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Real estate businesses in Arapahoe County, CO
The real estate businesses in Arapahoe County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,943 of 2,229 scored counties
#26 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 1,759
- 84 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 1,345
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,998 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 68
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 68.4
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Arapahoe County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,943 of 2,229 scored counties and #26 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,759 real estate businesses in Arapahoe County. Of those, 84 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 68.4 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $19,998 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Arapahoe County spend about $5.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 32% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,345 businesses with payroll in Arapahoe County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 191 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Arapahoe County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arapahoe County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Arapahoe County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 68.4 | 57.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 68 | 79 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 191 | 200 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +11.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,998 | $19,501 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,231 → 1,345+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,689
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $795M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,981Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,75984 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,188The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $5.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 71 | 20 | 20.0 | 254 | +16.5% | #188 of 2,229 |
| 2Morgan County, CO | 63 | 28 | 25.3 | 150 | +4.2% | #471 of 2,229 |
| 3Park County, CO | 62 | 20 | 22.3 | 202 | +5.1% | #499 of 2,229 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 62 | 329 | 26.5 | 166 | +14.2% | #508 of 2,229 |
| 5Adams County, CO | 53 | 641 | 34.0 | 130 | +6.6% | #941 of 2,229 |
| 6Logan County, CO | 52 | 17 | 20.7 | 172 | −2.7% | #977 of 2,229 |
| 7Broomfield County, CO | 51 | 124 | 39.0 | 129 | +6.3% | #1,045 of 2,229 |
| 8Otero County, CO | 49 | 14 | 18.5 | 189 | −5.2% | #1,121 of 2,229 |
| 9Pueblo County, CO | 47 | 200 | 29.2 | 130 | +0.6% | #1,231 of 2,229 |
| 10Prowers County, CO | 46 | 16 | 33.8 | 105 | −1.1% | #1,312 of 2,229 |
| 26Arapahoe County, CO | 34 | 1,759 | 68.4 | 68 | +2.8% | #1,943 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County, CO?
There are 1,759 real estate businesses on map listings in Arapahoe County as of September 2026. 84 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 1,345 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,981 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.1B a year, or $19,998 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,759 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% 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 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Arapahoe County has 68.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 68, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 1,188, against 1,759 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 191 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 34 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,943 of 2,229 scored counties.
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