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Real estate agents and brokers in Columbus County, NC
How Columbus County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #342 of 2,176 scored counties
#13 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $259M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,919 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 432
- 4.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 82% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,487
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 real estate agents and brokers in Columbus County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 82% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Columbus County comes to about $259M a year: $12,919 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.3 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Columbus County in 2023. That is one for every 3,341 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbus County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Columbus County is 65 (upper middle), #342 of 2,176 scored counties and #13 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbus 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 | Columbus County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 30.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 432 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,341 | 622 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,919 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $49,442 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Columbus 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 Columbus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,4870.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,048
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 938 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $49,442+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,260
- Median home value
- $146,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,101
- Daytime population
- 42,846Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Duplin County, NC | 79 | 14 | 6.7 | 361 | +6.0% | #38 of 2,176 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 76 | 32 | 11.2 | 241 | +18.8% | #73 of 2,176 |
| 3Hoke County, NC | 74 | 18 | 9.3 | 279 | +9.0% | #104 of 2,176 |
| 4Person County, NC | 74 | 16 | 10.0 | 263 | +3.7% | #107 of 2,176 |
| 5Harnett County, NC | 72 | 59 | 11.8 | 226 | +12.3% | #156 of 2,176 |
| 6Sampson County, NC | 71 | 19 | 8.8 | 274 | +4.1% | #174 of 2,176 |
| 7Davidson County, NC | 71 | 76 | 10.9 | 240 | +6.6% | #179 of 2,176 |
| 8Granville County, NC | 68 | 21 | 9.3 | 290 | +2.1% | #261 of 2,176 |
| 9Robeson County, NC | 68 | 36 | 8.3 | 271 | +3.4% | #265 of 2,176 |
| 10Alexander County, NC | 67 | 10 | 7.1 | 359 | +1.5% | #293 of 2,176 |
| 13Columbus County, NC | 65 | 11 | 5.5 | 432 | 0.0% | #342 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Columbus 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 estate59
- Real estate agents and brokers65
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Columbus County, NC?
Columbus County has 11 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Columbus County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $259M a year, or $12,919 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.3 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,048 households in Columbus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbus County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Columbus County has 5.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 82% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 432, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Columbus County would have about 48, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,341 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbus County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Columbus County at 50,487 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,048 households. The median household income in Columbus County is $49,442 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Columbus County scores 65 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #342 of 2,176 scored counties.
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