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Real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County, IL
How DeKalb 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,106 of 2,176 scored counties
#31 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 78
- 6 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $544.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,777 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 128
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,777 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $544.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 28% 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 78 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 19.7 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County in 2023. That is one for every 2,082 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $255K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County.
Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). DeKalb County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,106 of 2,176 scored counties and #31 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 128 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,082 | 1,021 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,777 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 786 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $255K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 31DeKalb County, IL | 49 | 78 | 19.7 | 128 | +1.5% | #1,106 of 2,176 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers49
- Property management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders37
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in DeKalb County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County. 6 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $544.9M a year, or $13,777 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 78 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 28% 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 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
DeKalb County has 19.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 128, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 100, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,082 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 49 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,106 of 2,176 scored counties.
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