Oct 03, 2025
Florida, North Carolina and Georgia Housing Snapshot: Ownership, Unit Types, and Key Counties
Florida has a total of 10.0 million housing units, including 64,000 vacant units. Among the occupied units, 5.76 million are owner-occupied and 2.79 million are renter-occupied. Of the total housing stock, 5.5 million are detached single-family homes, followed by 1.44 million units in buildings with 20 or more units and 826,000 mobile homes. The six largest counties—Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange, and Pinellas—account for nearly 43 percent of all housing units in the state. Within these counties, 1.49 million units are renter-occupied, which represents 53 percent of all renter-occupied homes in Florida.
North Carolina has 4.8 million housing units in total, including 517,000 vacant units. Of the occupied units, 2.78 million are owner-occupied and 1.41 million are renter-occupied. Detached single-family homes make up the majority of the stock, with 3.1 million units, while mobile homes number 543,000 and units in buildings with 20 or more units total 278,000. The five leading counties—Mecklenburg, Wake, Guilford, Forsyth, and Durham—account for about 30 percent of the state’s housing units. Among them, 510,000 are renter-occupied, representing 36 percent of North Carolina’s renter households.
Georgia has 4.5 million housing units, of which 57,000 are vacant. Among the occupied homes, 2.62 million are owner-occupied and 1.39 million are renter-occupied. Detached single-family homes dominate the housing stock with 2.9 million units, while mobile homes account for 360,000 and units in buildings with 20 or more units total 324,000. The six largest counties—Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Cobb, Chatham, and Clayton—contain nearly 39 percent of Georgia’s housing stock. These counties have 634,000 renter-occupied homes, which make up 46 percent of all renter households in the state.
Description: Housing characteristics give insights on occupancy, unit types across state and county level.
