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Real estate businesses in the Russellville, AR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Russellville, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #278 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
64
6 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
45
+2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$445.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,636 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
161
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.6
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
84,932
+1.6% 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

Households in the Russellville area spend about $445.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,636 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 61% 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.

The Russellville area has 64 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 9%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 19.6 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Russellville area in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 726 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 224 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in the Russellville area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Russellville area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #278 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Russellville area 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 Russellville, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureRussellville areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.628.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)161115100
Households per official establishment726593414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.4%+19.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,636$14,055$16,661
Median household income$57,102$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45+2.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
224Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
646 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
103The 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 the Russellville area, 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 the Russellville area

Population, 2025 estimate
84,932+1.6% since 2020
Households
32,671
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,741 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$57,102+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,829
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
34,546
Daytime population
84,258Residents 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 small-town markets in Arkansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Russellville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Malvern, AR7454.1752+1.1%#32 of 536
2Blytheville, AR631912.3252−6.7%#98 of 536
3Batesville, AR632517.1183+2.2%#105 of 536
4Camden, AR621110.7284−3.6%#111 of 536
5Pine Bluff, AR533613.4226−5.6%#223 of 536
6Russellville, AR496419.6161+1.6%#278 of 536
7Searcy, AR496321.3145+4.2%#283 of 536
8El Dorado, AR482315.3203−5.2%#287 of 536
9Forrest City, AR481215.4182−5.3%#288 of 536
10Paragould, AR484525.0125+3.4%#294 of 536

Other business types in the Russellville area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Russellville, AR area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 real estate businesses in the Russellville area. 6 of them (9%) 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 2.4% from 2019. Official counts list 224 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Russellville, AR area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $445.5M a year, or $13,636 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 64 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 61% 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 32,671 households in the Russellville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Russellville, AR area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Russellville area has 19.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 161, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Russellville area would have about 103, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 726 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 the Russellville, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Russellville area at 84,932 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,671 households. Median household income in the Russellville area is $57,102, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Russellville area scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #278 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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