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Property management companies in Onslow County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #565 of 910 scored counties
#33 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
30
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
29
+31.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,353 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
65
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,175
+6.0% 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 30 property management companies in Onslow County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Onslow County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,353 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 35% 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 29 businesses with payroll in Onslow County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,595 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Onslow County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Onslow County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #565 of 910 scored counties and #33 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Onslow 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 Onslow County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureOnslow CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.02.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6593100
Households per official establishment2,5951,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+31.8%+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,353$15,139$16,661
Median household income$68,148$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 29+31.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
127
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
300 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Onslow 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 Onslow County

Population, 2025 estimate
217,175+6.0% since 2020
Households
75,265
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
762 sq. mi.
People per square mile
273
Median household income
$68,148+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,766
Median home value
$236,400
Jobs located here
48,126
Daytime population
192,000Residents 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 Onslow 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
33Onslow County, NC44304.065+6.0%#565 of 910

Other business types in Onslow County

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

Questions

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

Onslow County has 30 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $14,353 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 35% 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 75,265 households in Onslow County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Onslow County has 4.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 65, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Onslow County would have about 19, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,595 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Onslow County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Onslow County at 217,175 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,265 households. The median household income in Onslow County is $68,148 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Onslow County scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #565 of 910 scored counties.

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