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Real estate agents and brokers in Williamson County, IL

How Williamson 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,049 of 2,176 scored counties
#78 of 82 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
73
3 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$385.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,291 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
97
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,225
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For real estate agents and brokers, Williamson County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #2,049 of 2,176 scored counties and #78 of 82 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 real estate agents and brokers in Williamson County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $13,291 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Williamson County spend about $385.2M 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 24 businesses with payroll in Williamson County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,208 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Williamson 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Williamson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.225.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)97107100
Households per official establishment1,2081,021788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.8%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,291$14,866$16,661
Median household income$65,604$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 24
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
733 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The 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 Williamson 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 Williamson County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,225+0.2% since 2020
Households
28,983
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$65,604+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,846
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
28,604
Daytime population
68,042Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Williamson County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Henry County, IL69115.4468−2.2%#229 of 2,176
2Woodford County, IL69106.8409−0.8%#232 of 2,176
3Douglas County, IL6879.0282+0.5%#263 of 2,176
4Bureau County, IL6685.7430−2.1%#314 of 2,176
5Clinton County, IL651913.0205+0.6%#355 of 2,176
6Boone County, IL63168.2328+0.4%#409 of 2,176
7Randolph County, IL621210.0240−0.6%#457 of 2,176
8Fulton County, IL61118.0295−2.0%#503 of 2,176
9Kendall County, IL618919.6153+9.9%#530 of 2,176
10Jersey County, IL60911.3231−1.5%#548 of 2,176
78Williamson County, IL297325.297+0.2%#2,049 of 2,176

Other business types in Williamson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Williamson County, IL?

There are 73 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Williamson County as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Williamson County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $385.2M a year, or $13,291 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 73 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 28,983 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Williamson County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Williamson County has 25.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 18% below 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, Williamson County would have about 71, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,208 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 67,225 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,983 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $65,604 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Williamson County scores 29 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,049 of 2,176 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Williamson County

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