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Real estate agents and brokers in Kent County, MD

How Kent County, MD 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,186 of 2,176 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
38
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$131.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,490 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
63
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.7
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,565
+2.3% 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 38 real estate agents and brokers in Kent County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 44.7 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $15,490 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $131.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 37% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Kent County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,831 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,186 of 2,176 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.

How Kent 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 Kent County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureKent CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.731.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)63101100
Households per official establishment2,8311,044788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,490$17,488$16,661
Median household income$80,147$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score4848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$91K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
381 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Kent 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 Kent County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,565+2.3% since 2020
Households
8,493
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
277 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$80,147+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,060
Median home value
$330,900
Jobs located here
7,746
Daytime population
19,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

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
13Kent County, MD483844.763+2.3%#1,186 of 2,176

Other business types in Kent 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 Kent County, MD?

Kent County has 38 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

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

About $131.6M a year, or $15,490 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 38 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 37% 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 8,493 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kent County has 44.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 63, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Kent County would have about 24, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,831 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Kent County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Kent County at 19,565 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,493 households. The median household income in Kent County is $80,147 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Kent County scores 48 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,186 of 2,176 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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