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Cities in North Carolina by housing units

Charlotte, NC had the highest housing units of 93 cities in 2022, at 383,380. Zebulon, NC had the lowest, at 2,804. The median was 9,649 and the figure for North Carolina was 4.74 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest383,380Charlotte, NC
Lowest2,804Zebulon, NC
Median9,64993 cities
North Carolina4,739,881History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Charlotte, NC: 383,380 countCharlotte, NC383,380Raleigh, NC: 211,412 countRaleigh, NC211,412Greensboro, NC: 133,029 countGreensboro, NC133,029Durham, NC: 129,155 countDurham, NC129,155Winston-Salem, NC: 112,191 countWinston-Salem, NC112,191Fayetteville, NC: 91,039 countFayetteville, NC91,039Cary, NC: 70,780 countCary, NC70,780Wilmington, NC: 59,406 countWilmington, NC59,406Asheville, NC: 48,302 countAsheville, NC48,302High Point, NC: 47,861 countHigh Point, NC47,861Greenville, NC: 43,368 countGreenville, NC43,368Concord, NC: 41,988 countConcord, NC41,988Gastonia, NC: 34,467 countGastonia, NC34,467Rocky Mount, NC: 26,523 countRocky Mount, NC26,523Burlington, NC: 26,228 countBurlington, NC26,228Jacksonville, NC: 24,963 countJacksonville, NC24,963Apex, NC: 24,318 countApex, NC24,318Huntersville, NC: 23,948 countHuntersville, NC23,948Chapel Hill, NC: 22,397 countChapel Hill, NC22,397Wilson, NC: 22,267 countWilson, NC22,267Kannapolis, NC: 22,068 countKannapolis, NC22,068Mooresville, NC: 20,595 countMooresville, NC20,595Hickory, NC: 19,595 countHickory, NC19,595Wake Forest, NC: 17,754 countWake Forest, NC17,754Goldsboro, NC: 17,037 countGoldsboro, NC17,037New Bern, NC: 16,265 countNew Bern, NC16,265Salisbury, NC: 15,101 countSalisbury, NC15,101Holly Springs, NC: 14,364 countHolly Springs, NC14,364Cornelius, NC: 14,358 countCornelius, NC14,358Indian Trail, NC: 13,789 countIndian Trail, NC13,789Garner, NC: 13,367 countGarner, NC13,367Fuquay-Varina, NC: 13,028 countFuquay-Varina, NC13,028Kernersville, NC: 12,641 countKernersville, NC12,641Monroe, NC: 12,621 countMonroe, NC12,621Statesville, NC: 12,619 countStatesville, NC12,619Morrisville, NC: 12,305 countMorrisville, NC12,305Asheboro, NC: 12,147 countAsheboro, NC12,147Sanford, NC: 12,057 countSanford, NC12,057Matthews, NC: 11,737 countMatthews, NC11,737Thomasville, NC: 11,679 countThomasville, NC11,679Charlotte, NC: 383,380 countCharlotte, NC383,380Raleigh, NC: 211,412 countRaleigh, NC211,412Greensboro, NC: 133,029 countGreensboro, NC133,029Durham, NC: 129,155 countDurham, NC129,155Winston-Salem, NC: 112,191 countWinston-Salem, NC112,191Fayetteville, NC: 91,039 countFayetteville, NC91,039Cary, NC: 70,780 countCary, NC70,780Wilmington, NC: 59,406 countWilmington, NC59,406Asheville, NC: 48,302 countAsheville, NC48,302High Point, NC: 47,861 countHigh Point, NC47,861Greenville, NC: 43,368 countGreenville, NC43,368Concord, NC: 41,988 countConcord, NC41,988Gastonia, NC: 34,467 countGastonia, NC34,467Rocky Mount, NC: 26,523 countRocky Mount, NC26,523Burlington, NC: 26,228 countBurlington, NC26,228Jacksonville, NC: 24,963 countJacksonville, NC24,963Apex, NC: 24,318 countApex, NC24,318Huntersville, NC: 23,948 countHuntersville, NC23,948Chapel Hill, NC: 22,397 countChapel Hill, NC22,397Wilson, NC: 22,267 countWilson, NC22,267Kannapolis, NC: 22,068 countKannapolis, NC22,068Mooresville, NC: 20,595 countMooresville, NC20,595Hickory, NC: 19,595 countHickory, NC19,595Wake Forest, NC: 17,754 countWake