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Real estate businesses in Hertford County, NC
The real estate businesses in Hertford County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 2,229 scored counties
#24 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $106.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,879 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 411
- 4.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 81% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,015
- −11.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hertford County comes to about $106.7M a year: $12,879 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.1 times 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.
There are 6 real estate businesses on map listings in Hertford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Hertford County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 2,071 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hertford County declined 11.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Hertford County is 59 (upper middle), #587 of 2,229 scored counties and #24 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Hertford 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 | Hertford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 37.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 411 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,071 | 378 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −11.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,879 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $45,537 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $228K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Hertford 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 Hertford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,015−11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,285
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 353 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $45,537+11.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,190
- Median home value
- $119,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,461
- Daytime population
- 20,833Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 24Hertford County, NC | 59 | 6 | 7.2 | 411 | −11.2% | #587 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Hertford 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 Hertford County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate businesses in Hertford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hertford County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $106.7M a year, or $12,879 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.1 times 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,285 households in Hertford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hertford County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Hertford County has 7.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 411, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hertford County would have about 25, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,071 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Hertford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Hertford County at 19,015 people in 2025, down 11.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,285 households. Median household income in Hertford County is $45,537, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.0%, 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. Hertford County scores 59 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #587 of 2,229 scored counties.
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