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Property management companies in Burke County, NC

How Burke County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$497.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,702 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
298
3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
73% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,655
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 property management companies in Burke County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $13,702 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Burke County spend about $497.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 3 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Burke County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 3,301 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Burke County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 property management companies on map listings, Burke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Burke County compares

The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Property management in Burke County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBurke CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.82.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)29893100
Households per official establishment3,3011,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,702$15,139$16,661
Median household income$58,592$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$603K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Burke County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Burke County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,655+1.6% since 2020
Households
36,306
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
173
Median household income
$58,592+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,743
Median home value
$185,400
Jobs located here
30,031
Daytime population
80,329Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Burke County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Johnston County, NC83121.4200+17.9%#14 of 910
2Union County, NC81131.5204+11.7%#24 of 910
3Lincoln County, NC7751.4209+13.2%#53 of 910
4Rowan County, NC7561.0252+5.6%#76 of 910
5Gaston County, NC75141.5175+7.8%#84 of 910
6Cabarrus County, NC74121.4207+9.9%#94 of 910
7Harnett County, NC7361.2218+12.3%#103 of 910
8Davidson County, NC71101.4179+6.6%#128 of 910
9Randolph County, NC6881.4179+3.5%#155 of 910
10Chatham County, NC67103.0102+11.0%#181 of 910
Burke County, NCNot scored30.8298+1.6%

Other business types in Burke County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Burke County, NC?

There are 3 property management companies on map listings in Burke County as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Burke County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $497.5M a year, or $13,702 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 3 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,306 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burke County, NC compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Burke County has 0.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 298, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Burke County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,301 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Burke County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Burke County at 88,655 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,306 households. The median household income in Burke County is $58,592 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Burke County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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