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Real estate agents and brokers in Madison County, IN

The real estate agents and brokers in Madison County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #475 of 2,176 scored counties
#11 of 80 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
66
4 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
21
−8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$693.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,973 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
193
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,088
+3.8% 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 66 real estate agents and brokers in Madison County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Madison County comes to about $693.1M a year: $12,973 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 93% 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 Madison County was 21 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,544 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Madison County.

Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #475 of 2,176 scored counties and #11 of 80 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Madison 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 Madison County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.422.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)193113100
Households per official establishment2,5441,013788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.7%+26.4%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,973$13,818$16,661
Median household income$63,037$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 21−8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
664 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
135,088+3.8% since 2020
Households
53,429
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
452 sq. mi.
People per square mile
292
Median household income
$63,037+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,039
Median home value
$161,300
Jobs located here
39,528
Daytime population
114,511Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Madison 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
11Madison County, IN626612.4193+3.8%#475 of 2,176

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, IN?

There are 66 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019.

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

About $693.1M a year, or $12,973 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 66 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 93% 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 53,429 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 12.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 193, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Madison County would have about 127, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,544 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 135,088 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,429 households. The median household income in Madison County is $63,037 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Madison County scores 62 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #475 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 Madison County

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