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Real estate businesses in Polk County, GA
The real estate businesses in Polk County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #279 of 2,229 scored counties
#20 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $218.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,719 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 201
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,514
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $218.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,719 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is twice 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 25 real estate businesses on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 59% 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 Polk County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,446 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 116 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Polk County is 68 (upper middle), #279 of 2,229 scored counties and #20 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 39.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 201 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,446 | 377 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,719 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,515 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $839K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 116Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,514+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,901
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 310 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $58,515+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,122
- Median home value
- $187,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,410
- Daytime population
- 36,371Residents 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 |
| 20Polk County, GA | 68 | 25 | 15.7 | 201 | +6.0% | #279 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Polk 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 Polk County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 real estate businesses in Polk County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 116 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $218.1M a year, or $13,719 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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 15,901 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, GA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Polk County has 15.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 201, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 50, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,446 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 45,514 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,901 households. Median household income in Polk County is $58,515, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Polk County scores 68 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #279 of 2,229 scored counties.
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