Real estate · Small-town market · North Carolina
Real estate agents and brokers in the Elizabeth City, NC area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Elizabeth City, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #228 of 533 scored small-town markets
#8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $223.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,164 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 93
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.9
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,201
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Elizabeth City area spend about $223.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,164 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 7% below 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.
There are 44 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Elizabeth City area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 27.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Elizabeth City area in 2023. That is one for every 2,631 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Elizabeth City area grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Elizabeth City area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #228 of 533 scored small-town markets and #8 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Elizabeth City area 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 | Elizabeth City area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.9 | 30.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 93 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,631 | 622 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,164 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,589 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 441 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 the Elizabeth City area, 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 the Elizabeth City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,201+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,785
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 227 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $66,589
- Average household income
- $85,046
- Median home value
- $234,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,323
- Daytime population
- 38,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 73 | 59 | 11.8 | 226 | +12.3% | #35 of 533 |
| 2Lumberton, NC | 70 | 36 | 8.3 | 271 | +3.4% | #51 of 533 |
| 3Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 65 | 49 | 12.6 | 199 | +3.4% | #81 of 533 |
| 4North Wilkesboro, NC | 62 | 26 | 9.6 | 248 | +0.6% | #103 of 533 |
| 5Kinston, NC | 62 | 23 | 9.8 | 236 | +1.4% | #104 of 533 |
| 6Roanoke Rapids, NC | 61 | 14 | 5.0 | 474 | −4.3% | #114 of 533 |
| 7Wilson, NC | 55 | 40 | 12.1 | 206 | +1.7% | #185 of 533 |
| 8Elizabeth City, NC | 53 | 44 | 27.9 | 93 | +4.5% | #228 of 533 |
| 9Laurinburg, NC | 52 | 13 | 10.3 | 227 | −0.3% | #229 of 533 |
| 10Mount Airy, NC | 51 | 52 | 17.4 | 141 | +1.3% | #248 of 533 |
Other business types in the Elizabeth City area
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 estate55
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Elizabeth City, NC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 real estate agents and brokers in the Elizabeth City area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. 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 the Elizabeth City, NC area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $223.6M a year, or $14,164 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 44 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 7% below 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,785 households in the Elizabeth City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elizabeth City, NC area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Elizabeth City area has 27.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 93, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Elizabeth City area would have about 41, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,631 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is the Elizabeth City, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Elizabeth City area at 42,201 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,785 households. Median household income in the Elizabeth City area is $66,589, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Elizabeth City area scores 53 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #228 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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