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Real estate businesses in Noble County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #859 of 2,229 scored counties
#26 of 82 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
30
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$244.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,467 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
188
88% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.5
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,937
+1.0% 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 Noble County spend about $244.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,467 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 88% 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 30 real estate businesses on map listings in Noble County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 16.5 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Noble County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,069 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Noble County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Noble County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #859 of 2,229 scored counties and #26 of 82 scored counties in Indiana.

How Noble 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 Noble County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNoble CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.528.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)188112100
Households per official establishment1,069589414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,467$13,818$16,661
Median household income$71,723$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5451

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 17
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
107Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
302 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 Noble 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 Noble County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,937+1.0% since 2020
Households
18,179
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$71,723+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,740
Median home value
$196,800
Jobs located here
16,886
Daytime population
42,342Residents 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 Noble 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
26Noble County, IN543016.5188+1.0%#859 of 2,229

Other business types in Noble County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 real estate businesses in Noble County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 107 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $244.8M a year, or $13,467 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 88% 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 18,179 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Noble County has 16.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 188, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Noble County would have about 57, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,069 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Noble County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Noble County at 47,937 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,179 households. Median household income in Noble County is $71,723, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Noble County scores 54 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #859 of 2,229 scored counties.

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 Noble County

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