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Real estate agents and brokers in Washington County, NC

How Washington 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$59.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,532 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
545
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,638
−3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $12,532 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $59.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

Washington County has 2 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Washington County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.230.230.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)54592100
Households per official establishmentn/a622788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.9%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,532$15,139$16,661
Median household income$41,813$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,638−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,744
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
347 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$41,813+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,368
Median home value
$125,900
Jobs located here
2,683
Daytime population
9,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Duplin County, NC79146.7361+6.0%#38 of 2,176
2Franklin County, NC763211.2241+18.8%#73 of 2,176
3Hoke County, NC74189.3279+9.0%#104 of 2,176
4Person County, NC741610.0263+3.7%#107 of 2,176
5Harnett County, NC725911.8226+12.3%#156 of 2,176
6Sampson County, NC71198.8274+4.1%#174 of 2,176
7Davidson County, NC717610.9240+6.6%#179 of 2,176
8Granville County, NC68219.3290+2.1%#261 of 2,176
9Robeson County, NC68368.3271+3.4%#265 of 2,176
10Alexander County, NC67107.1359+1.5%#293 of 2,176
Washington County, NCNot scored24.2545−3.1%

Other business types in Washington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Washington County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 real estate agents and brokers in Washington County. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Washington County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $59.5M a year, or $12,532 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 4,744 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Washington County has 2 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Washington County would have about 11, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 10,638 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,744 households. Median household income in Washington County is $41,813, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.2%, 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. Washington County has no market score for real estate agents and brokers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Washington County

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Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.