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Real estate businesses in Crawford County, AR

The real estate businesses in Crawford County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #269 of 2,229 scored counties
#6 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
29
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
24
+9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$325.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,919 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
259
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,657
+4.1% 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 29 real estate businesses in Crawford County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $13,919 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $325.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.6 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Crawford County was 24 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 973 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 173 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Crawford County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Crawford County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #269 of 2,229 scored counties and #6 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Crawford 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.

Real estate in Crawford County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.428.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)259115100
Households per official establishment973593414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.1%+19.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,919$14,055$16,661
Median household income$64,132$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score6856

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 24+9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
173Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
291 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,657+4.1% since 2020
Households
23,357
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$64,132+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,026
Median home value
$182,800
Jobs located here
18,875
Daytime population
56,330Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Crawford County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AR78812.4254+11.2%#59 of 2,229
2Hot Spring County, AR7054.1752+1.1%#198 of 2,229
3Franklin County, AR69912.8238+3.5%#235 of 2,229
4Grant County, AR691115.8214+4.1%#239 of 2,229
5Logan County, AR681011.7271+2.5%#267 of 2,229
6Crawford County, AR682912.4259+4.1%#269 of 2,229
7Conway County, AR64910.9277+3.2%#396 of 2,229
8Randolph County, AR6068.2364+1.5%#557 of 2,229
9Mississippi County, AR591912.3252−6.7%#602 of 2,229
10Independence County, AR582517.1183+2.2%#665 of 2,229

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Crawford County, AR?

There are 29 real estate businesses on map listings in Crawford County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Another 173 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Crawford County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $325.1M a year, or $13,919 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.6 times 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 23,357 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crawford County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Crawford County has 12.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 259, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Crawford County would have about 75, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 973 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 62,657 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,357 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $64,132 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Crawford County scores 68 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #269 of 2,229 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Crawford County

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