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Property management companies in Clay County, NC

The property management companies in Clay County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$70M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,771 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
126
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,239
+9.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 property management company in Clay County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

At $13,771 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $70M a year on rent and homeowner costs. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Clay County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 property management company on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay 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 Clay County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)12693100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,771$15,139$16,661
Median household income$56,971$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,239+9.9% since 2020
Households
5,081
Median age
55.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$56,971+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,069
Median home value
$278,400
Jobs located here
2,096
Daytime population
9,580Residents 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 Clay 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
Clay County, NCNot scored12.0126+9.9%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

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

Clay County has 1 property management company on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $70M a year, or $13,771 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,081 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clay County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending.

How fast is Clay County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 12,239 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,081 households. The median household income in Clay County is $56,971 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.9% 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. Clay County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clay County. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Clay County

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