Real estate · County · Indiana
Real estate agents and brokers in Knox County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Knox County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #981 of 2,176 scored counties
#29 of 80 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $197.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,027 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 201
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,652
- −1.7% since 2020
See the real estate agents and brokers around any address in Knox County
The site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Knox County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $13,027 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $197.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is twice 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 18 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 11.9 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Knox County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,167 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Knox County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Knox County is 51 (upper middle), #981 of 2,176 scored counties and #29 of 80 scored counties in Indiana.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 22.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 201 | 113 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,167 | 1,013 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,027 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,237 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $600K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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
- 35,652−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,169
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,721
- Median home value
- $137,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,627
- Daytime population
- 36,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Knox County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the real estate agents and brokers on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Knox County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardReal estate agents and brokers across Indiana
Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Knox 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 |
| 29Knox County, IN | 51 | 18 | 11.9 | 201 | −1.7% | #981 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 estate47
- Real estate agents and brokers51
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders25
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Knox County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 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, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $197.6M a year, or $13,027 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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 15,169 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Knox County has 11.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 201, 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 36, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,167 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. Median household income in Knox County is $61,237, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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 51 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #981 of 2,176 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Knox County. It maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Knox County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Knox County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Knox County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.