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Real estate agents and brokers in Madera County, CA
How Madera County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #370 of 2,176 scored counties
#6 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 105
- 8 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $799M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,607 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 140
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.1
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 167,927
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $17,607 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Madera County spend about $799M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 40% 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.
There are 105 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Madera County as of September 2026. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Madera County in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,418 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Madera County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madera County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #370 of 2,176 scored counties and #6 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Madera 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 | Madera County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 38.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 140 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,418 | 601 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +17.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,607 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,627 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 32−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1058 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 147The 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 Madera 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 Madera County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 167,927+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 45,379
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,137 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,809
- Median home value
- $393,200
- Jobs located here
- 52,879
- Daytime population
- 154,268Residents 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 |
Other business types in Madera 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 estate56
- Real estate agents and brokers65
- Property management56
- Mortgage brokers and lenders64
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Madera County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 105 real estate agents and brokers in Madera County. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Madera County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $799M a year, or $17,607 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 105 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 40% 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 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madera County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Madera County has 23.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 140, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Madera County would have about 147, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,418 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Madera County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 65 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #370 of 2,176 scored counties.
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