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Real estate agents and brokers in Lenoir County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Lenoir County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #546 of 2,176 scored counties
#22 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $296.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,697 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 236
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,837
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lenoir County comes to about $296.5M a year: $12,697 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.4 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.
Lenoir County has 23 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lenoir County in 2023. That is one for every 2,595 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lenoir County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lenoir County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #546 of 2,176 scored counties and #22 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Lenoir 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 | Lenoir County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 30.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 236 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,595 | 622 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,697 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $45,143 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $496K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Lenoir 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 Lenoir County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,837+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,351
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 399 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $45,143+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,291
- Median home value
- $120,500
- Jobs located here
- 29,615
- Daytime population
- 59,853Residents 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 |
| 22Lenoir County, NC | 60 | 23 | 9.8 | 236 | +1.4% | #546 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Lenoir 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 estate56
- Real estate agents and brokers60
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Lenoir County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 real estate agents and brokers in Lenoir County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Lenoir County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $296.5M a year, or $12,697 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,351 households in Lenoir County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lenoir County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Lenoir County has 9.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 236, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Lenoir County would have about 54, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,595 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Lenoir County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Lenoir County at 55,837 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,351 households. Median household income in Lenoir County is $45,143, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.6%, 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. Lenoir County scores 60 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #546 of 2,176 scored counties.
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