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Real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County, IN
The real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,617 of 2,176 scored counties
#64 of 80 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 584
- 26 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 390
- +29.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,403 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 75
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.5
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 387,036
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 584 real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County. 26 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 42.5 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Hamilton County spend about $2.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,403 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 25% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County was 390 in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 352 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $257K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County grew 10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamilton County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,617 of 2,176 scored counties and #64 of 80 scored counties in Indiana.
How Hamilton 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.
| Measure | Hamilton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.5 | 22.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 75 | 113 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 352 | 1,013 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.6% | +26.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,403 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $121,530 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 301 → 390+29.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 645
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 58426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 438The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $257K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 387,036+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 137,252
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 926
- Median household income
- $121,530+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,610
- Median home value
- $405,500
- Jobs located here
- 177,508
- Daytime population
- 354,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Hamilton County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LaGrange County, IN | 74 | 11 | 8.5 | 309 | +1.9% | #99 of 2,176 |
| 2Franklin County, IN | 72 | 8 | 8.7 | 301 | +2.2% | #150 of 2,176 |
| 3Clinton County, IN | 67 | 8 | 6.4 | 377 | +0.4% | #292 of 2,176 |
| 4Daviess County, IN | 67 | 14 | 11.9 | 206 | +2.5% | #299 of 2,176 |
| 5Ripley County, IN | 64 | 15 | 13.0 | 190 | +1.6% | #390 of 2,176 |
| 6Posey County, IN | 63 | 6 | 5.7 | 457 | −0.8% | #405 of 2,176 |
| 7Greene County, IN | 63 | 12 | 9.2 | 255 | +1.2% | #411 of 2,176 |
| 8Washington County, IN | 62 | 11 | 9.8 | 241 | +0.5% | #456 of 2,176 |
| 9Scott County, IN | 62 | 11 | 11.2 | 205 | +2.8% | #469 of 2,176 |
| 10Montgomery County, IN | 62 | 19 | 12.2 | 203 | +2.7% | #470 of 2,176 |
| 64Hamilton County, IN | 40 | 584 | 42.5 | 75 | +10.9% | #1,617 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders34
- Home inspectors52
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Hamilton County, IN?
Hamilton County has 584 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 390 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hamilton County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.4B a year, or $17,403 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 584 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 25% 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 137,252 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Hamilton County has 42.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 75, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 438, against 584 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 352 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 387,036 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,252 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $121,530 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.8% 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. Hamilton County scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,617 of 2,176 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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