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Real estate businesses in Pope County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Pope County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,607 of 2,229 scored counties
#38 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 60
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $335.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,768 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 129
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,976
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pope County spend about $335.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,768 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 29% 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.
There are 60 real estate businesses on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 24.6 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pope County was 43 in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 566 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 190 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pope County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Pope County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,607 of 2,229 scored counties and #38 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pope 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 | Pope County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 28.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 129 | 115 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 566 | 593 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | +19.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,768 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $57,344 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 43+2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 190Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 606 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 Pope 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 Pope County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,976+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 24,348
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $57,344+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,412
- Median home value
- $170,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,904
- Daytime population
- 65,219Residents 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 Pope 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 |
| 38Pope County, AR | 40 | 60 | 24.6 | 129 | +2.5% | #1,607 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Pope 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 Pope County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 real estate businesses in Pope County. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 190 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pope County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $335.2M a year, or $13,768 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 60 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 29% 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 24,348 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pope County, AR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Pope County has 24.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 129, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pope County would have about 77, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 566 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Pope County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pope County at 64,976 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,348 households. Median household income in Pope County is $57,344, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Pope County scores 40 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,607 of 2,229 scored counties.
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