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Real estate agents and brokers in Lancaster County, PA
How Lancaster County, PA 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #489 of 2,176 scored counties
#54 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 503
- 5 chain locations (1%)
- Official establishments
- 125
- +28.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,614 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 144
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 563,159
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lancaster County comes to about $4B a year: $18,614 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 44% 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 503 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. 5 of them (1%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.6, 23% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lancaster County was 125 in 2023, up 28.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,702 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $226K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lancaster County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Lancaster County is 62 (upper middle), #489 of 2,176 scored counties and #54 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 20.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 144 | 162 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,702 | 1,706 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.9% | +19.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,614 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,959 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97 → 125+28.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 376
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5035 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 726The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $226K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 563,159+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 212,748
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 591
- Median household income
- $86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,346
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 258,003
- Daytime population
- 553,680Residents 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 |
| 54Lancaster County, PA | 62 | 503 | 23.6 | 144 | +1.9% | #489 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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 estate55
- Real estate agents and brokers62
- Property management68
- Mortgage brokers and lenders58
- Home inspectors63
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Lancaster County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 503 real estate agents and brokers in Lancaster County. 5 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 28.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Lancaster County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4B a year, or $18,614 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 503 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 44% 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 212,748 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Lancaster County has 23.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 144, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 726, against 503 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,702 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $86,959, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 62 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #489 of 2,176 scored counties.
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