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Real estate agents and brokers in Fayette County, GA
How Fayette County, GA 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,921 of 2,176 scored counties
#84 of 97 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 296
- 10 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 156
- +10.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $799.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,939 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 50
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 66.4
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,156
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,921 of 2,176 scored counties and #84 of 97 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 296 real estate agents and brokers in Fayette County. 10 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 66.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Fayette County comes to about $799.8M a year: $17,939 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 50% 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.
Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Fayette County in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 286 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $265K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Fayette County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fayette 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.
| Measure | Fayette County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 66.4 | 31.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 50 | 90 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 286 | 654 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.6% | +21.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,939 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $111,978 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 141 → 156+10.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29610 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
- 2
- Amount
- $265K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,156+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,581
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 195 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 628
- Median household income
- $111,978+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,593
- Median home value
- $436,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,297
- Daytime population
- 120,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Peach County, GA | 83 | 8 | 7.5 | 356 | +6.5% | #11 of 2,176 |
| 2Lamar County, GA | 83 | 7 | 9.8 | 274 | +12.9% | #13 of 2,176 |
| 3Haralson County, GA | 80 | 8 | 6.8 | 397 | +10.0% | #21 of 2,176 |
| 4Walker County, GA | 79 | 23 | 8.7 | 291 | +3.7% | #40 of 2,176 |
| 5Jones County, GA | 78 | 9 | 8.3 | 326 | +2.8% | #50 of 2,176 |
| 6Madison County, GA | 76 | 9 | 8.0 | 319 | +8.8% | #67 of 2,176 |
| 7Lee County, GA | 73 | 13 | 10.6 | 270 | +2.9% | #125 of 2,176 |
| 8Paulding County, GA | 73 | 83 | 13.8 | 220 | +12.7% | #133 of 2,176 |
| 9Polk County, GA | 73 | 20 | 12.6 | 200 | +6.0% | #135 of 2,176 |
| 10Newton County, GA | 73 | 61 | 14.8 | 185 | +11.2% | #138 of 2,176 |
| 84Fayette County, GA | 34 | 296 | 66.4 | 50 | +4.7% | #1,921 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders32
- Home inspectors27
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Fayette County, GA?
Fayette County has 296 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Fayette County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $799.8M a year, or $17,939 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 296 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 50% 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 44,581 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, GA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Fayette County has 66.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 50, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Fayette County would have about 147, against 296 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 286 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 125,156 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,581 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $111,978 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Fayette County scores 34 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,921 of 2,176 scored counties.
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