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Real estate agents and brokers in Buchanan County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,090 of 2,176 scored counties
#70 of 78 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
72
3 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
29
+38.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$431.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,907 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
110
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,540
−1.1% 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

Buchanan County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,090 of 2,176 scored counties and #70 of 78 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Buchanan County spend about $431.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,907 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 10% 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.

There are 72 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Buchanan County as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 21.5 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Buchanan County was 29 in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,153 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buchanan County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Buchanan County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Buchanan County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBuchanan CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.525.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11099100
Households per official establishment1,153984788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+38.1%+23.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,907$13,809$16,661
Median household income$62,158$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2736

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 29+38.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
723 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,540−1.1% since 2020
Households
33,439
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$62,158+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,732
Median home value
$166,300
Jobs located here
45,678
Daytime population
92,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Andrew County, MO6657.2356+0.7%#316 of 2,176
2McDonald County, MO6255.8385+3.1%#448 of 2,176
3Callaway County, MO592213.3186+3.2%#595 of 2,176
4Jefferson County, MO5912814.5181+2.7%#597 of 2,176
5Lincoln County, MO595122.4118+11.4%#622 of 2,176
6Pike County, MO5869.3248+3.1%#633 of 2,176
7Dallas County, MO58710.3214+5.2%#638 of 2,176
8Washington County, MO5766.7336+1.6%#666 of 2,176
9Benton County, MO5678.2270+5.7%#721 of 2,176
10Lawrence County, MO562114.4162+3.7%#745 of 2,176
70Buchanan County, MO277221.5110−1.1%#2,090 of 2,176

Other business types in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 real estate agents and brokers in Buchanan County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Buchanan County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $431.6M a year, or $12,907 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 72 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 10% 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 33,439 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Buchanan County has 21.5 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 110, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 79, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,153 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Buchanan County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Buchanan County at 83,540 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,439 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $62,158, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Buchanan County scores 27 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,090 of 2,176 scored counties.

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