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Real estate agents and brokers in Richmond County, GA
How Richmond 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,029 of 2,176 scored counties
#90 of 97 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 249
- 6 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,549 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 77
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 206,559
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Richmond County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,029 of 2,176 scored counties and #90 of 97 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 249 real estate agents and brokers in Richmond County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.5, 6% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,549 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 23% 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 Richmond County was 50 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,534 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $789K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Richmond County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.5 | 31.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 77 | 90 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,534 | 654 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +21.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,549 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $55,637 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 50+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2496 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $789K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 206,5590.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,694
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 635
- Median household income
- $55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,429
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 100,051
- Daytime population
- 227,215Residents 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 |
| 90Richmond County, GA | 30 | 249 | 32.5 | 77 | 0.0% | #2,029 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 estate26
- Real estate agents and brokers30
- Property management39
- Mortgage brokers and lenders57
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Richmond County, GA?
There are 249 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. 6 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Richmond County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $13,549 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 249 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% 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 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, GA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Richmond County has 32.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Richmond County would have about 191, against 249 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,534 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 30 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,029 of 2,176 scored counties.
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