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Real estate agents and brokers in Calhoun County, IA

How Calhoun County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$53.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,329 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
244
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,562
−3.4% 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 4 real estate agents and brokers in Calhoun County. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Calhoun County spend about $53.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,329 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.4 times 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 Calhoun County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.020.330.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)244127100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,101788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,329$14,016$16,661
Median household income$64,964$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,562−3.4% since 2020
Households
3,993
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$64,964
Average household income
$88,729
Median home value
$118,800
Jobs located here
2,698
Daytime population
8,470Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Calhoun County marked.

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
Calhoun County, IANot scored410.0244−3.4%

Other business types in Calhoun County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Calhoun County, IA?

Calhoun County has 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $53.2M a year, or $13,329 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 times 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 3,993 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calhoun County has 10.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 244, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 10, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Calhoun County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 9,562 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,993 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $64,964 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Calhoun County

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