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Real estate businesses in Lincoln County, AR

How Lincoln County, AR 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,020 of 2,229 scored counties
#15 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$46.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,068 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
217
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.9
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,764
−1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 real estate businesses in Lincoln County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Lincoln County spend about $46.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,068 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 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 Lincoln County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,197 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lincoln County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,020 of 2,229 scored counties and #15 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.928.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)217115100
Households per official establishment1,197593414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,068$14,055$16,661
Median household income$51,778$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5156

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$42K
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,764−1.0% since 2020
Households
3,592
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$51,778+11.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,191
Median home value
$108,000
Jobs located here
1,983
Daytime population
11,251Residents 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 Lincoln 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
15Lincoln County, AR51513.9217−1.0%#1,020 of 2,229

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

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

Lincoln County has 5 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $46.9M a year, or $13,068 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 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 3,592 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 13.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 217, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,197 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 12,764 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,592 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $51,778 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.1% 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. Lincoln County scores 51 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,020 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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