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Real estate agents and brokers in Winnebago County, IA

How Winnebago 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 · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,148 of 2,176 scored counties
#64 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
$61M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,154 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
112
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,251
−3.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Winnebago County is 21 (low), #2,148 of 2,176 scored counties and #64 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Winnebago County comes to about $61M a year: $13,154 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 12% 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 10 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Winnebago County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 21.5 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Winnebago County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winnebago County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.520.330.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)112127100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,101788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,154$14,016$16,661
Median household income$67,642$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2154

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
11The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,251−3.8% since 2020
Households
4,641
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$67,642+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,071
Median home value
$135,000
Jobs located here
3,897
Daytime population
9,377Residents 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 Winnebago 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
64Winnebago County, IA211021.5112−3.8%#2,148 of 2,176

Other business types in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 real estate agents and brokers in Winnebago County. 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 Winnebago County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $61M a year, or $13,154 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% 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 4,641 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winnebago County has 21.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 112, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Winnebago County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 10,251 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,641 households. Median household income in Winnebago County is $67,642, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.6%, 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. Winnebago County scores 21 for real estate agents and brokers (low), #2,148 of 2,176 scored counties.

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