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Real estate businesses in Calaveras County, CA

How Calaveras County, CA 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,368 of 2,229 scored counties
#18 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
91
10 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
26
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$336.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,259 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
85
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
49.4
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,605
+2.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 91 real estate businesses in Calaveras County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 11%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.4, 28% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $18,259 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Calaveras County spend about $336.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 15% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Calaveras County was 26 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 709 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 321 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Calaveras County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Calaveras County is 45 (lower middle), #1,368 of 2,229 scored counties and #18 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Calaveras County compares

The same measures for California 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 Calaveras County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureCalaveras CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households49.449.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8594100
Households per official establishment709293414
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+13.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,259$19,977$16,661
Median household income$78,647$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4532

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 260.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
321Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The 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 Calaveras 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 Calaveras County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,605+2.8% since 2020
Households
18,437
Median age
50.5
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,020 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$78,647+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,069
Median home value
$457,200
Jobs located here
10,991
Daytime population
32,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Calaveras County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA853211.2359+8.2%#7 of 2,229
2Inyo County, CA721214.9270−4.4%#162 of 2,229
3Colusa County, CA671013.3301−0.1%#292 of 2,229
4Merced County, CA6421024.4157+5.1%#424 of 2,229
5Trinity County, CA631017.9203−2.3%#455 of 2,229
6Kings County, CA618519.3203+1.0%#540 of 2,229
7Glenn County, CA591717.3219−2.6%#610 of 2,229
8Tulare County, CA5634724.2163+2.4%#775 of 2,229
9Madera County, CA5613229.1140+7.4%#787 of 2,229
10San Joaquin County, CA5486835.4124+5.5%#882 of 2,229
18Calaveras County, CA459149.485+2.8%#1,368 of 2,229

Other business types in Calaveras County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Calaveras County, CA?

Calaveras County has 91 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 321 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Calaveras County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $336.6M a year, or $18,259 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 91 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,437 households in Calaveras County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calaveras County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Calaveras County has 49.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Calaveras County would have about 78, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 709 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Calaveras County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Calaveras County at 46,605 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,437 households. The median household income in Calaveras County is $78,647 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Calaveras County scores 45 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,368 of 2,229 scored counties.

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