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Real estate businesses in San Benito County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in San Benito County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,050 of 2,229 scored counties
#14 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
100
12 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
43
+16.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$432.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $21,038 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
100
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.6
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,082
+8.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 real estate businesses in San Benito County. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 48.6 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in San Benito County comes to about $432.6M a year: $21,038 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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 San Benito County was 43 in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 236 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in San Benito County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Benito County grew 8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in San Benito County is 51 (upper middle), #1,050 of 2,229 scored counties and #14 of 55 scored counties in California.

How San Benito 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 San Benito County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Benito CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.649.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10094100
Households per official establishment478293414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.2%+13.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$21,038$19,977$16,661
Median household income$114,394$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5132

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 43+16.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
236Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10012 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in San Benito 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 San Benito County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,082+8.6% since 2020
Households
20,561
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,389 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$143,684
Median home value
$793,400
Jobs located here
17,302
Daytime population
57,797Residents 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 San Benito 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
14San Benito County, CA5110048.6100+8.6%#1,050 of 2,229

Other business types in San Benito County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in San Benito County, CA?

There are 100 real estate businesses on map listings in San Benito County as of September 2026. 12 of them (12%) 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 16.2% from 2019. Another 236 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $432.6M a year, or $21,038 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 100 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Benito County has 48.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. San Benito County scores 51 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,050 of 2,229 scored counties.

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