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Real estate businesses in Greene County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Greene County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$88.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,800 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
1,021
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,700
+1.3% 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

Households in Greene County spend about $88.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,800 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

Greene County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Greene County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,382 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Greene County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 real estate businesses on map listings, Greene County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Greene 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 in Greene County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.937.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)1,02192100
Households per official establishment1,382378414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,800$15,139$16,661
Median household income$53,244$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$219K
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,700+1.3% since 2020
Households
6,912
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
267 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$53,244+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,162
Median home value
$117,400
Jobs located here
4,734
Daytime population
16,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Greene County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Duplin County, NC78178.2374+6.0%#52 of 2,229
2Perquimans County, NC7658.9369+3.6%#80 of 2,229
3Camden County, NC76615.0244+8.8%#90 of 2,229
4Yadkin County, NC75117.3445+2.9%#95 of 2,229
5Hoke County, NC752412.5264+9.0%#106 of 2,229
6Franklin County, NC753713.0263+18.8%#108 of 2,229
7Sampson County, NC71219.7312+4.1%#182 of 2,229
8Person County, NC712012.5264+3.7%#187 of 2,229
9Davidson County, NC7010014.3229+6.6%#208 of 2,229
10Rowan County, NC677512.7259+5.6%#298 of 2,229
Greene County, NCNot scored22.91,021+1.3%

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Greene County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 real estate businesses in Greene County. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $88.5M a year, or $12,800 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,912 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Greene County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Greene County would have about 20, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,382 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 20,700 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,912 households. Median household income in Greene County is $53,244, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.7%, 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. Greene County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Greene County

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