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Real estate businesses in Phillips County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Phillips County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $11,996 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
417
4.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
83% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,255
−13.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 real estate businesses in Phillips County. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 83% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $11,996 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Phillips County spend about $72.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 4.2 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Phillips County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 1,506 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Phillips County declined 13.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 real estate businesses on map listings, Phillips County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Phillips 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 Phillips County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePhillips CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.628.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)417115100
Households per official establishment1,506593414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−13.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$11,996$14,055$16,661
Median household income$40,134$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$399K
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Phillips 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 Phillips County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,255−13.0% since 2020
Households
6,023
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$40,134+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,873
Median home value
$78,200
Jobs located here
4,448
Daytime population
14,386Residents 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 Phillips 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
Phillips County, ARNot scored46.6417−13.0%

Other business types in Phillips County

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

Questions

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

There are 4 real estate businesses on map listings in Phillips County as of September 2026. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $72.3M a year, or $11,996 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.2 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 6,023 households in Phillips County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Phillips County has 6.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 417, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Phillips County would have about 17, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,506 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Phillips County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Phillips County at 14,255 people in 2025, down 13.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,023 households. The median household income in Phillips County is $40,134 a year, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Phillips County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Phillips County

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