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Real estate businesses in Muscogee County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,201 of 2,229 scored counties
#105 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
300
20 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
169
+20.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,821 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
87
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.8
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
202,171
−2.3% 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

For real estate businesses, Muscogee County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,201 of 2,229 scored counties and #105 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $13,821 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Muscogee County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 13% below 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 300 real estate businesses on map listings in Muscogee County as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 36.8 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Muscogee County in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 482 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Muscogee County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Muscogee 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 Muscogee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMuscogee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.839.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8792100
Households per official establishment482377414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.7%+20.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,821$15,525$16,661
Median household income$58,073$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
140 → 169+20.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
613
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
638Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30020 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
260The 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 Muscogee 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 Muscogee County

Population, 2025 estimate
202,171−2.3% since 2020
Households
81,415
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
217 sq. mi.
People per square mile
941
Median household income
$58,073+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,006
Median home value
$193,900
Jobs located here
84,654
Daytime population
216,091Residents 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 Muscogee 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
105Muscogee County, GA2230036.887−2.3%#2,201 of 2,229

Other business types in Muscogee County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Muscogee County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 300 real estate businesses in Muscogee County. 20 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. Another 638 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $13,821 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 300 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% below 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 81,415 households in Muscogee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muscogee County has 36.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 87, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Muscogee County would have about 260, against 300 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Muscogee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Muscogee County at 202,171 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 81,415 households. Median household income in Muscogee County is $58,073, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Muscogee County scores 22 for real estate businesses (low), #2,201 of 2,229 scored counties.

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