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Real estate businesses in Charles City County, VA

How Charles City County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$43.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,074 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
1,013
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,623
−1.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 real estate business in Charles City County. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Charles City County comes to about $43.9M a year: $15,074 per household, 10% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Charles City County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Charles City County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Charles City County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Charles City County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCharles City CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.441.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)1,01395100
Households per official establishmentn/a411414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,074$16,844$16,661
Median household income$75,417$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Charles City 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 Charles City County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,623−1.8% since 2020
Households
2,911
Median age
52.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
183 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$75,417
Average household income
$101,734
Median home value
$241,400
Jobs located here
1,775
Daytime population
4,917Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Charles City County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Caroline County, VA851613.3275+11.3%#9 of 2,229
2Prince George County, VA7997.0523+2.0%#34 of 2,229
3King William County, VA7968.2444+9.5%#37 of 2,229
4Rockingham County, VA78268.0448+6.6%#47 of 2,229
5Frederick County, VA783610.2384+8.8%#50 of 2,229
6Greene County, VA7767.5508+6.6%#63 of 2,229
7Fluvanna County, VA761211.6328+6.2%#83 of 2,229
8Madison County, VA73712.8284+2.7%#142 of 2,229
9Southampton County, VA7157.3457+0.9%#173 of 2,229
10Amherst County, VA711411.0300+2.1%#185 of 2,229
Charles City County, VANot scored13.41,013−1.8%

Other business types in Charles City County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Charles City County, VA?

There is 1 real estate business on map listings in Charles City County as of September 2026. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Charles City County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Charles City County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $43.9M a year, or $15,074 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,911 households in Charles City County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charles City County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Charles City County has 1 real estate business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Charles City County would have about 10, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Charles City County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Charles City County at 6,623 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,911 households. The median household income in Charles City County is $75,417 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Charles City County

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