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Real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis city, MO
The real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis city, 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 #1,990 of 2,176 scored counties
#62 of 78 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 257
- 8 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 99
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,844 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 133
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
St. Louis city scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,990 of 2,176 scored counties and #62 of 78 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 257 real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis city. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.7, 42% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $12,844 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in St. Louis city spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 33% 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 99 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in St. Louis city in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,464 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis city from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 25.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 133 | 99 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,464 | 984 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +23.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,844 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88 → 99+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 377
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2578 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 341The 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 St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 62St. Louis city, MO | 31 | 257 | 17.7 | 133 | −7.4% | #1,990 of 2,176 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 estate27
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management18
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in St. Louis city, MO?
There are 257 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.9B a year, or $12,844 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 257 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 33% 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
St. Louis city has 17.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 133, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 341, against 257 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,464 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% 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. St. Louis city scores 31 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,990 of 2,176 scored counties.
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