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Real estate agents and brokers in Charles County, MD

The real estate agents and brokers in Charles County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #712 of 2,176 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
205
11 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
38
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,480 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
101
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.7
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
176,593
+5.9% 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

At $18,480 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Charles County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is in line with 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 205 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Charles County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 33.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Charles County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,602 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charles County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Charles County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #712 of 2,176 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.

How Charles County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Charles County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureCharles CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.731.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)101101100
Households per official establishment1,6021,044788
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+5.2%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,480$17,488$16,661
Median household income$122,816$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score5748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 380.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
206The 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 Charles 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 Charles County

Population, 2025 estimate
176,593+5.9% since 2020
Households
60,875
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
372
Median household income
$122,816+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$141,768
Median home value
$428,500
Jobs located here
37,884
Daytime population
129,984Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Caroline County, MD721310.4256+2.5%#153 of 2,176
2Cecil County, MD648420.7144+3.2%#399 of 2,176
3Dorchester County, MD632216.2160+3.4%#437 of 2,176
4Allegany County, MD613111.3219−1.6%#509 of 2,176
5Prince George’s County, MD5985024.4129+0.5%#619 of 2,176
6Somerset County, MD57910.8232+1.7%#674 of 2,176
7Charles County, MD5720533.7101+5.9%#712 of 2,176
8Washington County, MD5612721.2132+2.0%#759 of 2,176
9St. Mary’s County, MD5411025.9130+2.4%#842 of 2,176
10Carroll County, MD5315023.3144+2.2%#893 of 2,176

Other business types in Charles 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 Charles County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 205 real estate agents and brokers in Charles County. 11 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Charles County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.1B a year, or $18,480 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 205 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 60,875 households in Charles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Charles County has 33.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 101, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Charles County would have about 206, against 205 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,602 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Charles County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Charles County at 176,593 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,875 households. Median household income in Charles County is $122,816, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Charles County scores 57 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #712 of 2,176 scored counties.

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