Real estate · Small-town market · North Carolina
Real estate agents and brokers in the Washington, NC area
How the Washington, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #381 of 533 scored small-town markets
#16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 36
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $266.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,727 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 136
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,670
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Washington area spend about $266.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,727 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 36% 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 36 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Washington area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Washington area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,385 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Washington area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Washington area is 40 (lower middle), #381 of 533 scored small-town markets and #16 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Washington 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 | Washington area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 30.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 136 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,385 | 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 | $13,727 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,357 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $725K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 361 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Washington 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 Washington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,6700.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,385
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 833 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $58,357+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,141
- Median home value
- $192,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,163
- Daytime population
- 41,743Residents 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 |
| 16Washington, NC | 40 | 36 | 18.6 | 136 | 0.0% | #381 of 533 |
Other business types in the Washington 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Washington, NC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 real estate agents and brokers in the Washington area. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in the Washington, NC area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $266.1M a year, or $13,727 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 36 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 36% 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 19,385 households in the Washington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington, NC area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Washington area has 18.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 136, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Washington area would have about 49, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,385 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is the Washington, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington area at 44,670 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,385 households. Median household income in the Washington area is $58,357, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. 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 Washington area scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #381 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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