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Real estate agents and brokers in Knox County, OH
How Knox County, OH 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,471 of 2,176 scored counties
#72 of 84 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 51
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $325.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,852 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 117
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,002
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 real estate agents and brokers in Knox County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.7, 29% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $13,852 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $325.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Knox County in 2023. That is one for every 1,236 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,471 of 2,176 scored counties and #72 of 84 scored counties in Ohio.
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Knox County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 20.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 117 | 123 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,236 | 1,468 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,852 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,878 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,002+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,491
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 526 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $73,878+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,322
- Median home value
- $239,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,622
- Daytime population
- 59,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holmes County, OH | 78 | 10 | 7.5 | 352 | +1.7% | #49 of 2,176 |
| 2Putnam County, OH | 73 | 11 | 8.4 | 316 | 0.0% | #120 of 2,176 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 71 | 90 | 10.6 | 255 | +3.9% | #177 of 2,176 |
| 4Madison County, OH | 70 | 29 | 18.5 | 145 | +7.1% | #224 of 2,176 |
| 5Brown County, OH | 68 | 16 | 9.3 | 263 | +1.6% | #266 of 2,176 |
| 6Lorain County, OH | 67 | 160 | 12.5 | 206 | +3.1% | #300 of 2,176 |
| 7Pickaway County, OH | 66 | 39 | 17.8 | 144 | +7.4% | #336 of 2,176 |
| 8Fulton County, OH | 65 | 19 | 11.2 | 228 | −1.9% | #350 of 2,176 |
| 9Henry County, OH | 64 | 8 | 7.0 | 366 | −0.2% | #372 of 2,176 |
| 10Hardin County, OH | 63 | 7 | 6.0 | 402 | −2.1% | #407 of 2,176 |
| 72Knox County, OH | 42 | 51 | 21.7 | 117 | +1.9% | #1,471 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Knox 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 estate47
- Real estate agents and brokers42
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Knox County, OH?
There are 51 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $325.4M a year, or $13,852 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 51 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,491 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Knox County has 21.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 29% 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 national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Knox County would have about 60, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,236 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 64,002 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,491 households. The median household income in Knox County is $73,878 a year, 8% 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. Knox County scores 42 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,471 of 2,176 scored counties.
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