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Real estate agents and brokers in Ida County, IA

How Ida 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
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,176 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
369
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,777
−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

Households in Ida County spend about $40.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,176 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 2 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Ida County as of September 2026. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Ida County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ida County declined 3.4%, 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 Ida 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 Ida County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureIda CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.620.330.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)369127100
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$13,176$14,016$16,661
Median household income$63,073$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Ida 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 Ida County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,777−3.4% since 2020
Households
3,050
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
432 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$63,073
Average household income
$85,328
Median home value
$108,900
Jobs located here
3,615
Daytime population
6,849Residents 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 Ida 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
Ida County, IANot scored26.6369−3.4%

Other business types in Ida 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 Ida County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 real estate agents and brokers in Ida County. 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 Ida County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $40.2M a year, or $13,176 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,050 households in Ida County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ida County has 2 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Ida County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Ida County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Ida County at 6,777 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,050 households. Median household income in Ida County is $63,073, 22% 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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