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Real estate agents and brokers in Appanoose County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Appanoose County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,157 of 2,176 scored counties
#65 of 66 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$63.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,245 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
117
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.2
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,077
−1.7% 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

Appanoose County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,157 of 2,176 scored counties and #65 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 real estate agents and brokers in Appanoose County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 19.2 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Appanoose County spend about $63.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,245 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Appanoose County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Appanoose County. Population estimates put the population change in Appanoose County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Appanoose County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Appanoose County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureAppanoose CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.220.330.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)117127100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,101788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,245$14,016$16,661
Median household income$54,934$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2054

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Appanoose 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 Appanoose County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,077−1.7% since 2020
Households
5,199
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$54,934+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,730
Median home value
$124,200
Jobs located here
4,190
Daytime population
10,783Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, IA7587.8339+1.8%#80 of 2,176
2Warren County, IA672210.6260+9.0%#296 of 2,176
3Buchanan County, IA63910.9231+1.3%#415 of 2,176
4Cedar County, IA6267.9328−0.7%#451 of 2,176
5Jasper County, IA622114.0180+0.9%#476 of 2,176
6Jackson County, IA6156.1414−0.8%#500 of 2,176
7Hamilton County, IA6157.8325−0.5%#501 of 2,176
8Lee County, IA59128.4282−3.6%#578 of 2,176
9Wapello County, IA591410.0238−0.3%#586 of 2,176
10Shelby County, IA58612.3211−0.2%#640 of 2,176
65Appanoose County, IA201019.2117−1.7%#2,157 of 2,176

Other business types in Appanoose 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 Appanoose County, IA?

Appanoose County has 10 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Appanoose County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Appanoose County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $63.7M a year, or $12,245 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% 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 5,199 households in Appanoose County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Appanoose County has 19.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 117, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Appanoose County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Appanoose County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Appanoose County at 12,077 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,199 households. The median household income in Appanoose County is $54,934 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Appanoose County scores 20 for real estate agents and brokers (low), #2,157 of 2,176 scored counties.

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