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Real estate agents and brokers in Clay County, IL
How Clay County, IL 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,834 of 2,176 scored counties
#68 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $67.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,788 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 178
- 78% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,793
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Clay County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,834 of 2,176 scored counties and #68 of 82 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 real estate agents and brokers in Clay County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $12,788 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $67.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 78% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Clay County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 178 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,021 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,788 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $60,417 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,793−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,311
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $60,417+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,530
- Median home value
- $97,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,511
- Daytime population
- 12,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry County, IL | 69 | 11 | 5.4 | 468 | −2.2% | #229 of 2,176 |
| 2Woodford County, IL | 69 | 10 | 6.8 | 409 | −0.8% | #232 of 2,176 |
| 3Douglas County, IL | 68 | 7 | 9.0 | 282 | +0.5% | #263 of 2,176 |
| 4Bureau County, IL | 66 | 8 | 5.7 | 430 | −2.1% | #314 of 2,176 |
| 5Clinton County, IL | 65 | 19 | 13.0 | 205 | +0.6% | #355 of 2,176 |
| 6Boone County, IL | 63 | 16 | 8.2 | 328 | +0.4% | #409 of 2,176 |
| 7Randolph County, IL | 62 | 12 | 10.0 | 240 | −0.6% | #457 of 2,176 |
| 8Fulton County, IL | 61 | 11 | 8.0 | 295 | −2.0% | #503 of 2,176 |
| 9Kendall County, IL | 61 | 89 | 19.6 | 153 | +9.9% | #530 of 2,176 |
| 10Jersey County, IL | 60 | 9 | 11.3 | 231 | −1.5% | #548 of 2,176 |
| 68Clay County, IL | 35 | 7 | 13.2 | 178 | −3.6% | #1,834 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Clay 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Clay County, IL?
There are 7 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clay County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $67.9M a year, or $12,788 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 78% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,311 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Clay County has 13.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 178, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Clay County would have about 13, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 12,793 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,311 households. The median household income in Clay County is $60,417 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Clay County scores 35 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,834 of 2,176 scored counties.
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