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Real estate agents and brokers in Kossuth County, IA
The real estate agents and brokers in Kossuth County, IA, 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 #1,558 of 2,176 scored counties
#40 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $87.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,327 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 178
- 78% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,322
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kossuth County spend about $87.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,327 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 78% 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.
There are 9 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Kossuth County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.8 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Kossuth County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Kossuth County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Kossuth County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,558 of 2,176 scored counties and #40 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.
How Kossuth 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.
| Measure | Kossuth County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 20.3 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 178 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,101 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,327 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,697 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 54 |
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
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Kossuth 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 Kossuth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,322−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,543
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 973 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $67,697+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,441
- Median home value
- $148,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,674
- Daytime population
- 14,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, IA | 75 | 8 | 7.8 | 339 | +1.8% | #80 of 2,176 |
| 2Warren County, IA | 67 | 22 | 10.6 | 260 | +9.0% | #296 of 2,176 |
| 3Buchanan County, IA | 63 | 9 | 10.9 | 231 | +1.3% | #415 of 2,176 |
| 4Cedar County, IA | 62 | 6 | 7.9 | 328 | −0.7% | #451 of 2,176 |
| 5Jasper County, IA | 62 | 21 | 14.0 | 180 | +0.9% | #476 of 2,176 |
| 6Jackson County, IA | 61 | 5 | 6.1 | 414 | −0.8% | #500 of 2,176 |
| 7Hamilton County, IA | 61 | 5 | 7.8 | 325 | −0.5% | #501 of 2,176 |
| 8Lee County, IA | 59 | 12 | 8.4 | 282 | −3.6% | #578 of 2,176 |
| 9Wapello County, IA | 59 | 14 | 10.0 | 238 | −0.3% | #586 of 2,176 |
| 10Shelby County, IA | 58 | 6 | 12.3 | 211 | −0.2% | #640 of 2,176 |
| 40Kossuth County, IA | 40 | 9 | 13.8 | 178 | −3.2% | #1,558 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Kossuth 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 estate52
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Kossuth County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 real estate agents and brokers in Kossuth County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Kossuth County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kossuth County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $87.2M a year, or $13,327 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 78% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,543 households in Kossuth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kossuth County, IA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Kossuth County has 13.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 178, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Kossuth County would have about 16, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Kossuth County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Kossuth County at 14,322 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,543 households. Median household income in Kossuth County is $67,697, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. Kossuth County scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,558 of 2,176 scored counties.
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