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Property management companies in Craven County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Craven County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #623 of 910 scored counties
#36 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $606.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,141 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 68
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,025
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 property management companies in Craven County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $14,141 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Craven County spend about $606.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 32% below 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 18 businesses with payroll in Craven County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 2,382 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Craven County.
Population estimates show Craven County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Craven County is 40 (lower middle), #623 of 910 scored counties and #36 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Craven 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.
| Measure | Craven County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 68 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,382 | 1,756 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,141 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,873 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Craven 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 Craven County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,025+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 42,871
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $65,873+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,440
- Median home value
- $231,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,530
- Daytime population
- 98,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Craven County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnston County, NC | 83 | 12 | 1.4 | 200 | +17.9% | #14 of 910 |
| 2Union County, NC | 81 | 13 | 1.5 | 204 | +11.7% | #24 of 910 |
| 3Lincoln County, NC | 77 | 5 | 1.4 | 209 | +13.2% | #53 of 910 |
| 4Rowan County, NC | 75 | 6 | 1.0 | 252 | +5.6% | #76 of 910 |
| 5Gaston County, NC | 75 | 14 | 1.5 | 175 | +7.8% | #84 of 910 |
| 6Cabarrus County, NC | 74 | 12 | 1.4 | 207 | +9.9% | #94 of 910 |
| 7Harnett County, NC | 73 | 6 | 1.2 | 218 | +12.3% | #103 of 910 |
| 8Davidson County, NC | 71 | 10 | 1.4 | 179 | +6.6% | #128 of 910 |
| 9Randolph County, NC | 68 | 8 | 1.4 | 179 | +3.5% | #155 of 910 |
| 10Chatham County, NC | 67 | 10 | 3.0 | 102 | +11.0% | #181 of 910 |
| 36Craven County, NC | 40 | 16 | 3.7 | 68 | +3.5% | #623 of 910 |
Other business types in Craven County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers33
- Property management40
- Mortgage brokers and lenders46
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Craven County, NC?
There are 16 property management companies on map listings in Craven County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Craven County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $606.2M a year, or $14,141 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 32% below 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 42,871 households in Craven County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craven County, NC compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Craven County has 3.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 68, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Craven County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,382 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Craven County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Craven County at 105,025 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,871 households. The median household income in Craven County is $65,873 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Craven County scores 40 for property management companies (lower middle), #623 of 910 scored counties.
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