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Real estate agents and brokers in Newton County, GA
How Newton 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #138 of 2,176 scored counties
#10 of 97 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 61
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $614.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,913 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 185
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,583
- +11.2% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Newton County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #138 of 2,176 scored counties and #10 of 97 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.
Households in Newton County spend about $614.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,913 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 85% 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 61 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Newton County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,060 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 31.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 185 | 90 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,060 | 654 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,913 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,179 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The 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 Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,583+11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,203
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 432
- Median household income
- $77,179+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,574
- Median home value
- $265,000
- Jobs located here
- 26,349
- Daytime population
- 91,909Residents 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 |
Other business types in Newton 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 estate68
- Real estate agents and brokers73
- Property management71
- Mortgage brokers and lenders74
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Newton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 real estate agents and brokers in Newton County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Newton County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $614.5M a year, or $14,913 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 61 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 85% 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 41,203 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, GA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Newton County has 14.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 185, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Newton County would have about 113, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,060 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Newton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 125,583 people in 2025, up 11.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,203 households. Median household income in Newton County is $77,179, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Newton County scores 73 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #138 of 2,176 scored counties.
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