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Real estate businesses in Ellis County, KS
How Ellis County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,193 of 2,229 scored counties
#35 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 40
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $159.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,993 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 92
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,075
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Ellis County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2,193 of 2,229 scored counties and #35 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Ellis County spend about $159.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,993 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% below 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 40 real estate businesses on map listings in Ellis County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 32.7 per 10,000 households, 15% 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 Ellis County was 24 in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 510 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ellis County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ellis 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.
| Measure | Ellis County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.7 | 32.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 92 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 510 | 498 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +6.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,993 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,084 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 24−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 406 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,075+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,251
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,365
- Median home value
- $216,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,340
- Daytime population
- 30,752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ellis County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, KS | 69 | 9 | 12.1 | 275 | −0.2% | #228 of 2,229 |
| 2Wyandotte County, KS | 62 | 61 | 9.9 | 303 | +1.0% | #482 of 2,229 |
| 3Osage County, KS | 57 | 11 | 17.1 | 182 | −0.3% | #717 of 2,229 |
| 4Miami County, KS | 57 | 28 | 20.4 | 168 | +5.9% | #725 of 2,229 |
| 5Pottawatomie County, KS | 56 | 18 | 19.2 | 179 | +6.9% | #768 of 2,229 |
| 6Leavenworth County, KS | 56 | 58 | 19.2 | 179 | +3.2% | #769 of 2,229 |
| 7Dickinson County, KS | 56 | 16 | 20.0 | 156 | +1.4% | #778 of 2,229 |
| 8Nemaha County, KS | 54 | 5 | 12.4 | 258 | −2.1% | #849 of 2,229 |
| 9Atchison County, KS | 52 | 5 | 8.7 | 338 | −0.9% | #950 of 2,229 |
| 10Cherokee County, KS | 51 | 6 | 7.6 | 374 | −1.0% | #1,013 of 2,229 |
| 35Ellis County, KS | 23 | 40 | 32.7 | 92 | +0.4% | #2,193 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Ellis 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 Ellis County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 real estate businesses in Ellis County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $159.2M a year, or $12,993 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 40 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% below 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 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, KS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Ellis County has 32.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Ellis County would have about 37, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 510 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County scores 23 for real estate businesses (low), #2,193 of 2,229 scored counties.
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