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Real estate businesses in Cass County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$67.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,085 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
387
3.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
80% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,463
−4.0% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cass County comes to about $67.1M a year: $13,085 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.9 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 4 real estate businesses on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 80% 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 Cass County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Cass County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 real estate businesses on map listings, Cass County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Cass County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.832.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)387105100
Households per official establishmentn/a543414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,085$14,866$16,661
Median household income$68,125$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

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
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,463−4.0% since 2020
Households
5,128
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
376 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$68,125+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,028
Median home value
$97,100
Jobs located here
5,444
Daytime population
11,588Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Woodford County, IL70106.8514−0.8%#199 of 2,229
2Boone County, IL67199.8348+0.4%#286 of 2,229
3Douglas County, IL671114.2226+0.5%#304 of 2,229
4Henry County, IL66167.9405−2.2%#326 of 2,229
5Bureau County, IL66117.8394−2.1%#327 of 2,229
6Randolph County, IL641310.9279−0.6%#395 of 2,229
7Piatt County, IL641217.3201+0.6%#414 of 2,229
8Clinton County, IL632215.1223+0.6%#448 of 2,229
9Fulton County, IL62139.4314−2.0%#481 of 2,229
10Shelby County, IL61910.1304−1.6%#527 of 2,229
Cass County, ILNot scored47.8387−4.0%

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Cass County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 real estate businesses in Cass County. 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 Cass County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cass County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $67.1M a year, or $13,085 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.9 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 5,128 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, IL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Cass County has 7.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 387, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cass County would have about 16, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Cass County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 12,463 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,128 households. Median household income in Cass County is $68,125, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Cass County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Cass County

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