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Real estate businesses in Hendricks County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,190 of 2,229 scored counties
#41 of 82 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
209
16 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
153
+17.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,732 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
117
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.1
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,510
+10.2% 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

Households in Hendricks County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,732 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% 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.

There are 209 real estate businesses on map listings in Hendricks County as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 8%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 31.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hendricks County in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 782 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $528K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hendricks County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hendricks County grew 10.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hendricks County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,190 of 2,229 scored counties and #41 of 82 scored counties in Indiana.

How Hendricks 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 Hendricks County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHendricks CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.128.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)117112100
Households per official establishment439589414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.7%+17.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,732$13,818$16,661
Median household income$101,144$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4851

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
130 → 153+17.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
361
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
782Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
244The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$528K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County

Population, 2025 estimate
193,510+10.2% since 2020
Households
67,110
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$101,144+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,514
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
85,878
Daytime population
173,874Residents 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 Hendricks 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
41Hendricks County, IN4820931.1117+10.2%#1,190 of 2,229

Other business types in Hendricks County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Hendricks County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 209 real estate businesses in Hendricks County. 16 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 153 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. Another 782 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $15,732 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 209 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,110 households in Hendricks County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hendricks County has 31.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 117, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hendricks County would have about 244, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Hendricks County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hendricks County at 193,510 people in 2025, up 10.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,110 households. Median household income in Hendricks County is $101,144, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Hendricks County scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,190 of 2,229 scored counties.

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