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Real estate agents and brokers in Midland County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,064 of 2,176 scored counties
#24 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
82
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$503.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,399 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
113
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.4
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,754
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 real estate agents and brokers in Midland County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 23.4 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Midland County comes to about $503.9M a year: $14,399 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 13% 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 Midland County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,692 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Midland County is 50 (upper middle), #1,064 of 2,176 scored counties and #24 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.

How Midland 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 Midland County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMidland CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.424.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)113104100
Households per official establishment2,6921,600788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,399$13,996$16,661
Median household income$77,705$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5047

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 13
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
821 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
92The 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 Midland 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 Midland County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,754+0.3% since 2020
Households
34,993
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
518 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,160
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
33,850
Daytime population
84,932Residents 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 Midland 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
24Midland County, MI508223.4113+0.3%#1,064 of 2,176

Other business types in Midland 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 Midland County, MI?

There are 82 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

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

About $503.9M a year, or $14,399 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 82 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% 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 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Midland County has 23.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 113, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Midland County would have about 92, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,692 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Midland County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 50 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #1,064 of 2,176 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Midland County

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