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Real estate agents and brokers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area

The real estate agents and brokers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #222 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
763
30 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
384
+40.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,703 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
101
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.1
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
608,012
+3.5% 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 763 real estate agents and brokers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 32.1 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area spend about $4.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,703 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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.

Official counts show 384 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area in 2023, up 40.7% from 2019. That is one for every 619 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #222 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSpokane-Spokane Valley metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.132.330.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)101112100
Households per official establishment619541788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+40.7%+26.5%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,703$19,779$16,661
Median household income$77,488$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4655

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
384+40.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
651
Annual payroll, 2023
$39M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
76330 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
772The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area, 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 the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
608,012+3.5% since 2020
Households
237,769
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$77,488+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,458
Median home value
$405,300
Jobs located here
253,696
Daytime population
597,141Residents 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 metro areas in Washington for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas 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
1Yakima, WA7213915.8194+1.0%#30 of 387
Lewiston, ID-WA655620.9150+1.5%#59 of 387
2Longview-Kelso, WA639922.5141+3.5%#74 of 387
3Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA5730428.0130+2.7%#116 of 387
4Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA5733728.3122+2.8%#118 of 387
5Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA5513926.6128+2.4%#134 of 387
6Kennewick-Richland, WA5532229.8115+6.5%#135 of 387
7Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA5413929.3115+5.0%#139 of 387
8Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA505,89636.7106+3.3%#182 of 387
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA493,11530.8116+1.0%#187 of 387
10Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA4676332.1101+3.5%#222 of 387

Other business types in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area

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Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area?

There are 763 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area as of September 2026. 30 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 384 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 40.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.2B a year, or $17,703 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 763 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 237,769 households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 32.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 101, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area would have about 772, against 763 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 619 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area at 608,012 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 237,769 households. The median household income in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is $77,488 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area scores 46 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #222 of 387 scored metro areas.

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