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Real estate agents and brokers in Marion County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,994 of 2,176 scored counties
#63 of 78 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
24
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$144M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,713 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
110
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.2
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,525
+0.2% 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

Marion County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,994 of 2,176 scored counties and #63 of 78 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 real estate agents and brokers in Marion County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 21.2 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $12,713 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $144M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 1,415 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Marion 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 Marion County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.225.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11099100
Households per official establishment1,415984788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,713$13,809$16,661
Median household income$62,903$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$353K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
240 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,525+0.2% since 2020
Households
11,323
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$62,903+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,181
Median home value
$162,000
Jobs located here
12,711
Daytime population
28,078Residents 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 Marion 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
63Marion County, MO312421.2110+0.2%#1,994 of 2,176

Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, MO?

Marion County has 24 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

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

About $144M a year, or $12,713 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 24 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,323 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 21.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 31% 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 national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Marion County would have about 26, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,415 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 28,525 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,323 households. The median household income in Marion County is $62,903 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Marion County scores 31 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,994 of 2,176 scored counties.

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

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