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Real estate agents and brokers in Stark County, ND
How Stark County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,420 of 2,176 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 30
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $191.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,130 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 117
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Stark County comes to about $191.3M a year: $14,130 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% 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 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 22.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Stark County in 2023. That is one for every 1,504 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Stark County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,420 of 2,176 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Stark County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 20.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 117 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,504 | 888 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,130 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $835K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 302 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richland County, ND | 69 | 6 | 8.8 | 295 | +1.2% | #237 of 2,176 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 59 | 14 | 10.0 | 260 | +3.8% | #581 of 2,176 |
| 3McKenzie County, ND | 53 | 17 | 28.3 | 103 | +2.8% | #912 of 2,176 |
| 4Barnes County, ND | 46 | 5 | 10.2 | 239 | −2.7% | #1,253 of 2,176 |
| 5Stutsman County, ND | 44 | 15 | 15.9 | 151 | −0.6% | #1,369 of 2,176 |
| 6Grand Forks County, ND | 43 | 65 | 20.8 | 120 | +1.9% | #1,416 of 2,176 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 43 | 30 | 22.2 | 117 | +0.5% | #1,420 of 2,176 |
| 8Williams County, ND | 39 | 32 | 21.1 | 131 | +1.4% | #1,638 of 2,176 |
| 9Ramsey County, ND | 37 | 9 | 16.6 | 145 | −0.4% | #1,726 of 2,176 |
| 10Cass County, ND | 37 | 233 | 27.8 | 94 | +9.1% | #1,757 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Stark 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management15
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Stark County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 real estate agents and brokers in Stark County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $191.3M a year, or $14,130 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% 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 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Stark County has 22.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 117, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Stark County would have about 35, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,504 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 43 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,420 of 2,176 scored counties.
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