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Real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #989 of 2,176 scored counties
#30 of 80 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
26
3 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$232.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,582 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
164
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,535
+2.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $13,582 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $232.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 64% 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.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in DeKalb County in 2023. That is one for every 1,221 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). DeKalb County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #989 of 2,176 scored counties and #30 of 80 scored counties in Indiana.

How DeKalb County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 DeKalb County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDeKalb CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.222.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)164113100
Households per official establishment1,2211,013788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.4%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,582$13,818$16,661
Median household income$74,331$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 14
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
263 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 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
44,535+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,096
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,977
Median home value
$194,100
Jobs located here
21,740
Daytime population
43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1LaGrange County, IN74118.5309+1.9%#99 of 2,176
2Franklin County, IN7288.7301+2.2%#150 of 2,176
3Clinton County, IN6786.4377+0.4%#292 of 2,176
4Daviess County, IN671411.9206+2.5%#299 of 2,176
5Ripley County, IN641513.0190+1.6%#390 of 2,176
6Posey County, IN6365.7457−0.8%#405 of 2,176
7Greene County, IN63129.2255+1.2%#411 of 2,176
8Washington County, IN62119.8241+0.5%#456 of 2,176
9Scott County, IN621111.2205+2.8%#469 of 2,176
10Montgomery County, IN621912.2203+2.7%#470 of 2,176
30DeKalb County, IN512615.2164+2.9%#989 of 2,176

Other business types in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, IN?

There are 26 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in DeKalb County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $232.2M a year, or $13,582 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 64% 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 17,096 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

DeKalb County has 15.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 164, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 43, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,221 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is DeKalb County, IN growing?

Population estimates put DeKalb County at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. DeKalb County scores 51 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #989 of 2,176 scored counties.

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