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Real estate agents and brokers in Nash County, NC
How Nash 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #750 of 2,176 scored counties
#33 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 67
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $549.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,172 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 151
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,365
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Nash County spend about $549.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,172 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 51% above 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 67 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Nash County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Nash County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,437 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Nash County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Nash County is 56 (upper middle), #750 of 2,176 scored counties and #33 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Nash 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 | Nash County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 30.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 151 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,437 | 622 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +29.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,172 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,426 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 27+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 671 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The 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 Nash 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 Nash County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,365+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 38,797
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 540 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $62,426+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,429
- Median home value
- $191,000
- Jobs located here
- 42,276
- Daytime population
- 96,653Residents 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 |
| 33Nash County, NC | 56 | 67 | 17.3 | 151 | +3.9% | #750 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Nash 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 estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers56
- Property management61
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Nash County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 real estate agents and brokers in Nash County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Nash County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $549.8M a year, or $14,172 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 67 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 51% above 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 38,797 households in Nash County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nash County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Nash County has 17.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 151, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Nash County would have about 101, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,437 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Nash County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Nash County at 99,365 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,797 households. Median household income in Nash County is $62,426, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Nash County scores 56 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #750 of 2,176 scored counties.
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