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Real estate agents and brokers in Denton County, TX
The real estate agents and brokers in Denton County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #613 of 2,176 scored counties
#50 of 153 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 866
- 49 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 500
- +60.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,114 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 138
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,346
- +16.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $18,114 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Denton County spend about $6.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 38% 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 866 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Denton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 24.0 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 500 businesses with payroll in Denton County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 60.8% from 2019. That is one for every 721 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $329K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Denton County.
Population estimates show Denton County grew 16.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Denton County is 59 (upper middle), #613 of 2,176 scored counties and #50 of 153 scored counties in Texas.
How Denton County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Denton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 29.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 138 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 721 | 964 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +60.8% | +32.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,114 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $111,498 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 311 → 500+60.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 820
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 86649 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $329K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Denton 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 Denton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
- Households
- 360,392
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,115
- Median household income
- $111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,847
- Median home value
- $437,200
- Jobs located here
- 321,359
- Daytime population
- 759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberty County, TX | 85 | 38 | 12.2 | 221 | +31.3% | #7 of 2,176 |
| 2Chambers County, TX | 83 | 24 | 13.9 | 228 | +22.6% | #14 of 2,176 |
| 3Rusk County, TX | 82 | 12 | 6.7 | 399 | +5.0% | #15 of 2,176 |
| 4San Jacinto County, TX | 77 | 10 | 9.2 | 281 | +7.1% | #61 of 2,176 |
| 5Orange County, TX | 76 | 38 | 11.7 | 235 | +1.8% | #74 of 2,176 |
| 6Ector County, TX | 76 | 91 | 14.1 | 193 | +5.0% | #75 of 2,176 |
| 7Atascosa County, TX | 75 | 22 | 13.1 | 201 | +8.7% | #89 of 2,176 |
| 8Caldwell County, TX | 75 | 24 | 14.4 | 186 | +20.0% | #91 of 2,176 |
| 9Kaufman County, TX | 75 | 83 | 16.3 | 180 | +42.2% | #92 of 2,176 |
| 10Falls County, TX | 74 | 5 | 7.9 | 318 | +5.5% | #98 of 2,176 |
| 50Denton County, TX | 59 | 866 | 24.0 | 138 | +16.9% | #613 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Denton 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 estate56
- Real estate agents and brokers59
- Property management76
- Mortgage brokers and lenders58
- Home inspectors65
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Denton County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 866 real estate agents and brokers in Denton County. 49 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 500 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 60.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.5B a year, or $18,114 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 866 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 38% 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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Denton County has 24.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 138, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Denton County would have about 1,197, against 866 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 721 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Denton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 59 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #613 of 2,176 scored counties.
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