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Real estate businesses in Pitt County, NC

The real estate businesses in Pitt County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,848 of 2,229 scored counties
#73 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
255
11 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
154
+9.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,855 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
93
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.2
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
182,936
+5.4% 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

Pitt County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,848 of 2,229 scored counties and #73 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $13,855 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Pitt County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 7% below 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 255 real estate businesses on map listings in Pitt County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.2, 11% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pitt County was 154 in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 484 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pitt County grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pitt 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 Pitt County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePitt CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.237.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9392100
Households per official establishment484378414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.2%+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,855$15,139$16,661
Median household income$58,188$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score3640

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
141 → 154+9.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
393
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
647Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
25511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
238The 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 Pitt 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 Pitt County

Population, 2025 estimate
182,936+5.4% since 2020
Households
74,533
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
652 sq. mi.
People per square mile
272
Median household income
$58,188+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,802
Median home value
$208,900
Jobs located here
82,213
Daytime population
183,443Residents 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 Pitt 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
73Pitt County, NC3625534.293+5.4%#1,848 of 2,229

Other business types in Pitt County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 255 real estate businesses in Pitt County. 11 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 154 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 647 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1B a year, or $13,855 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 255 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 7% below 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 74,533 households in Pitt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pitt County has 34.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 93, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pitt County would have about 238, against 255 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 484 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Pitt County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Pitt County at 182,936 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,533 households. Median household income in Pitt County is $58,188, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Pitt County scores 36 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,848 of 2,229 scored counties.

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