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Real estate businesses in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb County, GA 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,975 of 2,229 scored counties
#94 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 1,073
- 57 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 923
- +17.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,206 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.4
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in DeKalb County is 33 (lower middle), #1,975 of 2,229 scored counties and #94 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,073 real estate businesses in DeKalb County. 57 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.4, 3% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $4.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,206 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in DeKalb County was 923 in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. That is one for every 311 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $631K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in DeKalb County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.4 | 39.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 100 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 311 | 377 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.6% | +20.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,206 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 785 → 923+17.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,018
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $242.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,189Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,07357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,075The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $631K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, GA | 80 | 12 | 10.7 | 302 | +8.8% | #23 of 2,229 |
| 2Murray County, GA | 79 | 6 | 3.9 | 828 | +4.0% | #31 of 2,229 |
| 3Banks County, GA | 79 | 5 | 7.3 | 459 | +17.3% | #36 of 2,229 |
| 4Lamar County, GA | 79 | 10 | 14.0 | 241 | +12.9% | #42 of 2,229 |
| 5Peach County, GA | 78 | 9 | 8.5 | 399 | +6.5% | #49 of 2,229 |
| 6Haralson County, GA | 78 | 13 | 11.1 | 307 | +10.0% | #55 of 2,229 |
| 7Jasper County, GA | 77 | 5 | 8.4 | 395 | +20.2% | #66 of 2,229 |
| 8Jones County, GA | 77 | 10 | 9.3 | 369 | +2.8% | #68 of 2,229 |
| 9Cook County, GA | 76 | 5 | 7.9 | 397 | +5.8% | #78 of 2,229 |
| 10Harris County, GA | 75 | 10 | 7.7 | 507 | +6.8% | #94 of 2,229 |
| 94DeKalb County, GA | 33 | 1,073 | 37.4 | 100 | +1.3% | #1,975 of 2,229 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, GA?
There are 1,073 real estate businesses on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 57 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 923 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 4,189 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.7B a year, or $16,206 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,073 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
DeKalb County has 37.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 100, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 1,075, against 1,073 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 311 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 33 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,975 of 2,229 scored counties.
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