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Real estate businesses in Craighead County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Craighead County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,892 of 2,229 scored counties
#48 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 215
- 4 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +21.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $624.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,048 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 67
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.4
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Craighead County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,892 of 2,229 scored counties and #48 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 215 real estate businesses in Craighead County. 4 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.4, 26% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Craighead County comes to about $624.2M a year: $14,048 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 33% 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 businesses take in.
Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Craighead County in 2023, up 21.3% from 2019. That is one for every 601 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Craighead County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Craighead County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.4 | 28.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 67 | 115 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 601 | 593 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.3% | +19.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,048 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 74+21.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 336
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 513Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AR | 78 | 8 | 12.4 | 254 | +11.2% | #59 of 2,229 |
| 2Hot Spring County, AR | 70 | 5 | 4.1 | 752 | +1.1% | #198 of 2,229 |
| 3Franklin County, AR | 69 | 9 | 12.8 | 238 | +3.5% | #235 of 2,229 |
| 4Grant County, AR | 69 | 11 | 15.8 | 214 | +4.1% | #239 of 2,229 |
| 5Logan County, AR | 68 | 10 | 11.7 | 271 | +2.5% | #267 of 2,229 |
| 6Crawford County, AR | 68 | 29 | 12.4 | 259 | +4.1% | #269 of 2,229 |
| 7Conway County, AR | 64 | 9 | 10.9 | 277 | +3.2% | #396 of 2,229 |
| 8Randolph County, AR | 60 | 6 | 8.2 | 364 | +1.5% | #557 of 2,229 |
| 9Mississippi County, AR | 59 | 19 | 12.3 | 252 | −6.7% | #602 of 2,229 |
| 10Independence County, AR | 58 | 25 | 17.1 | 183 | +2.2% | #665 of 2,229 |
| 48Craighead County, AR | 35 | 215 | 48.4 | 67 | +4.8% | #1,892 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Craighead 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 Craighead County, AR?
Craighead County has 215 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 21.3% from 2019. Another 513 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $624.2M a year, or $14,048 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 215 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 33% below 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Craighead County has 48.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 67, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Craighead County would have about 144, against 215 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 601 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,892 of 2,229 scored counties.
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