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Real estate agents and brokers in Del Norte County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Del Norte County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,793 of 2,176 scored counties
#38 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $158.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,612 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 116
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,410
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Del Norte County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,793 of 2,176 scored counties and #38 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Del Norte County spend about $158.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,612 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 16% 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.
Del Norte County has 25 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Del Norte County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 952 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Del Norte County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Del Norte County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Del Norte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 38.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 116 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 952 | 601 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,612 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,058 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $970K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Del Norte 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 Del Norte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,410−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,522
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $67,058+48.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,665
- Median home value
- $342,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,729
- Daytime population
- 25,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 88 | 23 | 8.0 | 397 | +8.2% | #2 of 2,176 |
| 2Kings County, CA | 70 | 64 | 14.5 | 214 | +1.0% | #213 of 2,176 |
| 3Colusa County, CA | 69 | 8 | 10.6 | 299 | −0.1% | #236 of 2,176 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 69 | 158 | 18.4 | 166 | +5.1% | #253 of 2,176 |
| 5Glenn County, CA | 65 | 14 | 14.3 | 212 | −2.6% | #354 of 2,176 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 65 | 105 | 23.1 | 140 | +7.4% | #370 of 2,176 |
| 7Tulare County, CA | 62 | 270 | 18.9 | 167 | +2.4% | #484 of 2,176 |
| 8Inyo County, CA | 61 | 12 | 14.9 | 215 | −4.4% | #511 of 2,176 |
| 9Tehama County, CA | 61 | 47 | 19.0 | 160 | −1.7% | #528 of 2,176 |
| 10Kern County, CA | 60 | 572 | 20.1 | 156 | +2.3% | #565 of 2,176 |
| 38Del Norte County, CA | 36 | 25 | 26.3 | 116 | −4.4% | #1,793 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Del Norte 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 brokers36
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Del Norte County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 real estate agents and brokers in Del Norte County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Del Norte County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $158.2M a year, or $16,612 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 16% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,522 households in Del Norte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Del Norte County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Del Norte County has 26.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 116, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Del Norte County would have about 29, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 952 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Del Norte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Del Norte County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,522 households. Median household income in Del Norte County is $67,058, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.1%, 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. Del Norte County scores 36 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,793 of 2,176 scored counties.
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