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Real estate businesses in Sebastian County, AR

How Sebastian 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,007 of 2,229 scored counties
#50 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
175
12 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
111
+12.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$723.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,870 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
95
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.5
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,641
+2.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Sebastian County is 32 (lower middle), #2,007 of 2,229 scored counties and #50 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Sebastian County spend about $723.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,870 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 5% below 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.

Sebastian County has 175 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 33.5 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 111 businesses with payroll in Sebastian County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 470 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sebastian County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sebastian 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 Sebastian County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureSebastian CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.528.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)95115100
Households per official establishment470593414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.1%+19.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,870$14,055$16,661
Median household income$57,790$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3256

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
99 → 111+12.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
523
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
530Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
167The 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 Sebastian 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 Sebastian County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,641+2.2% since 2020
Households
52,181
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
243
Median household income
$57,790+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,364
Median home value
$176,200
Jobs located here
69,861
Daytime population
144,611Residents 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 Sebastian 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
50Sebastian County, AR3217533.595+2.2%#2,007 of 2,229

Other business types in Sebastian County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 175 real estate businesses in Sebastian County. 12 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Another 530 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $723.8M a year, or $13,870 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 175 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 5% below 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 52,181 households in Sebastian County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sebastian County has 33.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 95, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Sebastian County would have about 167, against 175 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 470 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Sebastian County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Sebastian County at 130,641 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,181 households. Median household income in Sebastian County is $57,790, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Sebastian County scores 32 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,007 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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