# Cities in North Carolina by housing units, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `housing_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- 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) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/north-carolina-cities

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