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Real estate businesses in Allen County, KS

The real estate businesses in Allen County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,858 of 2,229 scored counties
#24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,801 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
165
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,302
−1.8% 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

Allen County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,858 of 2,229 scored counties and #24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 real estate businesses in Allen County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $12,801 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $64.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 65% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Allen County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Allen County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.032.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)165101100
Households per official establishment716498414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,801$14,105$16,661
Median household income$60,689$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 7
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$452K
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,302−1.8% since 2020
Households
5,011
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
500 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$60,689+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,243
Median home value
$107,600
Jobs located here
5,623
Daytime population
11,680Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, KS69912.1275−0.2%#228 of 2,229
2Wyandotte County, KS62619.9303+1.0%#482 of 2,229
3Osage County, KS571117.1182−0.3%#717 of 2,229
4Miami County, KS572820.4168+5.9%#725 of 2,229
5Pottawatomie County, KS561819.2179+6.9%#768 of 2,229
6Leavenworth County, KS565819.2179+3.2%#769 of 2,229
7Dickinson County, KS561620.0156+1.4%#778 of 2,229
8Nemaha County, KS54512.4258−2.1%#849 of 2,229
9Atchison County, KS5258.7338−0.9%#950 of 2,229
10Cherokee County, KS5167.6374−1.0%#1,013 of 2,229
24Allen County, KS35918.0165−1.8%#1,858 of 2,229

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Allen County, KS?

Allen County has 9 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Allen County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $64.1M a year, or $12,801 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 65% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,011 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, KS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Allen County has 18.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 165, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Allen County would have about 15, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 12,302 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,011 households. The median household income in Allen County is $60,689 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Allen County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,858 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 Allen County

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