Real estate · County · North Carolina
Real estate businesses in Cabarrus County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Cabarrus County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #932 of 2,229 scored counties
#40 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 220
- 10 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 234
- +17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,387 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 145
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,725
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 220 real estate businesses in Cabarrus County. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 26.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Cabarrus County spend about $1.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,387 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 45% 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 businesses take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 234 businesses with payroll in Cabarrus County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 360 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,183 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cabarrus County.
Population estimates show Cabarrus County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Cabarrus County is 53 (upper middle), #932 of 2,229 scored counties and #40 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cabarrus 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 | Cabarrus County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.1 | 37.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 145 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 360 | 378 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.0% | +20.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,387 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,005 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 200 → 234+17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 385
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,183Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 319The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,725+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 84,246
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 654
- Median household income
- $89,005+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,945
- Median home value
- $354,800
- Jobs located here
- 88,944
- Daytime population
- 211,948Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Cabarrus County marked.
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 | 78 | 17 | 8.2 | 374 | +6.0% | #52 of 2,229 |
| 2Perquimans County, NC | 76 | 5 | 8.9 | 369 | +3.6% | #80 of 2,229 |
| 3Camden County, NC | 76 | 6 | 15.0 | 244 | +8.8% | #90 of 2,229 |
| 4Yadkin County, NC | 75 | 11 | 7.3 | 445 | +2.9% | #95 of 2,229 |
| 5Hoke County, NC | 75 | 24 | 12.5 | 264 | +9.0% | #106 of 2,229 |
| 6Franklin County, NC | 75 | 37 | 13.0 | 263 | +18.8% | #108 of 2,229 |
| 7Sampson County, NC | 71 | 21 | 9.7 | 312 | +4.1% | #182 of 2,229 |
| 8Person County, NC | 71 | 20 | 12.5 | 264 | +3.7% | #187 of 2,229 |
| 9Davidson County, NC | 70 | 100 | 14.3 | 229 | +6.6% | #208 of 2,229 |
| 10Rowan County, NC | 67 | 75 | 12.7 | 259 | +5.6% | #298 of 2,229 |
| 40Cabarrus County, NC | 53 | 220 | 26.1 | 145 | +9.9% | #932 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Cabarrus 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Cabarrus County, NC?
There are 220 real estate businesses on map listings in Cabarrus County as of September 2026. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,183 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cabarrus County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $16,387 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 220 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 45% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,246 households in Cabarrus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabarrus County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Cabarrus County has 26.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 145, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cabarrus County would have about 319, against 220 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 360 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Cabarrus County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cabarrus County at 249,725 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,246 households. The median household income in Cabarrus County is $89,005 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Cabarrus County scores 53 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #932 of 2,229 scored counties.
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