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Property management companies in Mecklenburg County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #612 of 910 scored counties
#34 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
211
16 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
419
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$7.7B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,554 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
66
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,233,383
+10.5% 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 211 property management companies in Mecklenburg County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Mecklenburg County spend about $7.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,554 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 34% 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.

Official counts show 419 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Mecklenburg County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,113 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Mecklenburg County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mecklenburg County grew 10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Mecklenburg County is 41 (lower middle), #612 of 910 scored counties and #34 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMecklenburg CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.52.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6693100
Households per official establishment1,1131,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,554$15,139$16,661
Median household income$87,005$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
419 → 4190.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,048
Annual payroll, 2023
$280.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$4.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,233,383+10.5% since 2020
Households
466,527
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
524 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,205
Median household income
$87,005+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$406,800
Jobs located here
829,972
Daytime population
1,424,612Residents 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 Mecklenburg 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
34Mecklenburg County, NC412114.566+10.5%#612 of 910

Other business types in Mecklenburg County

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

Questions

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

Mecklenburg County has 211 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 419 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $7.7B a year, or $16,554 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 211 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 34% 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 466,527 households in Mecklenburg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mecklenburg County has 4.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 66, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Mecklenburg County would have about 139, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,113 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Mecklenburg County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Mecklenburg County at 1,233,383 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 466,527 households. The median household income in Mecklenburg County is $87,005 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Mecklenburg County scores 41 for property management companies (lower middle), #612 of 910 scored counties.

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