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Real estate · Small-town market · North Carolina

Property management companies in the Elizabeth City, NC area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Elizabeth City, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$223.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,164 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
101
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,201
+4.5% 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

Households in the Elizabeth City area spend about $223.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,164 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is in line with 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.

There are 4 property management companies on map listings in the Elizabeth City area as of September 2026. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for residential and commercial property managers in the Elizabeth City area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Elizabeth City area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 property management companies on map listings, the Elizabeth City area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Elizabeth City area 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 Elizabeth City, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureElizabeth City areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10193100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,164$15,139$16,661
Median household income$66,589$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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 the Elizabeth City area, 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 the Elizabeth City area

Population, 2025 estimate
42,201+4.5% since 2020
Households
15,785
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
227 sq. mi.
People per square mile
180
Median household income
$66,589
Average household income
$85,046
Median home value
$234,600
Jobs located here
15,323
Daytime population
38,788Residents 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 small-town markets in North Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Elizabeth City area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets 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
1Anderson Creek, NC7561.2218+12.3%#8 of 180
2Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC6071.8136+3.4%#48 of 180
3Kinston, NC5952.1107+1.4%#55 of 180
4Wilson, NC5761.8135+1.7%#62 of 180
5Sanford, NC5393.671+10.8%#84 of 180
6Forest City, NC5262.3105+2.1%#86 of 180
7New Bern, NC46203.866+3.6%#106 of 180
8Morehead City, NC45123.872+4.1%#110 of 180
9Kill Devil Hills, NC32116.545+3.3%#152 of 180
10Roanoke Rapids, NC2793.272−4.3%#163 of 180
Elizabeth City, NCNot scored42.5101+4.5%

Other business types in the Elizabeth City area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Elizabeth City, NC area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 property management companies in the Elizabeth City area. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in the Elizabeth City area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Elizabeth City, NC area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $223.6M a year, or $14,164 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is in line with 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,785 households in the Elizabeth City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Elizabeth City, NC area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Elizabeth City area has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 101, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending.

How fast is the Elizabeth City, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Elizabeth City area at 42,201 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,785 households. Median household income in the Elizabeth City area is $66,589, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Elizabeth City area has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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