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Real estate businesses in Tehama County, CA

How Tehama 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #989 of 2,229 scored counties
#13 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
64
6 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
23
−4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$409.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,532 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
148
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,665
−1.7% 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 Tehama County spend about $409.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,532 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 48% 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 64 real estate businesses on map listings in Tehama County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 9%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 25.8 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Tehama County was 23 in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,078 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 144 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Tehama County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tehama County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #989 of 2,229 scored counties and #13 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Tehama 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 Tehama County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTehama CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.849.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14894100
Households per official establishment1,078293414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.2%+13.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,532$19,977$16,661
Median household income$63,784$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5232

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 23−4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
144Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
646 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The 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 Tehama 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 Tehama County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,665−1.7% since 2020
Households
24,788
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,949 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,910
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
18,377
Daytime population
57,669Residents 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 Tehama 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
13Tehama County, CA526425.8148−1.7%#989 of 2,229

Other business types in Tehama County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 64 real estate businesses in Tehama County. 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 23 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Another 144 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $409.8M a year, or $16,532 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 64 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 48% 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 24,788 households in Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tehama County has 25.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 148, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Tehama County would have about 95, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,078 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Tehama County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Tehama County at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in Tehama County is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. Tehama County scores 52 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #989 of 2,229 scored counties.

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