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Real estate businesses in Washington Parish, LA
The real estate businesses in Washington Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #391 of 2,229 scored counties
#7 of 45 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $224.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,662 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 345
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 78% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,937
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 real estate businesses in Washington Parish. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 78% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $12,662 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Washington Parish spend about $224.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.5 times 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 4 businesses with payroll in Washington Parish classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 4,429 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Washington Parish declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Washington Parish is 64 (upper middle), #391 of 2,229 scored counties and #7 of 45 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Washington Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 29.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 345 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,429 | 656 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,662 | $14,200 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $45,380 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Washington Parish, 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 Washington Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,937−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,716
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 670 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,215
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,107
- Daytime population
- 37,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Washington Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 85 | 7 | 6.4 | 553 | +5.5% | #5 of 2,229 |
| 2Vermilion Parish, LA | 72 | 14 | 6.4 | 488 | +1.3% | #153 of 2,229 |
| 3St. Martin Parish, LA | 69 | 10 | 5.1 | 617 | −1.0% | #220 of 2,229 |
| 4St. Bernard Parish, LA | 69 | 25 | 15.4 | 208 | +4.1% | #240 of 2,229 |
| 5Lafourche Parish, LA | 67 | 41 | 10.9 | 303 | −2.0% | #291 of 2,229 |
| 6Grant Parish, LA | 66 | 5 | 6.7 | 483 | −0.3% | #322 of 2,229 |
| 7Washington Parish, LA | 64 | 15 | 8.5 | 345 | −0.9% | #391 of 2,229 |
| 8Livingston Parish, LA | 64 | 118 | 22.0 | 157 | +8.5% | #423 of 2,229 |
| 9De Soto Parish, LA | 63 | 11 | 10.5 | 293 | +2.0% | #435 of 2,229 |
| 10Plaquemines Parish, LA | 62 | 9 | 11.0 | 328 | −5.3% | #478 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Washington Parish
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 Washington Parish, LA?
There are 15 real estate businesses on map listings in Washington Parish as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington Parish, LA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $224.3M a year, or $12,662 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.5 times 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 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Washington Parish has 8.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 345, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Washington Parish would have about 52, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,429 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Washington Parish scores 64 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #391 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 Washington Parish
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