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Real estate businesses in Hamilton County, FL

How Hamilton County, FL 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #750 of 2,229 scored counties
#15 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$52.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,368 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
244
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
70% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,180
+3.3% 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 Hamilton County spend about $52.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,368 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.4 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 5 real estate businesses on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hamilton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamilton County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #750 of 2,229 scored counties and #15 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Hamilton County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Hamilton County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.761.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)24458100
Households per official establishmentn/a242414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,368$15,326$16,661
Median household income$50,144$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5629

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,180+3.3% since 2020
Households
4,281
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$50,144+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,597
Median home value
$111,200
Jobs located here
2,582
Daytime population
11,652Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dixie County, FL7458.0358+8.0%#121 of 2,229
2Union County, FL72511.6279+5.2%#160 of 2,229
3Baker County, FL711819.6180+5.8%#195 of 2,229
4Gadsden County, FL6895.3554+2.0%#256 of 2,229
5Bradford County, FL651314.0226+0.3%#375 of 2,229
6Jackson County, FL632112.2244+5.4%#441 of 2,229
7Levy County, FL633116.7186+12.7%#462 of 2,229
8Washington County, FL621212.9240+5.4%#490 of 2,229
9Suwannee County, FL622616.1193+10.6%#501 of 2,229
10Gilchrist County, FL601825.2131+14.5%#583 of 2,229
15Hamilton County, FL56511.7244+3.3%#750 of 2,229

Other business types in Hamilton County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Hamilton County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 real estate businesses in Hamilton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hamilton County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $52.9M a year, or $12,368 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 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 4,281 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hamilton County, FL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Hamilton County has 11.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 244, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Hamilton County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,180 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,281 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $50,144, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Hamilton County scores 56 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #750 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Hamilton County

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