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Real estate agents and brokers in Highlands County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Highlands County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,529 of 2,176 scored counties
#24 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 112
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +73.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $626M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,354 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 103
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 112 real estate agents and brokers in Highlands County. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 23.9 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,354 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Highlands County spend about $626M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Highlands County was 45 in 2023, up 73.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,042 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Highlands County grew 9.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Highlands County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,529 of 2,176 scored counties and #24 of 63 scored counties in Florida.
How Highlands County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Highlands County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 50.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 103 | 56 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,042 | 414 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +73.1% | +26.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,354 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 45+73.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 115The 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 Highlands 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 Highlands County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gadsden County, FL | 69 | 9 | 5.3 | 440 | +2.0% | #230 of 2,176 |
| 2Dixie County, FL | 68 | 5 | 8.0 | 284 | +8.0% | #262 of 2,176 |
| 3Jackson County, FL | 65 | 17 | 9.8 | 240 | +5.4% | #349 of 2,176 |
| 4Jefferson County, FL | 65 | 10 | 17.4 | 150 | +11.1% | #369 of 2,176 |
| 5Union County, FL | 63 | 5 | 11.6 | 222 | +5.2% | #417 of 2,176 |
| 6Baker County, FL | 63 | 17 | 18.5 | 152 | +5.8% | #439 of 2,176 |
| 7Washington County, FL | 62 | 10 | 10.8 | 229 | +5.4% | #458 of 2,176 |
| 8Suwannee County, FL | 62 | 19 | 11.8 | 210 | +10.6% | #466 of 2,176 |
| 9Bradford County, FL | 59 | 12 | 12.9 | 194 | +0.3% | #592 of 2,176 |
| 10Levy County, FL | 59 | 30 | 16.2 | 153 | +12.7% | #605 of 2,176 |
| 24Highlands County, FL | 41 | 112 | 23.9 | 103 | +9.7% | #1,529 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Highlands 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 estate44
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management72
- Mortgage brokers and lenders71
- Home inspectors31
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Highlands County, FL?
Highlands County has 112 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 73.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Highlands County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $626M a year, or $13,354 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 112 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% 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 46,879 households in Highlands County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highlands County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Highlands County has 23.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 103, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Highlands County would have about 115, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,042 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 73.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Highlands County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Highlands County at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. The median household income in Highlands County is $54,897 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Highlands County scores 41 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,529 of 2,176 scored counties.
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