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Real estate agents and brokers in Pamlico County, NC
The real estate agents and brokers in Pamlico County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,806 of 2,176 scored counties
#67 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $75M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,751 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 98
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,758
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Pamlico County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,806 of 2,176 scored counties and #67 of 88 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 real estate agents and brokers in Pamlico County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 25.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,751 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Pamlico County spend about $75M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Pamlico County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 909 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pamlico County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pamlico 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 | Pamlico County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 30.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 98 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 909 | 622 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,751 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $59,717 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Pamlico 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 Pamlico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,758+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,456
- Median age
- 52.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 337 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $59,717+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,618
- Median home value
- $216,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,289
- Daytime population
- 11,007Residents 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 |
| 67Pamlico County, NC | 36 | 14 | 25.7 | 98 | +3.7% | #1,806 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Pamlico 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 estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers36
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Pamlico County, NC?
Pamlico County has 14 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) 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 Pamlico County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $75M a year, or $13,751 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,456 households in Pamlico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pamlico County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Pamlico County has 25.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 98, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 909 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Pamlico County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pamlico County at 12,758 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,456 households. The median household income in Pamlico County is $59,717 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Pamlico County scores 36 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,806 of 2,176 scored counties.
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