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Real estate agents and brokers in Benton County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Benton County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,446 of 2,176 scored counties
#26 of 53 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 402
- 28 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 232
- +38.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,729 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 85
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,554
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Benton County spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,729 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 15% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Benton County has 402 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.9, 17% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 232 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 482 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $188K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Benton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Benton County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,446 of 2,176 scored counties and #26 of 53 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Benton County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.9 | 23.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 85 | 109 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 482 | 1,053 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.1% | +28.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,729 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $93,506 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 168 → 232+38.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 343The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $188K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,554+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 111,919
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 848 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 358
- Median household income
- $93,506+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,066
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 151,032
- Daytime population
- 313,270Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AR | 71 | 8 | 12.4 | 202 | +11.2% | #183 of 2,176 |
| 2Franklin County, AR | 69 | 6 | 8.5 | 284 | +3.5% | #239 of 2,176 |
| 3Grant County, AR | 67 | 10 | 14.3 | 187 | +4.1% | #305 of 2,176 |
| 4Logan County, AR | 66 | 8 | 9.4 | 269 | +2.5% | #320 of 2,176 |
| 5Crawford County, AR | 63 | 25 | 10.7 | 239 | +4.1% | #413 of 2,176 |
| 6Conway County, AR | 62 | 9 | 10.9 | 220 | +3.2% | #461 of 2,176 |
| 7Randolph County, AR | 60 | 5 | 6.8 | 347 | +1.5% | #539 of 2,176 |
| 8Miller County, AR | 59 | 18 | 11.0 | 215 | −0.5% | #589 of 2,176 |
| 9Independence County, AR | 56 | 21 | 14.3 | 173 | +2.2% | #741 of 2,176 |
| 10Lawrence County, AR | 53 | 6 | 9.1 | 259 | +0.3% | #861 of 2,176 |
| 26Benton County, AR | 43 | 402 | 35.9 | 85 | +16.0% | #1,446 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Benton 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
- Real estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management80
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors57
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Benton County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 402 real estate agents and brokers in Benton County. 28 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 232 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Benton County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.9B a year, or $16,729 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 402 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% 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 agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,919 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Benton County has 35.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Benton County would have about 343, against 402 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 332,554 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,919 households. Median household income in Benton County is $93,506, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Benton County scores 43 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,446 of 2,176 scored counties.
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