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Real estate agents and brokers in Sumner County, KS

How Sumner County, KS 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,266 of 2,176 scored counties
#15 of 37 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$118.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,214 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
155
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.6
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,312
−0.1% 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 14 real estate agents and brokers in Sumner County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 49% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $13,214 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Sumner County spend about $118.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 55% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Sumner County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,794 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sumner County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sumner County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,266 of 2,176 scored counties and #15 of 37 scored counties in Kansas.

How Sumner County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Sumner County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSumner CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.625.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)155101100
Households per official establishment1,794891788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.4%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,214$14,105$16,661
Median household income$63,951$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$333K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,312−0.1% since 2020
Households
8,970
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,182 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$63,951+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,070
Median home value
$135,100
Jobs located here
5,367
Daytime population
17,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, KS64810.8246−0.2%#379 of 2,176
2Wyandotte County, KS63498.0299+1.0%#410 of 2,176
3Leavenworth County, KS594514.9183+3.2%#596 of 2,176
4Pottawatomie County, KS571414.9183+6.9%#686 of 2,176
5Butler County, KS534818.9140+3.1%#898 of 2,176
6Cherokee County, KS5156.3357−1.0%#971 of 2,176
7Miami County, KS512719.7138+5.9%#997 of 2,176
8Nemaha County, KS50512.4205−2.1%#1,025 of 2,176
9Osage County, KS491117.1145−0.3%#1,095 of 2,176
10Ford County, KS481916.1154−0.6%#1,148 of 2,176
15Sumner County, KS461415.6155−0.1%#1,266 of 2,176

Other business types in Sumner 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 Sumner County, KS?

Sumner County has 14 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Sumner County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $118.5M a year, or $13,214 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 55% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,970 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumner County has 15.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 155, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Sumner County would have about 22, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,794 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Sumner County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Sumner County at 22,312 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,970 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $63,951 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sumner County scores 46 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,266 of 2,176 scored counties.

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