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Real estate agents and brokers in Knox County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Knox County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #770 of 2,176 scored counties
#17 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $261.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,465 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 282
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,767
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $12,465 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $261.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.8 times 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 17 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,996 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Knox County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #770 of 2,176 scored counties and #17 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 282 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,996 | 1,021 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,465 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $57,030 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $830K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,767−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,972
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,560
- Median home value
- $111,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,910
- Daytime population
- 44,318Residents 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 |
| 17Knox County, IL | 55 | 17 | 8.1 | 282 | −4.1% | #770 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Knox 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers55
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Knox County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 real estate agents and brokers in Knox County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $261.4M a year, or $12,465 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.8 times 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 20,972 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Knox County has 8.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 282, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Knox County would have about 48, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,996 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in Knox County is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Knox County scores 55 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #770 of 2,176 scored counties.
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