May 15, 2025

Housing Characteristics

North Carolina Housing Snapshot: Ownership, Unit Types, and Key Counties

North Carolina has a total of 4,8 million housing units, including 628 thousand vacant units. Among the occupied units, 2 million 778 thousand are owner-occupied, while 1 million 408 thousand are renter occupied.

Of the housing units, 3.1 million are detached single-family homes. This is followed by 543 thousand mobile homes and 278 thousand units in buildings with 20 or more units.

The top five counties—Mecklenburg, Wake, Guilford, Forsyth, and Durham—account for nearly 30% of the total housing units in North Carolina. Among these, 568 thousand housing units are renter-occupied, representing 40% of the renter-occupied homes in North Carolina.

Description: Housing characteristics give insights on occupancy, unit types across state and county level.