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Real estate agents and brokers in Union County, OR
How Union County, OR 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,084 of 2,176 scored counties
#9 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 20
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $179.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,497 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 165
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,900
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Union County spend about $179.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,497 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 65% 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.
Union County has 20 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 991 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,084 of 2,176 scored counties and #9 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.
How Union County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Union County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 29.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 165 | 113 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 991 | 593 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,497 | $18,335 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,661 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $798K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 200 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,900−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,900
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,037 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,661+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,276
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,134
- Daytime population
- 25,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, OR | 69 | 14 | 15.9 | 199 | +4.7% | #246 of 2,176 |
| 2Polk County, OR | 66 | 44 | 13.3 | 251 | +2.3% | #322 of 2,176 |
| 3Umatilla County, OR | 63 | 55 | 19.2 | 160 | +1.5% | #438 of 2,176 |
| 4Crook County, OR | 61 | 23 | 21.3 | 155 | +10.6% | #529 of 2,176 |
| 5Columbia County, OR | 58 | 44 | 21.0 | 156 | +2.6% | #653 of 2,176 |
| 6Malheur County, OR | 57 | 18 | 17.5 | 163 | +1.9% | #691 of 2,176 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 56 | 99 | 19.5 | 159 | +3.0% | #746 of 2,176 |
| 8Benton County, OR | 55 | 87 | 22.6 | 146 | +4.4% | #793 of 2,176 |
| 9Union County, OR | 49 | 20 | 18.3 | 165 | −1.0% | #1,084 of 2,176 |
| 10Klamath County, OR | 48 | 57 | 19.7 | 147 | +0.9% | #1,154 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Union 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers49
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders26
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Union County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 real estate agents and brokers in Union County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Union County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $179.8M a year, or $16,497 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 20 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 65% 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 10,900 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, OR compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Union County has 18.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 165, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Union County would have about 33, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 991 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 25,900 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,900 households. Median household income in Union County is $65,661, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Union County scores 49 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,084 of 2,176 scored counties.
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