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Real estate businesses in Lonoke County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,139 of 2,229 scored counties
#22 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
74
10 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
45
+9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$421.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,751 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
131
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,664
+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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lonoke County comes to about $421.2M a year: $14,751 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 31% 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.

Lonoke County has 74 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 25.9 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Lonoke County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 635 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 302 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Lonoke County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Lonoke County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,139 of 2,229 scored counties and #22 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Lonoke 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 Lonoke County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLonoke CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.928.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)131115100
Households per official establishment635593414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.8%+19.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,751$14,055$16,661
Median household income$72,828$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 45+9.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
302Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7410 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
97The 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 Lonoke 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 Lonoke County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,664+3.5% since 2020
Households
28,554
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$72,828+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,277
Median home value
$193,600
Jobs located here
15,402
Daytime population
59,400Residents 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 Lonoke 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
22Lonoke County, AR497425.9131+3.5%#1,139 of 2,229

Other business types in Lonoke County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 real estate businesses in Lonoke County. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. Official counts list 302 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $421.2M a year, or $14,751 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 74 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 31% 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 28,554 households in Lonoke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lonoke County has 25.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 131, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lonoke County would have about 97, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lonoke County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lonoke County at 76,664 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,554 households. Median household income in Lonoke County is $72,828, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Lonoke County scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,139 of 2,229 scored counties.

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