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Rental vacancy rate (US) in North Carolina

Rental vacancy rate (US) in North Carolina was 6.4% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 51 states in 2025.

20256.4%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank30th of 51US states ranked
Series high152003
Series low5.32021

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Rental vacancy rate (US) in North Carolina, 1986 to 2025

4681012141619861992199820042010201620251986: 7 %1987: 6.1 %1988: 7 %1989: 7.4 %1990: 7.2 %1991: 7.7 %1992: 7 %1993: 5.6 %1994: 6.1 %1995: 8.2 %1996: 8 %1997: 9.7 %1998: 11.5 %1999: 10.8 %2000: 11.2 %2001: 12.4 %2002: 13.6 %2003: 15 %2004: 13.3 %2005: 13.8 %2006: 11.7 %2007: 12.4 %2008: 12.8 %2009: 12.8 %2010: 12 %2011: 11.3 %2012: 11.2 %2013: 9.6 %2014: 8.1 %2015: 9.8 %2016: 8.3 %2017: 7.8 %2018: 7.1 %2019: 6.7 %2020: 5.8 %2021: 5.3 %2022: 6.3 %2023: 7.6 %2024: 6.4 %2025: 6.4 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-28.
All 40 values
Period%
20256.4
20246.4
20237.6
20226.3
20215.3
20205.8
20196.7
20187.1
20177.8
20168.3
20159.8
20148.1
20139.6
201211.2
201111.3
201012
200912.8
200812.8
200712.4
200611.7
200513.8
200413.3
200315
200213.6 Series break
200112.4
200011.2
199910.8
199811.5
19979.7
19968
19958.2
19946.1
19935.6 Series break
19927
19917.7
19907.2
19897.4 Series break
19887
19876.1
19867

Compared with United States

Place2025
North Carolina6.4
United States7.1

Rankings

Definition

Vacant housing units available for year-round use and offered for rent as a percentage of the rental inventory (renter-occupied units, vacant units for rent and units rented but not yet occupied). Annual CPS/HVS average for the United States and states. Seasonal and other off-market vacancies are excluded.

Annual CPS/HVS survey estimates, distinct from ACS five-year estimates. State figures have sampling uncertainty, so a small change need not be statistically significant. Revised columns published on a new basis replace the original year and are marked as series breaks. Pandemic restrictions changed interviewing in 2020 and 2021, affecting comparability. The 2025 average covers 11 months: October was not collected during the lapse in federal funding, increasing uncertainty.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages (Rental vacancy rate (US), North Carolina, 1986 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx

MLA 9

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, Rental vacancy rate (US), North Carolina, 1986 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2026, https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rental-vacancy-rate/north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Rental vacancy rate (US), North Carolina, 1986 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rental-vacancy-rate/north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, Rental vacancy rate (US), North Carolina, 1986 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rental-vacancy-rate/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the rental vacancy rate (US) in North Carolina?

Rental vacancy rate (US) in North Carolina was 6.4% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rental vacancy rate (US) in North Carolina?

15% in 2003, the highest value since 1986 in this series.

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