| Annual Estimates of Housing Units for Counties in North Carolina: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 | |||||||||
| Geographic Area | Housing Unit Estimates | April 1, 2000 | |||||||
| July 1, 2006 | July 1, 2005 | July 1, 2004 | July 1, 2003 | July 1, 2002 | July 1, 2001 | July 1, 2000 | Estimates Base | Census | |
| North Carolina | 4,028,959 | 3,940,154 | 3,858,022 | 3,787,470 | 3,712,633 | 3,632,179 | 3,542,494 | 3,522,334 | 3,523,944 |
| Alamance County | 62,284 | 61,041 | 59,889 | 58,918 | 57,677 | 56,791 | 55,718 | 55,461 | 55,463 |
| Alexander County | 15,114 | 15,014 | 14,880 | 14,760 | 14,620 | 14,444 | 14,167 | 14,104 | 14,098 |
| Alleghany County | 7,051 | 6,958 | 6,870 | 6,804 | 6,721 | 6,631 | 6,464 | 6,423 | 6,412 |
| Anson County | 10,502 | 10,479 | 10,441 | 10,433 | 10,375 | 10,326 | 10,240 | 10,221 | 10,221 |
| Ashe County | 14,947 | 14,657 | 14,412 | 14,171 | 13,907 | 13,635 | 13,339 | 13,268 | 13,268 |
| Avery County | 13,191 | 12,926 | 12,686 | 12,510 | 12,357 | 12,175 | 11,962 | 11,911 | 11,911 |
| Beaufort County | 23,502 | 23,273 | 23,098 | 22,954 | 22,772 | 22,549 | 22,215 | 22,139 | 22,139 |
| Bertie County | 9,307 | 9,307 | 9,279 | 9,266 | 9,205 | 9,162 | 9,064 | 9,043 | 9,050 |
| Bladen County | 15,868 | 15,839 | 15,776 | 15,734 | 15,633 | 15,534 | 15,356 | 15,317 | 15,316 |
| Brunswick County | 68,996 | 64,642 | 61,111 | 58,474 | 55,955 | 53,805 | 51,850 | 51,430 | 51,431 |
| Buncombe County | 105,434 | 103,259 | 101,524 | 100,086 | 98,138 | 96,046 | 94,359 | 93,961 | 93,973 |
| Burke County | 39,056 | 38,923 | 38,805 | 38,654 | 38,422 | 38,092 | 37,552 | 37,430 | 37,427 |
| Cabarrus County | 64,985 | 62,606 | 60,639 | 58,896 | 57,059 | 55,092 | 53,278 | 52,833 | 52,848 |
| Caldwell County | 35,716 | 35,463 | 35,173 | 34,924 | 34,562 | 34,155 | 33,561 | 33,421 | 33,430 |
| Camden County | 3,715 | 3,586 | 3,466 | 3,290 | 3,139 | 3,063 | 2,990 | 2,973 | 2,973 |
| Carteret County | 45,110 | 44,225 | 43,499 | 43,000 | 42,413 | 41,830 | 41,113 | 40,947 | 40,947 |
| Caswell County | 10,149 | 10,108 | 10,041 | 9,990 | 9,908 | 9,800 | 9,638 | 9,601 | 9,601 |
| Catawba County | 66,374 | 65,723 | 64,770 | 64,084 | 63,202 | 61,708 | 60,262 | 59,913 | 59,919 |
| Chatham County | 24,987 | 24,341 | 23,744 | 23,039 | 22,519 | 22,006 | 21,484 | 21,359 | 21,358 |
| Cherokee County | 15,802 | 15,328 | 14,894 | 14,525 | 14,195 | 13,920 | 13,580 | 13,499 | 13,499 |
| Chowan County | 6,897 | 6,696 | 6,640 | 6,619 | 6,573 | 6,530 | 6,459 | 6,443 | 6,443 |
| Clay County | 6,475 | 6,255 | 6,082 | 5,920 | 5,766 | 5,639 | 5,467 | 5,425 | 5,425 |
