RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 170 SHOWN OF 170

Highest homeownership rate, North Carolina cities · 2010

North Carolina cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2010 ACS). This list covers the 170 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Marvin, NCNC7,04097.0%+0.3 pts

02St. James, NCNC7,31895.7%+4.8 pts

03Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56694.0%+0.6 pts

04Weddington, NCNC14,51793.6%−1.5 pts

05Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50592.3%−3.6 pts

06Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89692.1%−0.1 pts

07Westport, NCNC5,91591.5%−2.3 pts

08Summerfield, NCNC11,32791.3%+1.0 pts

09Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54091.1%−6.4 pts

10Moyock, NCNC5,68490.9%–

11Harrisburg, NCNC20,74290.8%−3.3 pts

12Stallings, NCNC17,76089.9%+7.7 pts

13Rolesville, NCNC12,83987.5%+17.0 pts

14Etowah, NCNC7,96887.4%−0.8 pts

15Holly Springs, NCNC50,28887.4%+1.7 pts

16Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64987.1%–

17Waxhaw, NCNC23,14086.8%+1.5 pts

18Lewisville, NCNC14,42186.5%−0.1 pts

19Indian Trail, NCNC44,30386.0%−3.4 pts

20Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49485.7%+1.1 pts

21Stokesdale, NCNC6,13384.9%+2.2 pts

22Unionville, NCNC7,32284.7%−2.1 pts

23Pinehurst, NCNC18,67084.6%−3.5 pts

24Ogden, NCNC8,24984.2%−4.9 pts

25Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16584.2%−3.7 pts

26Mills River, NCNC7,50483.4%–

27Hampstead, NCNC9,29283.4%–

28Midway, NCNC5,10482.7%–

29Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87582.4%−5.1 pts

30Mint Hill, NCNC29,47682.1%−2.1 pts

31Winterville, NCNC10,97381.9%+5.9 pts

32Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63781.9%−4.9 pts

33Locust, NCNC6,12081.6%+0.3 pts

34Fletcher, NCNC8,37381.3%−2.7 pts

35Trinity, NCNC7,27481.2%+0.8 pts

36Midland, NCNC5,15181.0%–

37St. Stephens, NCNC9,45779.0%+0.8 pts

38Walkertown, NCNC6,12078.6%−3.6 pts

39Clemmons, NCNC22,80877.8%−2.2 pts

40Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28776.7%−8.5 pts

41Gibsonville, NCNC9,87676.5%+4.1 pts

42Cramerton, NCNC5,71376.5%+2.4 pts

43Leland, NCNC35,73176.4%+6.2 pts

44Huntersville, NCNC68,53575.5%+0.1 pts

45Porters Neck, NCNC7,65474.9%–

46Davidson, NCNC16,66274.8%−4.5 pts

47Apex, NCNC80,41974.7%−1.4 pts

48Creedmoor, NCNC5,04673.8%+7.9 pts

49Murraysville, NCNC16,33973.5%−12.2 pts

50Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53673.2%+11.6 pts

51Wake Forest, NCNC58,14772.8%+9.6 pts

52Matthews, NCNC32,76972.6%−5.6 pts

53Silver Lake, NCNC6,56372.5%−0.6 pts

54Archdale, NCNC12,25472.3%−0.9 pts

55King, NCNC7,97771.4%−8.7 pts

56Cornelius, NCNC35,09471.3%−4.8 pts

57Oak Island, NCNC9,33770.8%−8.1 pts

58Belmont, NCNC16,41570.6%+2.7 pts

59Kings Grant, NCNC9,00370.5%−10.8 pts

60Swannanoa, NCNC6,90170.5%−4.4 pts

61Cherryville, NCNC6,52370.4%−1.3 pts

62Pittsboro, NCNC5,05469.6%+11.0 pts

63Half Moon, NCNC7,37869.5%+3.2 pts

64Cary, NCNC183,58268.8%−4.0 pts

65Knightdale, NCNC23,14468.0%−6.3 pts

66Concord, NCNC114,59867.8%+0.1 pts

67Conover, NCNC8,93867.6%−6.2 pts

68Butner, NCNC8,11267.5%+4.1 pts

69East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32367.4%+0.5 pts

70Wendell, NCNC19,68766.5%−3.2 pts

71Mount Holly, NCNC19,03366.5%+6.1 pts

72Mocksville, NCNC6,28266.3%+3.2 pts

73Garner, NCNC41,56265.9%−3.2 pts

74Clayton, NCNC32,63365.4%+0.7 pts

75Sawmills, NCNC5,10565.2%−4.6 pts

76Hillsborough, NCNC9,77864.1%+3.5 pts

77Black Mountain, NCNC8,49164.0%−6.2 pts

78Mooresville, NCNC55,84264.0%−1.5 pts

79Hope Mills, NCNC18,32463.4%−2.6 pts

80Kannapolis, NCNC61,70862.8%−4.0 pts

81Bessemer City, NCNC5,83461.7%−4.5 pts

82Mebane, NCNC21,95261.5%−1.9 pts

83Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73161.4%−6.0 pts

84Shallotte, NCNC5,33559.9%−18.8 pts

85Nashville, NCNC5,91159.4%−6.5 pts

86Lenoir, NCNC18,37259.3%−3.8 pts

87Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11759.3%−3.7 pts

88Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90859.2%+0.1 pts

89Long View, NCNC5,38758.6%−5.0 pts

90Newton, NCNC13,82258.4%−4.3 pts

91Surf City, NCNC5,14258.1%−16.6 pts

92Graham, NCNC20,13158.1%+2.8 pts

93Thomasville, NCNC27,73357.8%+4.7 pts

94Hamlet, NCNC5,87057.8%−6.7 pts

95Waynesville, NCNC11,00657.7%−7.6 pts

96Dallas, NCNC6,39257.5%+4.9 pts

97Charlotte, NCNC964,78457.4%−0.1 pts

98Kernersville, NCNC29,12857.2%+3.5 pts

99High Point, NCNC120,57157.1%−1.9 pts

100Mount Airy, NCNC10,68257.1%+2.1 pts

101Southern Pines, NCNC17,35757.1%−5.9 pts

102Northchase, NCNC5,89656.9%–

103Eden, NCNC15,50056.9%−7.4 pts

104Monroe, NCNC42,64456.5%+0.4 pts

105Piney Green, NCNC14,07856.5%−4.7 pts

106Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27156.3%+0.5 pts

107Gastonia, NCNC87,06756.3%−0.4 pts

108Albemarle, NCNC17,76956.3%−7.0 pts

109Zebulon, NCNC11,93356.2%−4.8 pts

110Brevard, NCNC8,09856.2%−9.7 pts

111Angier, NCNC9,41055.7%−1.5 pts

112Burlington, NCNC61,49655.2%−4.2 pts

113Tarboro, NCNC10,97954.5%−4.1 pts

114Morganton, NCNC17,84954.5%−2.5 pts

115Marion, NCNC7,44054.4%−5.3 pts

116Siler City, NCNC8,15554.2%−4.9 pts

117Hickory, NCNC45,97554.1%−0.8 pts

118New Bern, NCNC34,72454.1%−2.4 pts

119Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87053.9%−11.8 pts

120Raleigh, NCNC506,30653.5%+2.0 pts

121Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38653.4%−6.0 pts

122Laurinburg, NCNC14,58253.3%−4.6 pts

123Ayden, NCNC5,26353.1%−2.9 pts

124Woodfin, NCNC8,22952.9%+1.0 pts

125Shelby, NCNC23,30952.9%−5.3 pts

126Sanford, NCNC34,13852.6%−5.3 pts

127Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12052.5%−2.5 pts

128Greensboro, NCNC308,66752.5%−0.5 pts

129Statesville, NCNC32,18152.4%−2.5 pts

130Wadesboro, NCNC5,03552.2%−3.7 pts

131Reidsville, NCNC14,69251.7%−6.2 pts

132Salisbury, NCNC36,87951.6%−1.8 pts

133Dunn, NCNC8,81451.6%−4.1 pts

134Elon, NCNC11,36651.4%–

135Rockingham, NCNC8,81551.3%−7.6 pts

136Smithfield, NCNC13,11451.2%−2.2 pts

137Clinton, NCNC8,46650.5%−4.5 pts

138Asheville, NCNC93,52350.4%−6.4 pts

139Wilson, NCNC49,57250.3%−0.7 pts

140Fayetteville, NCNC209,12050.3%−3.1 pts

141Morehead City, NCNC10,43450.2%−5.3 pts

142Durham, NCNC305,56149.8%+1.0 pts

143Oxford, NCNC8,98549.4%−8.4 pts

144Wilmington, NCNC126,80948.9%+0.3 pts

145Lincolnton, NCNC12,46548.7%−7.4 pts

146Asheboro, NCNC27,99048.5%−5.6 pts

147Morrisville, NCNC32,46648.4%+18.1 pts

148Forest City, NCNC7,41048.3%−3.5 pts

149Lumberton, NCNC18,95548.3%−9.4 pts

150Washington, NCNC9,91047.9%−3.5 pts

151Aberdeen, NCNC10,06647.9%−12.8 pts

152Hendersonville, NCNC15,86747.7%−9.3 pts

153Lexington, NCNC20,23847.6%−2.2 pts

154Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56547.6%+4.7 pts

155Kinston, NCNC19,70547.3%−4.7 pts

156Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62246.4%−3.2 pts

157Williamston, NCNC5,08645.4%−6.4 pts

158Roxboro, NCNC8,38043.3%−7.4 pts

159Havelock, NCNC17,43042.9%+5.0 pts

160Lillington, NCNC5,04042.6%−12.7 pts

161Henderson, NCNC15,01342.2%−4.7 pts

162Goldsboro, NCNC35,01241.7%−0.9 pts

163Selma, NCNC7,40638.8%−7.3 pts

164Carrboro, NCNC20,96238.5%+7.0 pts

165Jacksonville, NCNC72,73238.3%−0.9 pts

166Greenville, NCNC96,44337.1%−2.2 pts

167Pineville, NCNC11,85130.6%−4.3 pts

168Spring Lake, NCNC11,25224.7%−11.1 pts

169Boone, NCNC19,92923.2%−6.3 pts

170Cullowhee, NCNC7,97312.0%−18.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS