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Real estate agents and brokers in Porter County, IN

The real estate agents and brokers in Porter 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 #1,602 of 2,176 scored counties
#63 of 80 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
197
23 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
54
+10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,792 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
95
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.7
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
176,049
+1.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 197 real estate agents and brokers in Porter County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 12%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 28.7 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Porter County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,792 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 5% 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 Porter County was 54 in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Porter County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Porter County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,602 of 2,176 scored counties and #63 of 80 scored counties in Indiana.

How Porter 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 Porter County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePorter CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.722.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)95113100
Households per official establishment1,2711,013788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.2%+26.4%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,792$13,818$16,661
Median household income$87,972$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4047

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 54+10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
117
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
19723 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
186The 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 Porter 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 Porter County

Population, 2025 estimate
176,049+1.6% since 2020
Households
68,639
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
418 sq. mi.
People per square mile
418
Median household income
$87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,512
Median home value
$281,500
Jobs located here
65,198
Daytime population
160,058Residents 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 Porter 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
63Porter County, IN4019728.795+1.6%#1,602 of 2,176

Other business types in Porter 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 Porter County, IN?

Porter County has 197 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019.

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

About $1B a year, or $14,792 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 197 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 5% 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 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Porter County has 28.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 95, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Porter County would have about 186, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Porter County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,602 of 2,176 scored counties.

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