Cities in North Carolina by housing units, 2024

Charlotte, NC had the highest housing units of 93 cities in 2024, at 399,305. Elon, NC had the lowest, at 3,040. The median was 9,540 and the figure for North Carolina was 4.9 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest399,305Charlotte, NC

Lowest3,040Elon, NC

Median9,54093 cities

North Carolina4,895,668History

Top 40 cities, 2024

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Charlotte, NC	399,305	+2.2%
2	Raleigh, NC	224,853	+3%
3	Durham, NC	136,837	+3%
4	Greensboro, NC	135,665	+1.6%
5	Winston-Salem, NC	115,270	+1.6%
6	Fayetteville, NC	91,985	+0.7%
7	Cary, NC	73,795	+1.6%
8	Wilmington, NC	62,836	+2.7%
9	Asheville, NC	50,034	+1.8%
10	High Point, NC	49,131	+0.3%
11	Greenville, NC	45,767	+3.2%
12	Concord, NC	43,142	+1.5%
13	Gastonia, NC	35,337	+1.8%
14	Burlington, NC	27,762	+2.2%
15	Rocky Mount, NC	26,869	-0.7%
16	Apex, NC	26,500	+5.4%
17	Huntersville, NC	25,913	+5.2%
18	Jacksonville, NC	25,417	-1.4%
19	Kannapolis, NC	25,395	+5.9%
20	Chapel Hill, NC	23,581	+1.6%
21	Wilson, NC	22,934	+2.6%
22	Mooresville, NC	21,657	+0.4%
23	Hickory, NC	19,955	+3.2%
24	Wake Forest, NC	19,428	+3.2%
25	Goldsboro, NC	17,294	+1.9%
26	New Bern, NC	16,816	+3.1%
27	Salisbury, NC	15,637	+0.7%
28	Holly Springs, NC	15,625	+3%
29	Fuquay-Varina, NC	15,187	+7.5%
30	Garner, NC	15,043	+7.8%
31	Cornelius, NC	14,956	+1.2%
32	Indian Trail, NC	14,576	+2.2%
33	Leland, NC	14,045	+17.1%
34	Statesville, NC	13,538	+4.8%
35	Morrisville, NC	13,506	+6.1%
36	Monroe, NC	13,469	+3.7%
37	Kernersville, NC	13,134	+3.9%
38	Asheboro, NC	12,596	+2.7%
39	Matthews, NC	12,588	+5.4%
40	Sanford, NC	12,531	+1.4%
41	Thomasville, NC	12,167	+1.4%
42	Clayton, NC	11,529	+5.5%
43	Mint Hill, NC	10,820	-0.6%
44	Shelby, NC	10,758	-0.4%
45	Kinston, NC	10,599	-0.5%
46	Carrboro, NC	10,189	+0.3%
47	Pinehurst, NC	9,540	-1.3%
48	Clemmons, NC	9,312	-3.2%
49	Lenoir, NC	9,047	+5.2%
50	Graham, NC	8,946	+5%
51	Lexington, NC	8,905	-0.8%
52	Hendersonville, NC	8,884	+4.1%
53	Elizabeth City, NC	8,689	+0.1%
54	Southern Pines, NC	8,620	-1%
55	Mebane, NC	8,605	+5.1%
56	Lumberton, NC	8,322	-0.8%
57	Knightdale, NC	8,025	+1.7%
58	Albemarle, NC	7,920	-2.2%
59	Mount Holly, NC	7,598	+0.7%
60	Morganton, NC	7,547	+3%
61	Eden, NC	7,434	+3.1%
62	Henderson, NC	7,326	+2.5%
63	Reidsville, NC	7,269	+4.8%
64	Waxhaw, NC	7,084	+3.5%
65	Boone, NC	6,985	+4.4%
66	Roanoke Rapids, NC	6,895	+0.8%
67	Hope Mills, NC	6,850	-0.3%
68	Belmont, NC	6,726	+3.4%
69	Stallings, NC	6,666	+7.5%
70	Havelock, NC	6,631	+13.5%
71	Harrisburg, NC	6,571	+7.5%
72	Laurinburg, NC	6,476	+3%
73	Morehead City, NC	6,449	+3.1%
74	Davidson, NC	6,294	+4.2%
75	Waynesville, NC	6,057	+3.3%
76	Smithfield, NC	5,617	+3.1%
77	Newton, NC	5,555	+1.2%
78	Tarboro, NC	5,523	+2.7%
79	Spring Lake, NC	5,393	+4.5%
80	Lincolnton, NC	5,299	-2%
81	Mount Airy, NC	5,292	-2.6%
82	Lewisville, NC	5,254	-1.8%
83	Wendell, NC	5,198	+18%
84	Pineville, NC	5,061	-0%
85	Archdale, NC	5,036	-0.8%
86	Kings Mountain, NC	4,947	+4.7%
87	Winterville, NC	4,688	+1.3%
88	Weddington, NC	4,583	+4%
89	Aberdeen, NC	4,311	+2.5%
90	Summerfield, NC	4,020	-1.7%
91	Rolesville, NC	3,658	+10.3%
92	Zebulon, NC	3,474	+8.7%
93	Elon, NC	3,040	-9.9%

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About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in North Carolina by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in North Carolina by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/north-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in North Carolina by housing units, 2024}},
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}

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