| Cleveland County | 42,736 | 42,391 | 42,065 | 41,786 | 41,336 | 40,997 | 40,442 | 40,314 | 40,317 |
| Columbus County | 24,690 | 24,685 | 24,668 | 24,632 | 24,550 | 24,406 | 24,121 | 24,060 | 24,060 |
| Craven County | 43,271 | 42,122 | 41,287 | 40,173 | 39,571 | 38,953 | 38,319 | 38,194 | 38,150 |
| Cumberland County | 132,109 | 128,753 | 126,019 | 124,465 | 122,191 | 120,838 | 118,896 | 118,425 | 118,425 |
| Currituck County | 13,559 | 13,119 | 12,588 | 12,066 | 11,575 | 11,170 | 10,781 | 10,687 | 10,687 |
| Dare County | 31,944 | 31,279 | 30,515 | 29,739 | 28,701 | 27,781 | 26,885 | 26,671 | 26,671 |
| Davidson County | 67,854 | 66,919 | 66,204 | 65,674 | 64,864 | 63,853 | 62,714 | 62,443 | 62,432 |
| Davie County | 17,052 | 16,665 | 16,327 | 16,048 | 15,778 | 15,455 | 15,050 | 14,953 | 14,953 |
| Duplin County | 21,355 | 21,300 | 21,232 | 21,185 | 21,050 | 20,929 | 20,595 | 20,520 | 20,520 |
| Durham County | 113,059 | 110,790 | 107,990 | 105,204 | 102,447 | 98,887 | 96,134 | 95,450 | 95,452 |
| Edgecombe County | 25,153 | 25,073 | 24,970 | 24,865 | 24,672 | 24,400 | 24,079 | 24,006 | 24,002 |
| Forsyth County | 149,554 | 146,741 | 143,828 | 141,374 | 138,701 | 136,624 | 133,783 | 133,082 | 133,093 |
| Franklin County | 23,222 | 22,761 | 22,335 | 21,969 | 21,587 | 21,036 | 20,491 | 20,364 | 20,364 |
| Gaston County | 85,959 | 84,758 | 83,654 | 82,536 | 81,547 | 80,481 | 79,142 | 78,819 | 78,842 |
| Gates County | 4,530 | 4,506 | 4,495 | 4,492 | 4,478 | 4,457 | 4,401 | 4,389 | 4,389 |
| Graham County | 5,499 | 5,424 | 5,367 | 5,326 | 5,281 | 5,193 | 5,105 | 5,084 | 5,084 |
| Granville County | 20,977 | 20,399 | 19,827 | 19,447 | 19,117 | 18,556 | 18,023 | 17,896 | 17,896 |
| Greene County | 7,546 | 7,548 | 7,566 | 7,565 | 7,534 | 7,490 | 7,390 | 7,368 | 7,368 |
| Guilford County | 204,430 | 199,893 | 195,358 | 192,073 | 187,792 | 183,413 | 180,476 | 180,391 | 180,391 |
| Halifax County | 25,899 | 25,898 | 25,803 | 25,781 | 25,700 | 25,595 | 25,360 | 25,309 | 25,309 |
| Harnett County | 43,951 | 42,945 | 42,117 | 41,273 | 40,590 | 39,846 | 38,851 | 38,618 | 38,605 |
| Haywood County | 31,301 | 30,889 | 30,529 | 30,145 | 29,723 | 29,253 | 28,758 | 28,641 | 28,640 |
| Henderson County | 48,652 | 47,773 | 46,852 | 46,069 | 45,126 | 44,151 | 43,228 | 43,008 | 42,996 |
| Hertford County | 9,941 | 9,931 | 9,939 | 9,906 | 9,860 | 9,831 | 9,743 | 9,724 | 9,724 |
| Hoke County | 15,264 | 14,674 | 14,211 | 13,739 | 13,299 | 12,970 | 12,604 | 12,518 | 12,518 |
| Hyde County | 3,428 | 3,405 | 3,392 | 3,379 | 3,365 | 3,348 | 3,310 | 3,302 | 3,302 |
