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Real estate agents and brokers in Kennebec County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Kennebec County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #277 of 2,176 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 82
- 8 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +43.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $916.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,882 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 205
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 82 real estate agents and brokers in Kennebec County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 10%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $16,882 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Kennebec County spend about $916.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 43 businesses with payroll in Kennebec County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 43.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,263 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kennebec County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Kennebec County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #277 of 2,176 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kennebec County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 23.3 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 205 | 139 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,263 | 734 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +43.3% | +26.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,882 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 43+43.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 828 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 168The 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Somerset County, ME | 80 | 14 | 6.0 | 478 | +2.3% | #20 of 2,176 |
| 2Washington County, ME | 76 | 13 | 9.2 | 313 | +0.8% | #68 of 2,176 |
| 3Oxford County, ME | 74 | 32 | 13.3 | 224 | +4.2% | #110 of 2,176 |
| 4Sagadahoc County, ME | 73 | 14 | 8.5 | 392 | +3.4% | #118 of 2,176 |
| 5Aroostook County, ME | 69 | 36 | 12.0 | 240 | −0.7% | #242 of 2,176 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 68 | 82 | 15.1 | 205 | +3.5% | #277 of 2,176 |
| 7Waldo County, ME | 67 | 23 | 13.2 | 236 | +2.6% | #297 of 2,176 |
| 8Franklin County, ME | 65 | 20 | 15.8 | 186 | +4.6% | #361 of 2,176 |
| 9Lincoln County, ME | 62 | 25 | 15.1 | 214 | +3.8% | #462 of 2,176 |
| 10Androscoggin County, ME | 60 | 89 | 19.0 | 162 | +4.8% | #561 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Kennebec 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 estate60
- Real estate agents and brokers68
- Property management46
- Mortgage brokers and lenders79
- Home inspectors35
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Kennebec County, ME?
Kennebec County has 82 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 43.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $916.9M a year, or $16,882 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 82 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Kennebec County has 15.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 205, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 168, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,263 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 68 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #277 of 2,176 scored counties.
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