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Real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,350 of 2,176 scored counties
#65 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 613
- 25 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- +16.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,446 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 71
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.8
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 390,833
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hamilton County comes to about $2.4B a year: $15,446 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 29% below 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 613 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.8, 30% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County was 114 in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,352 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $125K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County.
Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,350 of 2,176 scored counties and #65 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamilton County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.8 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 71 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,352 | 1,725 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.3% | +19.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,446 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,183 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 114+16.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 382
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 437The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 390,833+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 154,181
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 694
- Median household income
- $76,183+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,083
- Median home value
- $312,800
- Jobs located here
- 213,237
- Daytime population
- 429,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 80 | 20 | 11.6 | 248 | +7.7% | #26 of 2,176 |
| 2Macon County, TN | 79 | 6 | 6.4 | 393 | +9.5% | #35 of 2,176 |
| 3Union County, TN | 79 | 6 | 7.6 | 334 | +8.1% | #39 of 2,176 |
| 4Bedford County, TN | 79 | 25 | 12.8 | 206 | +9.7% | #42 of 2,176 |
| 5Polk County, TN | 78 | 6 | 8.1 | 318 | +5.9% | #51 of 2,176 |
| 6Gibson County, TN | 75 | 20 | 9.8 | 259 | +2.7% | #84 of 2,176 |
| 7Anderson County, TN | 75 | 47 | 14.3 | 186 | +6.1% | #90 of 2,176 |
| 8Sequatchie County, TN | 74 | 6 | 9.7 | 255 | +12.7% | #108 of 2,176 |
| 9Jefferson County, TN | 74 | 29 | 13.3 | 197 | +9.3% | #113 of 2,176 |
| 10Smith County, TN | 73 | 9 | 11.3 | 234 | +5.1% | #131 of 2,176 |
| 65Hamilton County, TN | 45 | 613 | 39.8 | 71 | +6.2% | #1,350 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers45
- Property management50
- Mortgage brokers and lenders37
- Home inspectors40
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Hamilton County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 613 real estate agents and brokers in Hamilton County. 25 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Hamilton County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.4B a year, or $15,446 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 613 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 29% below 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 154,181 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Hamilton County has 39.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 71, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 437, against 613 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,352 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 390,833 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,181 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $76,183, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Hamilton County scores 45 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,176 scored counties.
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