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Real estate agents and brokers in Snohomish County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Snohomish County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #838 of 2,176 scored counties
#18 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
885
33 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
550
+35.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,772 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
136
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.0
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
870,656
+4.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 885 real estate agents and brokers in Snohomish County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 28.0 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Snohomish County spend about $6.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,772 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 36% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 550 businesses with payroll in Snohomish County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 35.1% from 2019. That is one for every 575 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $912K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Snohomish County.

Population estimates put the population change in Snohomish County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Snohomish County is 54 (upper middle), #838 of 2,176 scored counties and #18 of 35 scored counties in Washington.

How Snohomish County compares

The same measures for Washington 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Snohomish County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSnohomish CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.032.330.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)136112100
Households per official establishment575541788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.1%+26.5%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,772$19,779$16,661
Median household income$111,246$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
407 → 550+35.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,031
Annual payroll, 2023
$66.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
88533 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,205The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$912K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County

Population, 2025 estimate
870,656+4.9% since 2020
Households
316,212
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
405
Median household income
$111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,831
Median home value
$696,000
Jobs located here
295,384
Daytime population
731,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Washington, with Snohomish County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, WA86612.4250+9.7%#5 of 2,176
2Douglas County, WA80116.9489+8.0%#19 of 2,176
3Asotin County, WA7988.4378+1.0%#37 of 2,176
4Skamania County, WA79713.9248+5.2%#41 of 2,176
5Franklin County, WA77237.7441+5.6%#58 of 2,176
6Klickitat County, WA751313.2243+6.6%#86 of 2,176
7Stevens County, WA703317.0183+6.6%#220 of 2,176
8Pacific County, WA651715.5198+3.6%#357 of 2,176
9Yakima County, WA6513915.8194+1.0%#359 of 2,176
10Grant County, WA656017.0184+6.3%#362 of 2,176
18Snohomish County, WA5488528.0136+4.9%#838 of 2,176

Other business types in Snohomish County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Snohomish County, WA?

There are 885 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Snohomish County as of September 2026. 33 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 550 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Snohomish County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $6.6B a year, or $20,772 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 885 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 36% 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 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Snohomish County, WA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Snohomish County has 28.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 136, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 1,205, against 885 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 575 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 54 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #838 of 2,176 scored counties.

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