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Real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County, IA
How Monroe 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
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,271 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 94
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.9
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,406
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 25.9 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Monroe County comes to about $41M a year: $13,271 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 6% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 772 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Monroe County declined 2.5% 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 Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.9 | 20.3 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 94 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 772 | 1,101 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,271 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,996 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $271K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,406−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 3,089
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 434 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $70,996
- Average household income
- $82,641
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,848
- Daytime population
- 6,622Residents 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 |
| Monroe County, IA | Not scored | 8 | 25.9 | 94 | −2.5% |
Other business types in Monroe County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 estate
- Real estate agents and brokers
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Monroe County, IA?
There are 8 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $41M a year, or $13,271 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 6% below 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 3,089 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, IA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Monroe County has 25.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 94, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 772 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 7,406 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,089 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $70,996 a year, 12% 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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