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Real estate businesses in Lake County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Lake County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,841 of 2,229 scored counties
#71 of 82 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 616
- 73 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 244
- −0.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,783 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 101
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,841 of 2,229 scored counties and #71 of 82 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lake County comes to about $2.7B a year: $13,783 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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 616 real estate businesses on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 12%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 31.6 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 244 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, down 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 800 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lake County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.6 | 28.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 101 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 800 | 589 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.8% | +17.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,783 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 246 → 244−0.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 860
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,875Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61673 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 621The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Lake County marked.
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 |
| 71Lake County, IN | 36 | 616 | 31.6 | 101 | +1.1% | #1,841 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 616 real estate businesses in Lake County. 73 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 244 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. Another 1,875 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.7B a year, or $13,783 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 616 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lake County has 31.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 101, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 621, against 616 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 36 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,841 of 2,229 scored counties.
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