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Real estate businesses in Fulton County, IN
How Fulton County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #757 of 2,229 scored counties
#21 of 82 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $105.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,130 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 222
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,091
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fulton County spend about $105.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,130 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 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 11 real estate businesses on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Fulton County in 2023. That is one for every 2,684 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fulton County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #757 of 2,229 scored counties and #21 of 82 scored counties in Indiana.
How Fulton 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.
| Measure | Fulton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 28.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 222 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,684 | 589 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,130 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,360 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $68K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,091−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,051
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $61,360+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,533
- Median home value
- $156,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,262
- Daytime population
- 17,927Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, IN | 75 | 10 | 10.9 | 303 | +2.2% | #101 of 2,229 |
| 2LaGrange County, IN | 73 | 13 | 10.1 | 329 | +1.9% | #137 of 2,229 |
| 3Daviess County, IN | 69 | 16 | 13.5 | 227 | +2.5% | #236 of 2,229 |
| 4Posey County, IN | 68 | 9 | 8.5 | 384 | −0.8% | #259 of 2,229 |
| 5Clinton County, IN | 66 | 14 | 11.2 | 271 | +0.4% | #332 of 2,229 |
| 6Clay County, IN | 66 | 13 | 12.3 | 254 | −0.1% | #334 of 2,229 |
| 7Jennings County, IN | 65 | 10 | 9.1 | 331 | +0.1% | #364 of 2,229 |
| 8Ripley County, IN | 65 | 16 | 13.9 | 224 | +1.6% | #377 of 2,229 |
| 9Tipton County, IN | 63 | 8 | 12.8 | 249 | −0.4% | #438 of 2,229 |
| 10Carroll County, IN | 63 | 10 | 12.4 | 247 | +1.6% | #440 of 2,229 |
| 21Fulton County, IN | 56 | 11 | 13.7 | 222 | −1.9% | #757 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 Fulton County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 real estate businesses in Fulton County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fulton County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $105.7M a year, or $13,130 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 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 8,051 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Fulton County has 13.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 222, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 24, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,684 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 20,091 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,051 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $61,360, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.9%, 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. Fulton County scores 56 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #757 of 2,229 scored counties.
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