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Real estate agents and brokers in Knox County, TN
How Knox County, TN 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,497 of 2,176 scored counties
#70 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 848
- 34 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- +38.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,279 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 66
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.2
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 848 real estate agents and brokers in Knox County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.2, 38% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Knox County comes to about $3.1B a year: $15,279 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 34% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 172 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 38.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,169 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Knox County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,497 of 2,176 scored counties and #70 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.2 | 29.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 66 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,169 | 1,725 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.7% | +19.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,279 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 172+38.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 612
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 84834 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 564The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
| 70Knox County, TN | 42 | 848 | 42.2 | 66 | +6.5% | #1,497 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Knox 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers42
- Property management49
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors51
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Knox County, TN?
Knox County has 848 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 38.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.1B a year, or $15,279 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 848 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 34% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Knox County has 42.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 66, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Knox County would have about 564, against 848 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,169 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 42 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,497 of 2,176 scored counties.
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