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Real estate businesses in Greene County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$52M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,262 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
200
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,658
−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 Greene County spend about $52M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,262 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is twice 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 6 real estate businesses on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, 60% 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 Greene County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,307 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Greene County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Greene County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.324.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)200130100
Households per official establishment1,307648414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,262$14,016$16,661
Median household income$63,409$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
1
Annual payroll, 2023
$84K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,658−1.0% since 2020
Households
3,922
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$63,409
Average household income
$83,360
Median home value
$155,400
Jobs located here
3,134
Daytime population
7,918Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, IA761211.8285+1.8%#87 of 2,229
2Warren County, IA712311.1314+9.0%#181 of 2,229
3Bremer County, IA661515.4215+1.1%#344 of 2,229
4Guthrie County, IA65510.9302+1.6%#365 of 2,229
5Jones County, IA641214.6215+2.9%#409 of 2,229
6Cedar County, IA6379.2354−0.7%#431 of 2,229
7Crawford County, IA6369.5325−1.5%#434 of 2,229
8Madison County, IA631014.9228+3.8%#446 of 2,229
9Plymouth County, IA631514.52270.0%#447 of 2,229
10Mills County, IA63916.7206+2.6%#454 of 2,229
Greene County, IANot scored615.3200−1.0%

Other business types in Greene County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Greene County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate businesses in Greene County. 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Greene County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $52M a year, or $13,262 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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 3,922 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, IA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Greene 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 200, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Greene County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,307 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 8,658 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,922 households. Median household income in Greene County is $63,409, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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