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Property management companies in Pender County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Pender County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #330 of 910 scored counties
#15 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $388.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,370 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,111
- +19.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Pender County comes to about $388.7M a year: $15,370 per household, 8% 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 7 property management companies on map listings in Pender County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Pender County in 2023. That is one for every 1,945 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Pender County grew 19.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Pender County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #330 of 910 scored counties and #15 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Pender 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 | Pender County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 100 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,945 | 1,756 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,370 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $80,396 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Pender 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 Pender County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,111+19.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,291
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 871 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $80,396+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,635
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 14,661
- Daytime population
- 52,912Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Pender County, NC | 57 | 7 | 2.8 | 100 | +19.0% | #330 of 910 |
Other business types in Pender 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 estate42
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Pender County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 property management companies in Pender County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Pender County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $388.7M a year, or $15,370 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 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 25,291 households in Pender County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pender County, NC compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Pender County has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,945 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Pender County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pender County at 72,111 people in 2025, up 19.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,291 households. Median household income in Pender County is $80,396, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Pender County scores 57 for property management companies (upper middle), #330 of 910 scored counties.
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