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Real estate agents and brokers in Dougherty County, GA

The real estate agents and brokers in Dougherty County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,139 of 2,176 scored counties
#97 of 97 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
75
3 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
32
+28.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$437.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,757 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
107
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,616
−3.0% since 2020

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What this means

For real estate agents and brokers, Dougherty County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,139 of 2,176 scored counties and #97 of 97 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Dougherty County comes to about $437.3M a year: $12,757 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 7% 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 75 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Dougherty County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.9, 28% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Dougherty County was 32 in 2023, up 28.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,071 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dougherty County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dougherty County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Dougherty County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDougherty CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.931.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10790100
Households per official establishment1,071654788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.0%+21.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,757$15,525$16,661
Median household income$49,044$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 32+28.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
77
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
753 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,616−3.0% since 2020
Households
34,280
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
253
Median household income
$49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,820
Median home value
$134,400
Jobs located here
43,701
Daytime population
96,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Dougherty County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Peach County, GA8387.5356+6.5%#11 of 2,176
2Lamar County, GA8379.8274+12.9%#13 of 2,176
3Haralson County, GA8086.8397+10.0%#21 of 2,176
4Walker County, GA79238.7291+3.7%#40 of 2,176
5Jones County, GA7898.3326+2.8%#50 of 2,176
6Madison County, GA7698.0319+8.8%#67 of 2,176
7Lee County, GA731310.6270+2.9%#125 of 2,176
8Paulding County, GA738313.8220+12.7%#133 of 2,176
9Polk County, GA732012.6200+6.0%#135 of 2,176
10Newton County, GA736114.8185+11.2%#138 of 2,176
97Dougherty County, GA227521.9107−3.0%#2,139 of 2,176

Other business types in Dougherty County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Dougherty County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 75 real estate agents and brokers in Dougherty County. 3 of them (4%) 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, up 28.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $437.3M a year, or $12,757 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 75 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 7% 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 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Dougherty County has 21.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 107, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 80, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,071 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 22 for real estate agents and brokers (low), #2,139 of 2,176 scored counties.

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