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Real estate agents and brokers in Douglas County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Douglas County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,004 of 2,176 scored counties
#23 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 844
- 18 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 497
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,682 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 76
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Douglas County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,004 of 2,176 scored counties and #23 of 24 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Douglas County comes to about $3.5B a year: $14,682 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 24% below 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 844 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 18 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.4, 16% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Douglas County was 497 in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 480 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $390K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Douglas County. Population estimates show Douglas County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.4 | 22.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 76 | 116 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 480 | 705 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +14.1% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,682 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 439 → 497+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,409
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 84418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 642The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $390K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 66 | 7 | 6.5 | 431 | +3.9% | #313 of 2,176 |
| 2Saline County, NE | 63 | 6 | 11.7 | 220 | +1.9% | #418 of 2,176 |
| 3Sarpy County, NE | 62 | 110 | 14.8 | 196 | +9.0% | #472 of 2,176 |
| 4Otoe County, NE | 60 | 8 | 12.5 | 207 | +3.9% | #554 of 2,176 |
| 5Seward County, NE | 59 | 7 | 10.3 | 254 | +2.3% | #584 of 2,176 |
| 6Washington County, NE | 58 | 11 | 13.1 | 215 | +1.8% | #637 of 2,176 |
| 7Gage County, NE | 54 | 10 | 10.7 | 226 | +0.2% | #811 of 2,176 |
| 8Custer County, NE | 53 | 5 | 11.1 | 220 | 0.0% | #863 of 2,176 |
| 9Dakota County, NE | 50 | 10 | 13.4 | 184 | +0.7% | #1,031 of 2,176 |
| 10York County, NE | 50 | 9 | 15.8 | 161 | +3.3% | #1,039 of 2,176 |
| 23Douglas County, NE | 31 | 844 | 35.4 | 76 | +3.6% | #2,004 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management48
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Douglas County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 844 real estate agents and brokers in Douglas County. 18 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 497 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.5B a year, or $14,682 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 844 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 24% below 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Douglas County has 35.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 76, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Douglas County would have about 642, against 844 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 31 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,004 of 2,176 scored counties.
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