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Real estate businesses in Hopewell city, VA
The real estate businesses in Hopewell city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,128 of 2,229 scored counties
#48 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $124.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,429 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 159
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,261
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 real estate businesses in Hopewell city. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hopewell city comes to about $124.3M a year: $13,429 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 59% above 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hopewell city in 2023. That is one for every 1,028 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hopewell city grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hopewell city scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,128 of 2,229 scored counties and #48 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Hopewell city 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.
| Measure | Hopewell city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 159 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,028 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,429 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,729 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Hopewell city, 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 Hopewell city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,261+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,255
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,217
- Median household income
- $54,729+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,490
- Median home value
- $181,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,543
- Daytime population
- 19,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Hopewell city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caroline County, VA | 85 | 16 | 13.3 | 275 | +11.3% | #9 of 2,229 |
| 2Prince George County, VA | 79 | 9 | 7.0 | 523 | +2.0% | #34 of 2,229 |
| 3King William County, VA | 79 | 6 | 8.2 | 444 | +9.5% | #37 of 2,229 |
| 4Rockingham County, VA | 78 | 26 | 8.0 | 448 | +6.6% | #47 of 2,229 |
| 5Frederick County, VA | 78 | 36 | 10.2 | 384 | +8.8% | #50 of 2,229 |
| 6Greene County, VA | 77 | 6 | 7.5 | 508 | +6.6% | #63 of 2,229 |
| 7Fluvanna County, VA | 76 | 12 | 11.6 | 328 | +6.2% | #83 of 2,229 |
| 8Madison County, VA | 73 | 7 | 12.8 | 284 | +2.7% | #142 of 2,229 |
| 9Southampton County, VA | 71 | 5 | 7.3 | 457 | +0.9% | #173 of 2,229 |
| 10Amherst County, VA | 71 | 14 | 11.0 | 300 | +2.1% | #185 of 2,229 |
| 48Hopewell city, VA | 49 | 18 | 19.4 | 159 | +1.1% | #1,128 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Hopewell city
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 Hopewell city, VA?
There are 18 real estate businesses on map listings in Hopewell city as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hopewell city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $124.3M a year, or $13,429 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 59% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,255 households in Hopewell city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hopewell city, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Hopewell city has 19.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 159, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hopewell city would have about 29, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,028 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Hopewell city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hopewell city at 23,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,255 households. The median household income in Hopewell city is $54,729 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hopewell city scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,128 of 2,229 scored counties.
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