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Real estate businesses in Elbert County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #288 of 2,229 scored counties
#22 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$114.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,631 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
329
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
75% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,072
+2.1% 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 Elbert County spend about $114.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,631 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.3 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 8 real estate businesses on map listings in Elbert County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 75% 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 Elbert County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Elbert County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Elbert County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #288 of 2,229 scored counties and #22 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Elbert 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.

Real estate in Elbert County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureElbert CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.639.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)32992100
Households per official establishmentn/a377414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,631$15,525$16,661
Median household income$58,450$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6737

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
48Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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
20,072+2.1% since 2020
Households
8,376
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
351 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$58,450+51.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,605
Median home value
$142,000
Jobs located here
5,780
Daytime population
16,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, GA801210.7302+8.8%#23 of 2,229
2Murray County, GA7963.9828+4.0%#31 of 2,229
3Banks County, GA7957.3459+17.3%#36 of 2,229
4Lamar County, GA791014.0241+12.9%#42 of 2,229
5Peach County, GA7898.5399+6.5%#49 of 2,229
6Haralson County, GA781311.1307+10.0%#55 of 2,229
7Jasper County, GA7758.4395+20.2%#66 of 2,229
8Jones County, GA77109.3369+2.8%#68 of 2,229
9Cook County, GA7657.9397+5.8%#78 of 2,229
10Harris County, GA75107.7507+6.8%#94 of 2,229
22Elbert County, GA6789.6329+2.1%#288 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, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 real estate businesses in Elbert County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. 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 Elbert County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $114.2M a year, or $13,631 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.3 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 8,376 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elbert County has 9.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 329, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Elbert County would have about 26, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Elbert County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Elbert County at 20,072 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,376 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $58,450, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 51.1%, 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 67 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #288 of 2,229 scored counties.

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