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Real estate businesses in Lake County, CA
The real estate businesses in Lake County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,405 of 2,229 scored counties
#20 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 81
- 9 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $444.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,485 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 127
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,772
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $16,485 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $444.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 27% 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 81 real estate businesses on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 9 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.1, 22% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 691 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 222 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $438K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lake County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,405 of 2,229 scored counties and #20 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Lake 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.
| Measure | Lake County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 49.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 127 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 691 | 293 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +13.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,485 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $60,621 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 39+50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 222Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 819 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
- 2
- Amount
- $438K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,772−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,940
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,306
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,936
- Daytime population
- 61,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Lake County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 85 | 32 | 11.2 | 359 | +8.2% | #7 of 2,229 |
| 2Inyo County, CA | 72 | 12 | 14.9 | 270 | −4.4% | #162 of 2,229 |
| 3Colusa County, CA | 67 | 10 | 13.3 | 301 | −0.1% | #292 of 2,229 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 64 | 210 | 24.4 | 157 | +5.1% | #424 of 2,229 |
| 5Trinity County, CA | 63 | 10 | 17.9 | 203 | −2.3% | #455 of 2,229 |
| 6Kings County, CA | 61 | 85 | 19.3 | 203 | +1.0% | #540 of 2,229 |
| 7Glenn County, CA | 59 | 17 | 17.3 | 219 | −2.6% | #610 of 2,229 |
| 8Tulare County, CA | 56 | 347 | 24.2 | 163 | +2.4% | #775 of 2,229 |
| 9Madera County, CA | 56 | 132 | 29.1 | 140 | +7.4% | #787 of 2,229 |
| 10San Joaquin County, CA | 54 | 868 | 35.4 | 124 | +5.5% | #882 of 2,229 |
| 20Lake County, CA | 44 | 81 | 30.1 | 127 | −0.6% | #1,405 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 real estate businesses in Lake County. 9 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 39 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. Official counts list 222 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lake County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $444.1M a year, or $16,485 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 81 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 27% 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 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lake County has 30.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 127, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 103, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 691 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 44 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,405 of 2,229 scored counties.
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