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Real estate businesses in Stark County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$30.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,462 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
355
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
8.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,319
−1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 real estate businesses in Stark County. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households.

Households in Stark County spend about $30.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,462 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Stark County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Stark 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 Stark County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureStark CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.832.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)355105100
Households per official establishmentn/a543414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,462$14,866$16,661
Median household income$62,878$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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Stark 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 Stark County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,319−1.2% since 2020
Households
2,285
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
288 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$62,878
Average household income
$88,597
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
1,405
Daytime population
4,121Residents 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 Stark 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
Stark County, ILNot scored28.8355−1.2%

Other business types in Stark County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 2 real estate businesses on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. 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 Stark County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $30.8M a year, or $13,462 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 2,285 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stark County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Stark County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Stark County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Stark County at 5,319 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,285 households. The median household income in Stark County is $62,878 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Stark County

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