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Real estate agents and brokers in Delta County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Delta County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,215 of 2,176 scored counties
#30 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
27
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$203.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,768 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
139
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.9
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,582
−0.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 real estate agents and brokers in Delta County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.9 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $12,768 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Delta County spend about $203.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 39% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Delta County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,993 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Delta County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Delta County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,215 of 2,176 scored counties and #30 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.

How Delta County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Delta County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureDelta CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.924.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)139104100
Households per official establishment3,9931,600788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,768$13,996$16,661
Median household income$57,809$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4747

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$363K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
270 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Delta 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 Delta County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,582−0.8% since 2020
Households
15,971
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,171 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,809+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,442
Median home value
$157,100
Jobs located here
12,720
Daytime population
35,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Barry County, MI75229.0288+2.2%#82 of 2,176
2Montcalm County, MI672911.8201+4.1%#301 of 2,176
3Newaygo County, MI622211.2213+3.1%#464 of 2,176
4Houghton County, MI611812.6190+1.6%#519 of 2,176
5Allegan County, MI597215.8167+2.1%#602 of 2,176
6Monroe County, MI5811618.4141+0.7%#658 of 2,176
7Clinton County, MI574012.6217+1.6%#677 of 2,176
8Alcona County, MI57611.3201+3.7%#680 of 2,176
9Shiawassee County, MI573512.4195−0.4%#682 of 2,176
10Ionia County, MI573113.3187−0.5%#684 of 2,176
30Delta County, MI472716.9139−0.8%#1,215 of 2,176

Other business types in Delta 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 Delta County, MI?

Delta County has 27 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Delta County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $203.9M a year, or $12,768 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 27 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 39% 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 15,971 households in Delta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delta County has 16.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 139, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Delta County would have about 37, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,993 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Delta County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Delta County at 36,582 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,971 households. The median household income in Delta County is $57,809 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Delta County scores 47 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,215 of 2,176 scored counties.

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