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Real estate agents and brokers in Kane County, IL
How Kane 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,599 of 2,176 scored counties
#60 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 561
- 23 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 198
- +23.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,108 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 97
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 525,757
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 561 real estate agents and brokers in Kane County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $16,108 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Kane County spend about $3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 198 businesses with payroll in Kane County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 23.0% from 2019. That is one for every 933 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $205K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Kane County.
Population estimates show Kane County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Kane County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,599 of 2,176 scored counties and #60 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.
How Kane 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 | Kane County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.4 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 97 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 933 | 1,021 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.0% | +10.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,108 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $103,163 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 161 → 198+23.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 294
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 56123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 546The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $205K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Kane 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 Kane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 525,757+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 184,706
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 996
- Median household income
- $103,163+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,975
- Median home value
- $327,000
- Jobs located here
- 219,275
- Daytime population
- 474,484Residents 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 Kane 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 |
| 60Kane County, IL | 40 | 561 | 30.4 | 97 | +1.8% | #1,599 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Kane 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management67
- Mortgage brokers and lenders33
- Home inspectors50
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Kane County, IL?
Kane County has 561 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 23.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Kane County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3B a year, or $16,108 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 561 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% 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 184,706 households in Kane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kane County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Kane County has 30.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 97, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Kane County would have about 546, against 561 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 933 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kane County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kane County at 525,757 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,706 households. The median household income in Kane County is $103,163 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Kane County scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,599 of 2,176 scored counties.
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