Forest, NC17,754Goldsboro, NC: 17,037 countGoldsboro, NC17,037New Bern, NC: 16,265 countNew Bern, NC16,265Salisbury, NC: 15,101 countSalisbury, NC15,101Holly Springs, NC: 14,364 countHolly Springs, NC14,364Cornelius, NC: 14,358 countCornelius, NC14,358Indian Trail, NC: 13,789 countIndian Trail, NC13,789Garner, NC: 13,367 countGarner, NC13,367Fuquay-Varina, NC: 13,028 countFuquay-Varina, NC13,028Kernersville, NC: 12,641 countKernersville, NC12,641Monroe, NC: 12,621 countMonroe, NC12,621Statesville, NC: 12,619 countStatesville, NC12,619Morrisville, NC: 12,305 countMorrisville, NC12,305Asheboro, NC: 12,147 countAsheboro, NC12,147Sanford, NC: 12,057 countSanford, NC12,057Matthews, NC: 11,737 countMatthews, NC11,737Thomasville, NC: 11,679 countThomasville, NC11,679
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Charlotte, NC383,380+2.5%
2Raleigh, NC211,412+2.2%
3Greensboro, NC133,029+0.8%
4Durham, NC129,155+2.5%
5Winston-Salem, NC112,191+0.8%
6Fayetteville, NC91,039-0.3%
7Cary, NC70,780+3.3%
8Wilmington, NC59,406+1.2%
9Asheville, NC48,302+0.8%
10High Point, NC47,861+1%
11Greenville, NC43,368+0.6%
12Concord, NC41,988+2.2%
13Gastonia, NC34,467+0.3%
14Rocky Mount, NC26,523+0.1%
15Burlington, NC26,228+1.7%
16Jacksonville, NC24,963+2%
17Apex, NC24,318+11.3%
18Huntersville, NC23,948+2.7%
19Chapel Hill, NC22,397+0.1%
20Wilson, NC22,267+0.6%
21Kannapolis, NC22,068+3.3%
22Mooresville, NC20,595+3.8%
23Hickory, NC19,595+0.9%
24Wake Forest, NC17,754+3%
25Goldsboro, NC17,037+2.8%
26New Bern, NC16,265+0.9%
27Salisbury, NC15,101+0.6%
28Holly Springs, NC14,364+5.2%
29Cornelius, NC14,358+4.1%
30Indian Trail, NC13,789+4.3%
31Garner, NC13,367+3.3%
32Fuquay-Varina, NC13,028+8.2%
33Kernersville, NC12,641+2%
34Monroe, NC12,621+1.4%
35Statesville, NC12,619+1.1%
36Morrisville, NC12,305+6.4%
37Asheboro, NC12,147-0.7%
38Sanford, NC12,057+1%
39Matthews, NC11,737+1.7%
40Thomasville, NC11,679+2.3%
41Leland, NC11,140+6.9%
42Shelby, NC11,005-2.4%
43Kinston, NC10,703-0.3%
44Mint Hill, NC10,591-0.1%
45Clayton, NC10,190+4.2%
46Carrboro, NC9,947+2.5%
47Pinehurst, NC9,649+0.4%
48Clemmons, NC9,425+4.3%
49Lexington, NC9,055-2.9%
50Lenoir, NC8,660+2%
51Lumberton, NC8,467+0.1%
52Elizabeth City, NC8,311+2.9%
53Graham, NC8,295+6.6%
54Hendersonville, NC8,290-0.9%
55Southern Pines, NC8,194+5.3%
56Albemarle, NC7,901+2.4%
57Mebane, NC7,846+9.2%
58Knightdale, NC7,714+1.6%
59Mount Holly, NC7,334+1.2%
60Eden, NC7,261-3.3%
61Morganton, NC7,234-0.7%
62Reidsville, NC7,217-2.6%
63Roanoke Rapids, NC7,035+0.9%
64Henderson, NC6,945-0.2%
65Hope Mills, NC6,744-0.8%
66Boone, NC6,713+8.1%
67Waxhaw, NC6,548+5.6%
68Belmont, NC6,332+9%
69Morehead City, NC6,320+2.7%
70Laurinburg, NC6,200-3.4%
71Davidson, NC6,069+3.8%
72Stallings, NC5,977+3%
73Havelock, NC5,855-1.6%
74Harrisburg, NC5,780+5.8%
75Waynesville, NC5,708+1.9%
76Mount Airy, NC5,582+1.1%
77Newton, NC5,555-3.4%
78Tarboro, NC5,304+2.7%
79Spring Lake, NC5,294+5.5%
80Smithfield, NC5,293-0.2%
81Lewisville, NC5,209+2.1%
82Lincolnton, NC5,164+2.4%
83Archdale, NC4,897-4.3%
84Pineville, NC4,775+3.6%
85Kings Mountain, NC4,598+2.4%
86Winterville, NC4,493+2.9%
87Weddington, NC4,356+1.8%
88Summerfield, NC4,109-0.5%
89Wendell, NC3,962+4.8%
90Aberdeen, NC3,886+5.3%
91Elon, NC3,446+1.2%
92Rolesville, NC3,152+5.1%
93Zebulon, NC2,804+0.8%

Other periods

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/north-carolina-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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