HousingPermits

Metro area in North Carolina · part of the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC combined area

Greensboro-High Point, NC

The Greensboro-High Point metro area authorized 3,830 new housing units in 2025. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2006, with 6,417 units; 2025 came to 60% of that. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 4.9 units a year in 2021–2025, close to the national rate of 4.7.

02,0004,0006,0008,0002004: 6,139 units (4,872 single-family, 116 in 2–4 unit, 1,151 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 6,290 units (5,220 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 1,000 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,417 units (4,660 single-family, 117 in 2–4 unit, 1,640 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 4,966 units (3,724 single-family, 43 in 2–4 unit, 1,199 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 3,296 units (2,070 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 1,188 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 2,075 units (1,363 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 662 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,903 units (1,234 single-family, 96 in 2–4 unit, 573 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,047 units (1,054 single-family, 53 in 2–4 unit, 940 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,887 units (1,183 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 649 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,032 units (1,416 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 614 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,632 units (1,470 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 1,160 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,212 units (1,658 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 554 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,735 units (1,635 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 1,092 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 3,055 units (2,012 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 1,009 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,224 units (1,949 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 249 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,423 units (2,002 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 409 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,147 units (2,237 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 902 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 3,964 units (2,593 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 1,335 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,993 units (2,161 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 814 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 3,507 units (2,368 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 1,099 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 4,976 units (2,337 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 2,565 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 3,830 units (2,552 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 1,176 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252006 high · 6,4172012 low · 1,88702,5005,0007,5002004: 6,139 units (4,872 single-family, 116 in 2–4 unit, 1,151 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 6,290 units (5,220 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 1,000 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 6,417 units (4,660 single-family, 117 in 2–4 unit, 1,640 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 4,966 units (3,724 single-family, 43 in 2–4 unit, 1,199 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 3,296 units (2,070 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 1,188 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 2,075 units (1,363 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 662 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,903 units (1,234 single-family, 96 in 2–4 unit, 573 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,047 units (1,054 single-family, 53 in 2–4 unit, 940 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,887 units (1,183 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 649 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,032 units (1,416 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 614 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,632 units (1,470 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 1,160 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,212 units (1,658 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 554 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,735 units (1,635 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 1,092 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 3,055 units (2,012 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 1,009 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,224 units (1,949 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 249 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,423 units (2,002 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 409 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,147 units (2,237 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 902 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 3,964 units (2,593 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 1,335 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,993 units (2,161 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 814 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 3,507 units (2,368 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 1,099 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 4,976 units (2,337 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 2,565 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 3,830 units (2,552 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 1,176 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252006 high · 6,417

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 9 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Greensboro, with 8,728 units or 45% of the total, followed by High Point with 3,206. Among the three largest, Greensboro put 62% of its units in five-plus buildings, Guilford County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Greensboro45% (8,728 units)
  • High Point17% (3,206 units)
  • Guilford County (unincorporated)16% (3,117 units)
  • Randolph County (unincorporated)12% (2,207 units)
  • Rockingham County (unincorporated)6.3% (1,209 units)
  • Asheboro2.5% (488 units)
  • Eden0.6% (123 units)
  • Reidsville0.5% (101 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 30 other metro areas, among them Columbia, SC, Baton Rouge, Wichita. Annual permits fell from 6,417 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,887 in 2012, a drop of 71%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Charlottesville's (70%). The 2021–2025 pace of 3,854 units a year is 39% below the 2004–2006 pace. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 23%.

The wider Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point region

The Census Bureau groups Greensboro with 2 neighboring metro areas in the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 11,130 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Greensboro accounted for 35%. The others, with their yearly averages: Winston (4,983), Burlington, NC (2,293).

Where in the metro

Guilford County accounted for 78% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Randolph County for 14%.

  • Guilford County78% (2,876 in 2025)
  • Randolph County14% (572 in 2025)
  • Rockingham County7.9% (382 in 2025)

Houses or apartments

In Greensboro, 62% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 36% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Raleigh (36% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 20%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2024 (2,565), single-family houses in 2005 (5,220).

2021–202562.3%62%1.4%36.3%36%2004–200678.3%78%1.6%20.1%20%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202562.3%62%1.4%36.3%36%2004–200678.3%78%1.6%20.1%20%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA1,6091.760%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1,9862.530%
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,5224.15.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC3,8304.936%
Colorado Springs, CO5,8258.645%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Greensboro beside Stockton

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: North Carolina. Counting rules.