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Real estate agents and brokers in Shelby County, IN
How Shelby County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #942 of 2,176 scored counties
#28 of 80 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $251.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,639 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 144
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,882
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 real estate agents and brokers in Shelby County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,639 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $251.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 44% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 1,845 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shelby County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #942 of 2,176 scored counties and #28 of 80 scored counties in Indiana.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 22.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 144 | 113 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,845 | 1,013 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,639 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,190 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $497K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,882+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,450
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $72,190+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,122
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,693
- Daytime population
- 39,836Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 28Shelby County, IN | 52 | 32 | 17.3 | 144 | +1.8% | #942 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers52
- Property management34
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Shelby County, IN?
Shelby County has 32 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $251.6M a year, or $13,639 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 44% 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 18,450 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Shelby County has 17.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 144, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Shelby County would have about 46, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,845 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 45,882 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,450 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $72,190 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. Shelby County scores 52 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #942 of 2,176 scored counties.
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