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Real estate agents and brokers in Delaware County, PA
The real estate agents and brokers in Delaware County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #435 of 2,176 scored counties
#51 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 451
- 27 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 141
- +35.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,406 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 171
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,937
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 451 real estate agents and brokers in Delaware County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 20.8 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $19,406 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $4.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 71% 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 141 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Delaware County in 2023, up 35.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,539 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Delaware County.
Population estimates show Delaware County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #435 of 2,176 scored counties and #51 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 20.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 171 | 162 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,539 | 1,706 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.6% | +19.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,406 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,546 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 104 → 141+35.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 523
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 45127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 772The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,937+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 216,946
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 184 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,151
- Median household income
- $89,546+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,494
- Median home value
- $332,200
- Jobs located here
- 228,791
- Daytime population
- 526,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Delaware County marked.
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 |
| 51Delaware County, PA | 63 | 451 | 20.8 | 171 | +0.8% | #435 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 estate57
- Real estate agents and brokers63
- Property management75
- Mortgage brokers and lenders57
- Home inspectors72
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Delaware County, PA?
There are 451 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. 27 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 35.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.2B a year, or $19,406 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 451 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 71% 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 216,946 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Delaware County has 20.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 171, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Delaware County would have about 772, against 451 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,539 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 580,937 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,946 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $89,546 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Delaware County scores 63 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #435 of 2,176 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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