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Real estate agents and brokers in Hennepin County, MN
How Hennepin County, MN 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,111 of 2,176 scored counties
#64 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 2,312
- 87 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 1,119
- +9.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,993 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 68
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.9
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,284,784
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Hennepin County is 26 (lower middle), #2,111 of 2,176 scored counties and #64 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,312 real estate agents and brokers in Hennepin County. 87 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 42.9 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hennepin County comes to about $8.6B a year: $15,993 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 32% 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.
Official counts show 1,119 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hennepin County in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 482 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hennepin County. Population estimates show Hennepin County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hennepin County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Hennepin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.9 | 29.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 68 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 482 | 711 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.0% | +11.1% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,993 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $97,653 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,027 → 1,119+9.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $324.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,31287 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,583The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 539,493
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,291
- Median household income
- $97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,438
- Median home value
- $392,900
- Jobs located here
- 969,903
- Daytime population
- 1,598,583Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Hennepin County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge County, MN | 75 | 9 | 11.1 | 249 | +2.3% | #85 of 2,176 |
| 2Fillmore County, MN | 68 | 8 | 9.2 | 278 | +1.4% | #264 of 2,176 |
| 3Polk County, MN | 66 | 8 | 6.5 | 387 | −1.8% | #315 of 2,176 |
| 4Sibley County, MN | 65 | 8 | 13.5 | 193 | +3.6% | #360 of 2,176 |
| 5Clay County, MN | 64 | 28 | 10.6 | 245 | +3.6% | #380 of 2,176 |
| 6Sherburne County, MN | 64 | 46 | 12.9 | 225 | +6.8% | #383 of 2,176 |
| 7Nicollet County, MN | 63 | 16 | 12.3 | 217 | −0.7% | #419 of 2,176 |
| 8Pope County, MN | 62 | 5 | 10.1 | 252 | +0.8% | #454 of 2,176 |
| 9Faribault County, MN | 61 | 5 | 8.2 | 297 | −0.1% | #502 of 2,176 |
| 10Carlton County, MN | 61 | 19 | 13.5 | 192 | +1.4% | #517 of 2,176 |
| 64Hennepin County, MN | 26 | 2,312 | 42.9 | 68 | +0.2% | #2,111 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Hennepin 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 estate25
- Real estate agents and brokers26
- Property management26
- Mortgage brokers and lenders21
- Home inspectors47
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Hennepin County, MN?
There are 2,312 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Hennepin County as of September 2026. 87 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 1,119 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $8.6B a year, or $15,993 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 2,312 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% 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 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Hennepin County has 42.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 68, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 1,583, against 2,312 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 26 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,111 of 2,176 scored counties.
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