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Real estate agents and brokers in Berks County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Berks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #134 of 2,176 scored counties
#24 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 256
- 7 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- +5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,940 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 210
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Berks County is 73 (upper middle), #134 of 2,176 scored counties and #24 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.
At $17,940 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Berks County spend about $2.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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.
Berks County has 256 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 15.7 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 91 businesses with payroll in Berks County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,794 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Berks County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berks County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berks County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 20.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 210 | 162 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,794 | 1,706 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.8% | +19.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,940 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 91+5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 256
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2567 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 537The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 84 | 7 | 3.8 | 848 | +2.1% | #8 of 2,176 |
| 2Adams County, PA | 84 | 43 | 10.5 | 316 | +3.6% | #10 of 2,176 |
| 3Schuylkill County, PA | 80 | 64 | 11.0 | 276 | +1.5% | #23 of 2,176 |
| 4Wyoming County, PA | 79 | 5 | 4.6 | 684 | −0.9% | #29 of 2,176 |
| 5Indiana County, PA | 79 | 22 | 6.8 | 432 | −0.3% | #34 of 2,176 |
| 6Beaver County, PA | 79 | 58 | 8.0 | 393 | −1.1% | #36 of 2,176 |
| 7Northumberland County, PA | 78 | 16 | 4.2 | 700 | −1.8% | #43 of 2,176 |
| 8Mifflin County, PA | 78 | 12 | 6.5 | 452 | 0.0% | #46 of 2,176 |
| 9Columbia County, PA | 78 | 36 | 13.7 | 219 | +2.3% | #56 of 2,176 |
| 10Clinton County, PA | 77 | 17 | 11.0 | 269 | +1.3% | #62 of 2,176 |
| 24Berks County, PA | 73 | 256 | 15.7 | 210 | +2.7% | #134 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Berks 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 estate70
- Real estate agents and brokers73
- Property management82
- Mortgage brokers and lenders78
- Home inspectors77
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Berks County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 256 real estate agents and brokers in Berks County. 7 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.9B a year, or $17,940 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 256 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Berks County has 15.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 210, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Berks County would have about 537, against 256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,794 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 73 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #134 of 2,176 scored counties.
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