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Real estate businesses in Cass County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #817 of 2,229 scored counties
#24 of 82 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
23
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$187.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,490 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
189
89% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,836
+0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 real estate businesses in Cass County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.3, 60% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cass County comes to about $187.8M a year: $12,490 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 89% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cass County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,759 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $146K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cass County.

Population estimates show Cass County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Cass County is 55 (upper middle), #817 of 2,229 scored counties and #24 of 82 scored counties in Indiana.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.328.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)189112100
Households per official establishment3,759589414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,490$13,818$16,661
Median household income$56,403$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5551

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$346K
One-person businesses, 2023
81Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$146K

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
37,836+0.1% since 2020
Households
15,037
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$56,403+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,540
Median home value
$133,800
Jobs located here
15,218
Daytime population
35,454Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, IN751010.9303+2.2%#101 of 2,229
2LaGrange County, IN731310.1329+1.9%#137 of 2,229
3Daviess County, IN691613.5227+2.5%#236 of 2,229
4Posey County, IN6898.5384−0.8%#259 of 2,229
5Clinton County, IN661411.2271+0.4%#332 of 2,229
6Clay County, IN661312.3254−0.1%#334 of 2,229
7Jennings County, IN65109.1331+0.1%#364 of 2,229
8Ripley County, IN651613.9224+1.6%#377 of 2,229
9Tipton County, IN63812.8249−0.4%#438 of 2,229
10Carroll County, IN631012.4247+1.6%#440 of 2,229
24Cass County, IN552315.3189+0.1%#817 of 2,229

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, IN?

There are 23 real estate businesses on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $187.8M a year, or $12,490 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 89% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,037 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 15.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 189, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cass County would have about 43, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,759 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 37,836 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,037 households. The median household income in Cass County is $56,403 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #817 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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