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Real estate businesses in Mecklenburg County, VA
How Mecklenburg County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,045 of 2,229 scored counties
#84 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 47
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $185.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,671 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 91
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.6
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,747
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Mecklenburg County is 31 (lower middle), #2,045 of 2,229 scored counties and #84 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 real estate businesses in Mecklenburg County. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 34.6 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $13,671 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Mecklenburg County spend about $185.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 9% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Mecklenburg County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 617 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mecklenburg County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mecklenburg 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.
| Measure | Mecklenburg County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.6 | 41.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 91 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 617 | 411 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,671 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $57,045 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 474 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,747+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,569
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 625 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $57,045+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,783
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,820
- Daytime population
- 28,099Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 84Mecklenburg County, VA | 31 | 47 | 34.6 | 91 | +1.5% | #2,045 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, VA?
Mecklenburg County has 47 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mecklenburg County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $185.5M a year, or $13,671 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 47 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,569 households in Mecklenburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mecklenburg County, VA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Mecklenburg County has 34.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 91, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Mecklenburg County would have about 43, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 617 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Mecklenburg County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Mecklenburg County at 30,747 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,569 households. The median household income in Mecklenburg County is $57,045 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Mecklenburg County scores 31 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,045 of 2,229 scored counties.
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