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Real estate businesses in Elbert County, CO

The real estate businesses in Elbert County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #188 of 2,229 scored counties
#1 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
29
+26.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$220.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $22,005 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
254
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.0
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,534
+16.5% 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

Elbert County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #188 of 2,229 scored counties and #1 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Elbert County comes to about $220.1M a year: $22,005 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.5 times 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 20 real estate businesses on map listings in Elbert County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.0, 48% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Elbert County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 345 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Elbert County grew 16.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Elbert 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.

Real estate in Elbert County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureElbert CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.057.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)25479100
Households per official establishment345200414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.1%+11.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.5%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$22,005$19,501$16,661
Median household income$132,685$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score7133

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 29+26.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
181Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Elbert 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 Elbert County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,534+16.5% since 2020
Households
10,004
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
95%
Vehicles per household
2.8
Land area
1,851 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$132,685+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$161,186
Median home value
$709,800
Jobs located here
4,921
Daytime population
17,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO712020.0254+16.5%#188 of 2,229
2Morgan County, CO632825.3150+4.2%#471 of 2,229
3Park County, CO622022.3202+5.1%#499 of 2,229
4Weld County, CO6232926.5166+14.2%#508 of 2,229
5Adams County, CO5364134.0130+6.6%#941 of 2,229
6Logan County, CO521720.7172−2.7%#977 of 2,229
7Broomfield County, CO5112439.0129+6.3%#1,045 of 2,229
8Otero County, CO491418.5189−5.2%#1,121 of 2,229
9Pueblo County, CO4720029.2130+0.6%#1,231 of 2,229
10Prowers County, CO461633.8105−1.1%#1,312 of 2,229

Other business types in Elbert County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Elbert County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 real estate businesses in Elbert County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 26.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 181 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Elbert County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $220.1M a year, or $22,005 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 20 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.5 times 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 10,004 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Elbert County, CO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Elbert County has 20.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 254, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Elbert County would have about 51, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 345 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Elbert County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Elbert County at 30,534 people in 2025, up 16.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,004 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $132,685, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Elbert County scores 71 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #188 of 2,229 scored counties.

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