| Iredell County | 64,414 | 62,093 | 59,911 | 58,040 | 56,195 | 54,407 | 52,407 | 51,919 | 51,918 |
| Jackson County | 22,993 | 22,303 | 21,697 | 21,201 | 20,752 | 20,314 | 19,491 | 19,290 | 19,291 |
| Johnston County | 60,395 | 58,660 | 57,313 | 55,895 | 54,311 | 52,512 | 50,621 | 50,163 | 50,196 |
| Jones County | 4,726 | 4,720 | 4,730 | 4,746 | 4,749 | 4,737 | 4,691 | 4,681 | 4,679 |
| Lee County | 22,037 | 21,548 | 21,208 | 20,923 | 20,586 | 20,346 | 20,039 | 19,967 | 19,909 |
| Lenoir County | 27,972 | 27,987 | 27,956 | 27,914 | 27,815 | 27,652 | 27,264 | 27,176 | 27,184 |
| Lincoln County | 30,142 | 29,518 | 28,912 | 28,367 | 27,750 | 26,921 | 25,951 | 25,717 | 25,717 |
| Macon County | 22,853 | 22,549 | 22,216 | 21,933 | 21,644 | 21,264 | 20,846 | 20,745 | 20,746 |
| Madison County | 10,556 | 10,453 | 10,330 | 10,211 | 10,111 | 9,975 | 9,770 | 9,722 | 9,722 |
| Martin County | 11,118 | 11,124 | 11,123 | 11,127 | 11,095 | 11,040 | 10,933 | 10,910 | 10,930 |
| McDowell County | 19,488 | 19,318 | 19,119 | 18,983 | 18,842 | 18,698 | 18,435 | 18,376 | 18,377 |
| Mecklenburg County | 369,905 | 357,016 | 345,758 | 335,547 | 323,760 | 310,650 | 296,329 | 292,774 | 292,780 |
| Mitchell County | 8,258 | 8,218 | 8,183 | 8,144 | 8,100 | 8,052 | 7,944 | 7,919 | 7,919 |
| Montgomery County | 14,745 | 14,690 | 14,645 | 14,597 | 14,521 | 14,393 | 14,194 | 14,150 | 14,145 |
| Moore County | 39,854 | 38,899 | 38,150 | 37,379 | 36,775 | 36,146 | 35,342 | 35,149 | 35,151 |
| Nash County | 40,476 | 40,004 | 39,551 | 39,076 | 38,475 | 37,954 | 37,221 | 37,047 | 37,051 |
| New Hanover County | 95,861 | 92,685 | 89,309 | 86,597 | 84,317 | 81,969 | 80,096 | 79,634 | 79,616 |
| Northampton County | 10,860 | 10,727 | 10,712 | 10,716 | 10,676 | 10,607 | 10,482 | 10,455 | 10,455 |
| Onslow County | 63,741 | 62,115 | 60,428 | 59,522 | 58,553 | 57,362 | 56,118 | 55,726 | 55,726 |
| Orange County | 54,395 | 53,494 | 52,511 | 51,473 | 50,463 | 49,115 | 47,984 | 47,708 | 49,289 |
| Pamlico County | 7,222 | 7,144 | 7,062 | 7,013 | 6,973 | 6,916 | 6,806 | 6,781 | 6,781 |
| Pasquotank County | 15,847 | 15,353 | 14,973 | 14,793 | 14,609 | 14,473 | 14,324 | 14,289 | 14,289 |
| Pender County | 24,463 | 23,509 | 22,727 | 22,151 | 21,788 | 21,446 | 20,920 | 20,798 | 20,798 |
| Perquimans County | 6,607 | 6,472 | 6,364 | 6,319 | 6,240 | 6,171 | 6,067 | 6,043 | 6,043 |
| Person County | 16,799 | 16,622 | 16,400 | 16,202 | 16,015 | 15,827 | 15,565 | 15,504 | 15,504 |
| Pitt County | 70,041 | 67,714 | 65,720 | 64,178 | 62,456 | 60,743 | 58,831 | 58,364 | 58,408 |
