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Real estate agents and brokers in Okaloosa County, FL
The real estate agents and brokers in Okaloosa County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,009 of 2,176 scored counties
#57 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 464
- 19 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 244
- +38.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,899 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 54
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.3
- 77% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,810
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Okaloosa County is 31 (lower middle), #2,009 of 2,176 scored counties and #57 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 464 real estate agents and brokers in Okaloosa County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 54.3, 77% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $15,899 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Okaloosa County spend about $1.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 46% below 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 Okaloosa County was 244 in 2023, up 38.6% from 2019. That is one for every 350 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Okaloosa County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Okaloosa 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 | Okaloosa County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.3 | 50.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 54 | 56 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 350 | 414 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.6% | +26.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,899 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,998 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 176 → 244+38.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 393
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 46419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 249The 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 Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,810+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 85,411
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 930 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 233
- Median household income
- $81,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,934
- Median home value
- $351,200
- Jobs located here
- 91,084
- Daytime population
- 224,037Residents 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 |
| 57Okaloosa County, FL | 31 | 464 | 54.3 | 54 | +4.6% | #2,009 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Okaloosa 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 estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management27
- Mortgage brokers and lenders34
- Home inspectors32
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Okaloosa County, FL?
Okaloosa County has 464 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 244 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 38.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Okaloosa County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $15,899 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 464 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 46% below 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 85,411 households in Okaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Okaloosa County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Okaloosa County has 54.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 54, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Okaloosa County would have about 249, against 464 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 350 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Okaloosa County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Okaloosa County at 221,810 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,411 households. The median household income in Okaloosa County is $81,998 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Okaloosa County scores 31 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,009 of 2,176 scored counties.
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