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Real estate businesses in Forsyth County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Forsyth County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,529 of 2,229 scored counties
#57 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 523
- 20 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 320
- +15.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,661 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 103
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,718
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 523 real estate businesses in Forsyth County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 32.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $14,661 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Forsyth County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3% 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 320 businesses with payroll in Forsyth County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 500 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,568 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $521K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Forsyth County.
Population estimates show Forsyth County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,529 of 2,229 scored counties and #57 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Forsyth 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 | Forsyth County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.7 | 37.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 103 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 500 | 378 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.5% | +20.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,661 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,165 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 277 → 320+15.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,464
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $105.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,568Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 541The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $521K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,718+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 159,925
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 956
- Median household income
- $67,165+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,082
- Median home value
- $250,400
- Jobs located here
- 197,283
- Daytime population
- 420,468Residents 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 Forsyth 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 |
| 57Forsyth County, NC | 42 | 523 | 32.7 | 103 | +5.0% | #1,529 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, NC?
Forsyth County has 523 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 320 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,568 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Forsyth County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $14,661 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 523 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% 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 159,925 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forsyth County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Forsyth County has 32.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 103, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 541, against 523 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 500 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Forsyth County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Forsyth County at 401,718 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,925 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $67,165 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Forsyth County scores 42 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,529 of 2,229 scored counties.
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