| Polk County | 10,146 | 10,014 | 9,890 | 9,721 | 9,577 | 9,389 | 9,229 | 9,192 | 9,192 |
| Randolph County | 59,069 | 58,417 | 57,902 | 57,355 | 56,748 | 55,950 | 54,717 | 54,427 | 54,422 |
| Richmond County | 21,643 | 21,332 | 21,076 | 20,838 | 20,622 | 20,341 | 19,969 | 19,882 | 19,886 |
| Robeson County | 49,821 | 49,638 | 49,505 | 49,367 | 49,129 | 48,807 | 47,941 | 47,748 | 47,779 |
| Rockingham County | 42,418 | 42,116 | 41,789 | 41,484 | 41,249 | 40,821 | 40,323 | 40,208 | 40,208 |
| Rowan County | 58,620 | 57,842 | 57,244 | 56,722 | 55,994 | 55,242 | 54,224 | 53,983 | 53,980 |
| Rutherford County | 31,440 | 31,110 | 30,864 | 30,650 | 30,369 | 30,065 | 29,635 | 29,536 | 29,535 |
| Sampson County | 26,103 | 25,984 | 25,905 | 25,852 | 25,737 | 25,557 | 25,216 | 25,141 | 25,142 |
| Scotland County | 15,239 | 15,219 | 15,188 | 15,164 | 15,092 | 14,972 | 14,745 | 14,693 | 14,693 |
| Stanly County | 26,813 | 26,422 | 26,032 | 25,692 | 25,365 | 25,033 | 24,668 | 24,582 | 24,582 |
| Stokes County | 20,352 | 20,173 | 20,054 | 19,936 | 19,812 | 19,647 | 19,331 | 19,260 | 19,262 |
| Surry County | 32,239 | 32,163 | 32,041 | 31,915 | 31,745 | 31,518 | 31,119 | 31,029 | 31,033 |
| Swain County | 7,934 | 7,824 | 7,701 | 7,580 | 7,458 | 7,342 | 7,152 | 7,106 | 7,105 |
| Transylvania County | 17,061 | 16,788 | 16,592 | 16,388 | 16,160 | 15,911 | 15,622 | 15,553 | 15,553 |
| Tyrrell County | 2,145 | 2,131 | 2,107 | 2,107 | 2,074 | 2,064 | 2,038 | 2,032 | 2,032 |
| Union County | 63,677 | 59,908 | 56,774 | 54,001 | 51,370 | 48,948 | 46,356 | 45,715 | 45,695 |
| Vance County | 18,936 | 18,885 | 18,825 | 18,733 | 18,638 | 18,513 | 18,254 | 18,196 | 18,196 |
| Wake County | 325,613 | 314,217 | 302,607 | 292,961 | 284,029 | 273,110 | 261,063 | 258,962 | 258,953 |
| Warren County | 11,254 | 11,145 | 11,048 | 10,966 | 10,878 | 10,768 | 10,588 | 10,548 | 10,548 |
| Washington County | 6,234 | 6,236 | 6,247 | 6,245 | 6,246 | 6,236 | 6,185 | 6,174 | 6,174 |
| Watauga County | 26,564 | 25,995 | 25,537 | 24,795 | 24,311 | 23,869 | 23,296 | 23,156 | 23,155 |
| Wayne County | 50,312 | 49,883 | 49,510 | 48,969 | 48,618 | 48,184 | 47,475 | 47,313 | 47,313 |
| Wilkes County | 30,595 | 30,472 | 30,286 | 30,122 | 29,982 | 29,779 | 29,352 | 29,255 | 29,261 |
| Wilson County | 33,518 | 33,167 | 32,766 | 32,422 | 32,061 | 31,554 | 30,889 | 30,728 | 30,729 |
| Yadkin County | 16,619 | 16,541 | 16,474 | 16,384 | 16,256 | 16,127 | 15,877 | 15,821 | 15,821 |
| Yancey County | 10,429 | 10,307 | 10,193 | 10,092 | 9,989 | 9,896 | 9,760 | 9,729 | 9,729 |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau