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Real estate businesses in Stokes County, NC
The real estate businesses in Stokes County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #413 of 2,229 scored counties
#14 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $266.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,654 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 205
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,126
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,654 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Stokes County spend about $266.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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 30 real estate businesses on map listings in Stokes County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 60% 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 Stokes County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,303 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 151 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stokes County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Stokes County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #413 of 2,229 scored counties and #14 of 90 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stokes 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 | Stokes County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 37.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 205 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,303 | 378 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,654 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,969 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 151Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 Stokes 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 Stokes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,126+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,546
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $62,969+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,672
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,846
- Daytime population
- 32,092Residents 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 Stokes 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 |
| 14Stokes County, NC | 64 | 30 | 15.3 | 205 | +3.5% | #413 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Stokes 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 Stokes County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 real estate businesses in Stokes County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 151 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stokes County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $266.9M a year, or $13,654 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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 19,546 households in Stokes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stokes County, NC compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Stokes County has 15.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 205, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Stokes County would have about 62, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,303 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Stokes County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Stokes County at 46,126 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,546 households. Median household income in Stokes County is $62,969, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Stokes County scores 64 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #413 of 2,229 scored counties.
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