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Real estate agents and brokers in Hempstead County, AR
The real estate agents and brokers in Hempstead County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,775 of 2,176 scored counties
#37 of 53 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $94.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,691 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 193
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,080
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hempstead County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,775 of 2,176 scored counties and #37 of 53 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 real estate agents and brokers in Hempstead County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $12,691 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Hempstead County spend about $94.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 93% 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 agents and brokers take in.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hempstead County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hempstead County declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hempstead 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 | Hempstead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 23.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 193 | 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 | −4.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,691 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $46,787 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 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
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,080−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,479
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $46,787+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,285
- Median home value
- $105,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,836
- Daytime population
- 19,457Residents 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 |
| 37Hempstead County, AR | 36 | 9 | 12.0 | 193 | −4.6% | #1,775 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Hempstead 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers36
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Hempstead County, AR?
There are 9 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Hempstead County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Hempstead County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hempstead County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $94.9M a year, or $12,691 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 93% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,479 households in Hempstead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hempstead County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Hempstead County has 12.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 193, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Hempstead County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Hempstead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Hempstead County at 19,080 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,479 households. The median household income in Hempstead County is $46,787 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Hempstead County scores 36 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,775 of 2,176 scored counties.
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