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Real estate agents and brokers in Desha County, AR
The real estate agents and brokers in Desha County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $55.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $11,986 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 253
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,984
- −11.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Desha County spend about $55.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $11,986 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.5 times 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.
There are 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Desha County as of September 2026. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Desha County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Desha County from 2020 to 2025 at −11.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, Desha County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Desha 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 | Desha County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 23.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 253 | 109 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,053 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −11.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $11,986 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $37,662 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 50 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Desha 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 Desha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,984−11.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,610
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $37,662+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,518
- Median home value
- $90,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,204
- Daytime population
- 10,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Desha County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 8.7 | 253 | −11.8% |
Other business types in Desha 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Desha County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 real estate agents and brokers in Desha County. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Desha County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Desha County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $55.3M a year, or $11,986 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.5 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 agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,610 households in Desha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Desha County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Desha County has 8.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 253, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Desha County would have about 10, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Desha County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Desha County at 9,984 people in 2025, down 11.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,610 households. Median household income in Desha County is $37,662, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Desha County has no market score for real estate agents and brokers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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