% | 134 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Yadkin County | +11.9% | 132 | 132 | 3.4 |
| Jackson County | +11.8% | 254 | 254 | 5.6 |
| Warren County | +11.4% | 255 | 255 | 13.5 |
| Hertford County | +11.3% | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Polk County | +11.0% | 143 | 143 | 7.0 |
| Stokes County | +10.7% | 238 | 233 | 5.2 |
| Halifax County | +10.5% | 55 | 55 | 1.2 |
| Beaufort County | +10.2% | 216 | 216 | 4.8 |
| Surry County | +10.1% | 243 | 241 | 3.4 |
| Bladen County | +9.9% | 159 | 159 | 5.3 |
| Craven County | +9.4% | 485 | 466 | 4.6 |
| Transylvania County | +9.2% | 185 | 179 | 5.4 |
| Macon County | +9.0% | 218 | 218 | 5.6 |
| Onslow County | +9.0% | 1,246 | 1,213 | 5.7 |
| Columbus County | +8.8% | 55 | 55 | 1.1 |
| Hoke County | +8.4% | 685 | 681 | 12.0 |
| Gates County | +8.3% | 14 | 14 | 1.4 |
| Catawba County | +8.2% | 2,016 | 1,651 | 11.8 |
| Pender County | +8.0% | 944 | 868 | 13.1 |
| Ashe County | +7.8% | 191 | 191 | 6.9 |
| Currituck County | +7.8% | 429 | 429 | 12.9 |
| Randolph County | +7.8% | 789 | 553 | 5.3 |
| Moore County | +7.6% | 942 | 942 | 8.5 |
| Pasquotank County | +7.5% | 153 | 153 | 3.6 |
| Alamance County | +7.4% | 2,466 | 1,999 | 13.2 |
| Watauga County | +7.4% | 296 | 268 | 5.4 |
| Henderson County | +7.2% | 1,610 | 988 | 13.2 |
| McDowell County | +7.2% | 175 | 175 | 3.9 |
| Avery County | +7.0% | 95 | 95 | 5.2 |
| Vance County | +6.8% | 73 | 73 | 1.7 |
| Rutherford County | +6.7% | 193 | 191 | 2.9 |
| Camden County | +6.6% | 105 | 105 | 9.3 |
| Pamlico County | +6.6% | 107 | 107 | 8.4 |
| Alleghany County | +6.5% | 91 | 91 | 7.9 |
| Chatham County | +6.5% | 465 | 465 | 5.5 |
| Wilson County | +6.5% | 580 | 398 | 7.1 |
| Caldwell County | +6.4% | 224 | 224 | 2.8 |
| Guilford County | +6.4% | 3,843 | 1,440 | 6.8 |
| Martin County | +6.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Davidson County | +6.3% | 990 | 920 | 5.5 |
| Lincoln County | +6.3% | 697 | 697 | 7.1 |
| Alexander County | +6.2% | 113 | 113 | 3.1 |
| Union County | +6.1% | 2,334 | 2,166 | 8.7 |
| Forsyth County | +6.0% | 3,846 | 2,540 | 9.6 |
| Wayne County | +6.0% | 605 | 583 | 4.9 |
| Brunswick County | +5.8% | 6,093 | 5,099 | 34.9 |
| Gaston County | +5.8% | 2,069 | 1,923 | 8.4 |
| Pitt County | +5.8% | 1,300 | 1,059 | 7.1 |
| Granville County | +5.7% | 428 | 308 | 7.0 |
| Cleveland County | +5.6% | 513 | 403 | 5.0 |
| Rockingham County | +5.6% | 344 | 344 | 3.7 |
| Orange County | +5.5% | 375 | 325 | 2.5 |
| Cumberland County | +5.2% | 1,230 | 1,030 | 3.6 |
| Mecklenburg County | +4.9% | 11,969 | 6,496 | 9.7 |
| Dare County | +4.7% | 371 | 371 | 9.7 |
| Madison County | +4.7% | 155 | 151 | 6.9 |
| Person County | +4.7% | 113 | 113 | 2.8 |
| Wake County | +4.7% | 15,248 | 9,620 | 12.1 |
| Sampson County | +4.5% | 189 | 189 | 3.1 |
| New Hanover County | +4.4% | 2,581 | 1,296 | 10.5 |
| Rowan County | +4.4% | 592 | 585 | 3.8 |
| Edgecombe County | +4.3% | 50 | 45 | 1.0 |
| Haywood County | +4.0% | 537 | 373 | 8.5 |
| Nash County | +3.7% | 500 | 500 | 5.0 |
| Stanly County | +3.6% | 367 | 367 | 5.3 |
| Lenoir County | +3.5% | 148 | 148 | 2.7 |
| Swain County | +3.4% | 77 | 73 | 5.5 |
| Cabarrus County | +3.3% | 2,485 | 1,768 | 10.0 |
| Durham County | +3.3% | 2,905 | 1,912 | 8.4 |
| Iredell County | +3.2% | 1,955 | 1,827 | 9.2 |
| Johnston County | +2.9% | 2,783 | 2,775 | 10.9 |
| Burke County | +2.7% | 422 | 322 | 4.8 |
| Chowan County | +2.7% | 48 | 48 | 3.4 |
| Franklin County | +2.6% | 948 | 948 | 11.6 |
| Buncombe County | +2.2% | 3,613 | 1,379 | 13.0 |
| Lee County | +2.2% | 602 | 602 | 8.6 |
| Cherokee County | +1.9% | 232 | 232 | 7.5 |
| Davie County | +1.3% | 250 | 185 | 5.5 |
| Robeson County | +1.3% | 337 | 335 | 2.8 |
| Carteret County | +1.2% | 935 | 559 | 13.3 |
| Harnett County | +1.2% | 2,231 | 2,219 | 14.9 |
| Montgomery County | −0.3% | 138 | 138 | 5.2 |
| Perquimans County | −0.4% | 46 | 46 | 3.4 |
| Richmond County | −1.0% | 58 | 56 | 1.4 |
| Graham County | −1.3% | 31 | 31 | 3.8 |
| Jones County | −2.4% | 39 | 39 | 4.1 |
| Mitchell County | −3.6% | 44 | 44 | 2.9 |
| Scotland County | −4.4% | 70 | 70 | 2.1 |
| Northampton County | −5.7% | 17 | 17 | 1.0 |
| Bertie County | −14.1% | 46 | 46 | 2.7 |
| Hyde County | — | 23 | 11 | 5.1 |
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.