$3.08B a year in installed residential exterior wall systems demand across 39 metro and micropolitan areas — #8 of 52 (the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico).
The North Carolina exterior wall systems market is about $3.08B a year in installed residential demand (3.8% of the US total), ranking #8 of 52 states and jurisdictions (the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where modeled). The largest metro is Charlotte, NC at $663.92M of North Carolina demand. Statewide, the market is roughly 286,423 jobs a year: $2.03B replacement on existing homes and $1.05B new single-family construction.
Every modeled metro with homes in North Carolina. A metro that crosses a state line shows only the share of its demand inside North Carolina; firm counts, scores and saturation describe the whole metro. Each links to its full market file.
| # | Metro | Siding & Exterior | Windows & Doors | Total in NC | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte, NC (84% in NC) | $355.66M | $308.26M | $663.92M | 21.6% |
| 2 | Raleigh, NC | $281.58M | $223.58M | $505.15M | 16.4% |
| 3 | Winston, NC | $129.39M | $110.58M | $239.98M | 7.8% |
| 4 | Greensboro, NC | $120.47M | $104.60M | $225.07M | 7.3% |
| 5 | Wilmington, NC | $106.08M | $89.69M | $195.77M | 6.4% |
| 6 | Hickory, NC | $80.24M | $67.56M | $147.79M | 4.8% |
| 7 | Durham, NC | $76.91M | $70.54M | $147.45M | 4.8% |
| 8 | Asheville, NC | $64.27M | $58.23M | $122.50M | 4.0% |
| 9 | Fayetteville, NC | $41.41M | $38.96M | $80.37M | 2.6% |
| 10 | Burlington, NC | $37.69M | $31.69M | $69.38M | 2.3% |
| 11 | Anderson Creek, NC | $33.36M | $26.82M | $60.17M | 2.0% |
| 12 | Greenville, NC | $26.65M | $21.88M | $48.53M | 1.6% |
| 13 | Jacksonville, NC | $24.66M | $21.71M | $46.37M | 1.5% |
| 14 | Rocky Mount, NC | $20.32M | $18.69M | $39.01M | 1.3% |
| 15 | Pinehurst, NC | $18.78M | $16.93M | $35.72M | 1.2% |
| 16 | Shelby, NC | $18.64M | $15.75M | $34.39M | 1.1% |
| 17 | New Bern, NC | $16.96M | $16.34M | $33.30M | 1.1% |
| 18 | Goldsboro, NC | $16.52M | $15.24M | $31.76M | 1.0% |
| 19 | Mount Airy, NC | $14.40M | $12.34M | $26.74M | 0.9% |
| 20 | Wilson, NC | $13.28M | $11.31M | $24.59M | 0.8% |
| 21 | Morehead City, NC | $12.83M | $11.69M | $24.52M | 0.8% |
| 22 | Lumberton, NC | $12.43M | $11.76M | $24.19M | 0.8% |
| 23 | Sanford, NC | $12.03M | $10.23M | $22.26M | 0.7% |
| 24 | Virginia Beach, VA (5% in NC) | $11.26M | $10.09M | $21.35M | 0.7% |
| 25 | Forest City, NC | $10.39M | $9.78M | $20.17M | 0.7% |
| 26 | North Wilkesboro, NC | $10.34M | $9.71M | $20.05M | 0.7% |
| 27 | Waynesville, NC | $9.56M | $9.67M | $19.23M | 0.6% |
| 28 | Albemarle, NC | $9.40M | $9.55M | $18.95M | 0.6% |
| 29 | Marion, NC | $9.29M | $7.79M | $17.08M | 0.6% |
| 30 | Washington, NC | $7.64M | $7.14M | $14.78M | 0.5% |
| 31 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | $6.89M | $7.61M | $14.50M | 0.5% |
| 32 | Kill Devil Hills, NC | $6.82M | $6.44M | $13.26M | 0.4% |
| 33 | Boone, NC | $6.24M | $6.07M | $12.31M | 0.4% |
| 34 | Kinston, NC | $5.92M | $6.23M | $12.15M | 0.4% |
| 35 | Brevard, NC | $4.93M | $5.03M | $9.96M | 0.3% |
| 36 | Elizabeth City, NC | $4.57M | $4.60M | $9.17M | 0.3% |
| 37 | Rockingham, NC | $4.10M | $4.59M | $8.69M | 0.3% |
| 38 | Henderson, NC | $4.26M | $4.23M | $8.49M | 0.3% |
| 39 | Laurinburg, NC | $3.01M | $3.18M | $6.19M | 0.2% |
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North Carolina's metro areas had 2,886,366 single-family detached homes in the 2019–23 Census survey, against 2,713,887 in 2014–18: the stock grew 6.4% over five years. Population changed +4.9% over the same years. Those homes are the base exterior wall systems replacement demand is sized on. The dollar market size itself has no measured history, so no growth rate is published for it.
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The North Carolina exterior wall systems market is about $3.08B a year in installed residential demand (3.8% of the US total), ranking #8 of 52 states and jurisdictions (the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, where modeled). The largest metro is Charlotte, NC at $663.92M of North Carolina demand. Statewide, the market is roughly 286,423 jobs a year: $2.03B replacement on existing homes and $1.05B new single-family construction.
Charlotte, NC $663.92M; Raleigh, NC $505.15M; Winston, NC $239.98M; Greensboro, NC $225.07M; Wilmington, NC $195.77M. 39 metro and micropolitan areas in North Carolina are modeled.
North Carolina's metro areas had 2,886,366 single-family detached homes in the 2019–23 Census survey, against 2,713,887 in 2014–18: the stock grew 6.4% over five years. Population changed +4.9% over the same years. Those homes are the base exterior wall systems replacement demand is sized on. The dollar market size itself has no measured history, so no growth rate is published for it.
Bottom-up, metro by metro: owner-occupied single-family homes divided by the line's service life, adjusted for housing age and hail exposure, priced at the model's average ticket, plus single-family permits at a builder price. Metros that cross a state line are split by single-family housing in each county. Rural counties outside a metro are not modeled.
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