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Real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County, MO
The real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County, MO, 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 #1,048 of 2,176 scored counties
#21 of 78 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 74
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +24.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $594.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,810 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 147
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 108,090
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 17.2 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,810 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $594.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 47% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 24.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,195 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,048 of 2,176 scored counties and #21 of 78 scored counties in Missouri.
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 25.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 147 | 99 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,195 | 984 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.1% | +23.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,810 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,165 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 36+24.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 745 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 108,090+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 43,036
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $73,165+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,432
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,594
- Daytime population
- 91,932Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew County, MO | 66 | 5 | 7.2 | 356 | +0.7% | #316 of 2,176 |
| 2McDonald County, MO | 62 | 5 | 5.8 | 385 | +3.1% | #448 of 2,176 |
| 3Callaway County, MO | 59 | 22 | 13.3 | 186 | +3.2% | #595 of 2,176 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 59 | 128 | 14.5 | 181 | +2.7% | #597 of 2,176 |
| 5Lincoln County, MO | 59 | 51 | 22.4 | 118 | +11.4% | #622 of 2,176 |
| 6Pike County, MO | 58 | 6 | 9.3 | 248 | +3.1% | #633 of 2,176 |
| 7Dallas County, MO | 58 | 7 | 10.3 | 214 | +5.2% | #638 of 2,176 |
| 8Washington County, MO | 57 | 6 | 6.7 | 336 | +1.6% | #666 of 2,176 |
| 9Benton County, MO | 56 | 7 | 8.2 | 270 | +5.7% | #721 of 2,176 |
| 10Lawrence County, MO | 56 | 21 | 14.4 | 162 | +3.7% | #745 of 2,176 |
| 21Franklin County, MO | 50 | 74 | 17.2 | 147 | +3.1% | #1,048 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers50
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Franklin County, MO?
Franklin County has 74 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 24.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Franklin County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $594.3M a year, or $13,810 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 74 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 47% 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 43,036 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Franklin County has 17.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 147, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 109, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,195 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 108,090 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,036 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $73,165 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Franklin County scores 50 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #1,048 of 2,176 scored counties.
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