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Real estate businesses in Weld County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #508 of 2,229 scored counties
#4 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
329
20 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
319
+27.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,074 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
166
66% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
378,426
+14.2% 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 Weld County spend about $2.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,074 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 66% 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 329 real estate businesses on map listings in Weld County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.5, 31% 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 Weld County was 319 in 2023, up 27.6% from 2019. That is one for every 390 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 1,716 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $12K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Weld County.

Population estimates show Weld County grew 14.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Weld County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #508 of 2,229 scored counties and #4 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Weld 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 Weld County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureWeld CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.557.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)16679100
Households per official establishment390200414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.6%+11.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,074$19,501$16,661
Median household income$97,097$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
250 → 319+27.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,255
Annual payroll, 2023
$78.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,716Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32920 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
547The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$12K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
378,426+14.2% since 2020
Households
124,287
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,985 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,627
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
109,846
Daytime population
273,612Residents 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 Weld 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 Weld County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 329 real estate businesses in Weld County. 20 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 319 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 27.6% from 2019. Official counts list 1,716 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.4B a year, or $19,074 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 329 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 66% 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 124,287 households in Weld County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weld County has 26.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 166, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Weld County would have about 547, against 329 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 390 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Weld County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Weld County at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in Weld County is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Weld County scores 62 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #508 of 2,229 scored counties.

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