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Property management companies in McDowell County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in McDowell County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$251.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,518 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
453
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
45,198
+1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 property management company in McDowell County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in McDowell County comes to about $251.9M a year: $13,518 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in McDowell County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,106 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show McDowell County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 property management company on map listings, McDowell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How McDowell 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 McDowell County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMcDowell CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.52.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)45393100
Households per official establishment3,1061,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,518$15,139$16,661
Median household income$57,168$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 6
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$483K
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
5The 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 McDowell 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 McDowell County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,198+1.5% since 2020
Households
18,638
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
440 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$57,168+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,753
Median home value
$171,100
Jobs located here
15,917
Daytime population
39,859Residents 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 McDowell 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
McDowell County, NCNot scored10.5453+1.5%

Other business types in McDowell County

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

Questions

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

McDowell County has 1 property management company on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $251.9M a year, or $13,518 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, 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 18,638 households in McDowell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McDowell County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, McDowell County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,106 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is McDowell County, NC growing?

Population estimates put McDowell County at 45,198 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,638 households. The median household income in McDowell County is $57,168 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. McDowell County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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