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Real estate businesses in Pima County, AZ
How Pima County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,574 of 2,229 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 1,666
- 120 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 1,099
- +11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,197 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 104
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $17,197 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Pima County spend about $7.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 4% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
Pima County has 1,666 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 120 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 38.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pima County was 1,099 in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 398 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 5,395 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pima County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pima County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Pima County is 41 (lower middle), #1,574 of 2,229 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.1 | 47.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 104 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 398 | 290 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.7% | +19.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,197 | $18,061 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 984 → 1,099+11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,417
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $271.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5,395Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,666120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,738The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 78 | 257 | 15.9 | 257 | +25.4% | #58 of 2,229 |
| 2Apache County, AZ | 71 | 19 | 9.0 | 365 | −2.2% | #175 of 2,229 |
| 3Graham County, AZ | 67 | 27 | 21.2 | 178 | +4.0% | #313 of 2,229 |
| 4La Paz County, AZ | 56 | 18 | 20.1 | 173 | +0.9% | #772 of 2,229 |
| 5Santa Cruz County, AZ | 55 | 43 | 25.3 | 140 | +4.8% | #836 of 2,229 |
| 6Yuma County, AZ | 53 | 255 | 32.1 | 115 | +9.2% | #945 of 2,229 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 47 | 101 | 25.2 | 139 | +3.0% | #1,227 of 2,229 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 46 | 137 | 26.9 | 136 | +0.6% | #1,284 of 2,229 |
| 9Mohave County, AZ | 42 | 424 | 41.6 | 88 | +6.5% | #1,540 of 2,229 |
| 10Pima County, AZ | 41 | 1,666 | 38.1 | 104 | +2.8% | #1,574 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Pima 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Pima County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,666 real estate businesses in Pima County. 120 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,099 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. Official counts list 5,395 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.5B a year, or $17,197 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,666 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Pima County has 38.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 104, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pima County would have about 1,738, against 1,666 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 398 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 41 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,574 of 2,229 scored counties.
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