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Real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County, IL
How Monroe 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 #1,569 of 2,176 scored counties
#56 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 30
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $220.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,935 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 135
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,840
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.7, 29% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $15,935 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $220.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 35% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County is 40 (lower middle), #1,569 of 2,176 scored counties and #56 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 135 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 630 | 1,021 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,935 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $102,880 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,840−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,851
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $102,880+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,402
- Median home value
- $282,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,117
- Daytime population
- 25,946Residents 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 Monroe 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 |
| 56Monroe County, IL | 40 | 30 | 21.7 | 135 | −0.3% | #1,569 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 brokers40
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Monroe County, IL?
There are 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $220.7M a year, or $15,935 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 35% 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 13,851 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Monroe County has 21.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 135, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Monroe County would have about 41, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 34,840 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,851 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $102,880 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Monroe County scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,569 of 2,176 scored counties.
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