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Real estate agents and brokers in DeSoto County, MS
The real estate agents and brokers in DeSoto County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #534 of 2,176 scored counties
#8 of 42 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 152
- 12 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,609 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 134
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,918
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $15,609 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in DeSoto County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 34% 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.
DeSoto County has 152 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 21.4 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in DeSoto County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,690 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in DeSoto County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, DeSoto County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #534 of 2,176 scored counties and #8 of 42 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How DeSoto County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | DeSoto County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 17.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 134 | 143 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,690 | 1,985 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +17.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,609 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,297 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 42+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 203The 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 DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,918+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 70,986
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 402
- Median household income
- $85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,760
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 80,765
- Daytime population
- 177,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tate County, MS | 73 | 7 | 6.4 | 408 | +2.1% | #117 of 2,176 |
| 2Union County, MS | 72 | 7 | 7.1 | 352 | +2.3% | #145 of 2,176 |
| 3George County, MS | 72 | 12 | 12.9 | 198 | +8.1% | #160 of 2,176 |
| 4Pontotoc County, MS | 70 | 11 | 9.3 | 262 | +2.9% | #208 of 2,176 |
| 5Alcorn County, MS | 64 | 10 | 6.9 | 344 | −0.5% | #373 of 2,176 |
| 6Jones County, MS | 62 | 27 | 10.8 | 228 | −1.0% | #459 of 2,176 |
| 7Stone County, MS | 62 | 10 | 14.9 | 168 | +7.2% | #483 of 2,176 |
| 8DeSoto County, MS | 61 | 152 | 21.4 | 134 | +6.3% | #534 of 2,176 |
| 9Simpson County, MS | 60 | 5 | 5.2 | 477 | −1.5% | #536 of 2,176 |
| 10Grenada County, MS | 60 | 6 | 7.1 | 341 | −3.3% | #540 of 2,176 |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 estate59
- Real estate agents and brokers61
- Property management82
- Mortgage brokers and lenders60
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in DeSoto County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 152 real estate agents and brokers in DeSoto County. 12 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.
How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $15,609 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 152 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 34% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
DeSoto County has 21.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 134, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 203, against 152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,690 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 61 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #534 of 2,176 scored counties.
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