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Real estate businesses in Benton County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$38.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,446 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
442
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,502
−2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 real estate businesses in Benton County. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households.

At $12,446 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $38.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Benton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Benton County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Benton County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Benton County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.522.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)442138100
Households per official establishmentn/a931414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,446$13,696$16,661
Median household income$46,016$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,502−2.1% since 2020
Households
3,074
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$46,016
Average household income
$59,331
Median home value
$105,100
Jobs located here
959
Daytime population
5,261Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1George County, MS761415.1214+8.1%#91 of 2,229
2Marshall County, MS7364.5677+2.6%#135 of 2,229
3Tate County, MS711110.0326+2.1%#179 of 2,229
4Neshoba County, MS6954.9632−0.9%#219 of 2,229
5Union County, MS651212.2259+2.3%#367 of 2,229
6Pontotoc County, MS641714.4214+2.9%#410 of 2,229
7Monroe County, MS63128.6353−2.4%#432 of 2,229
8Prentiss County, MS6277.3421+1.3%#475 of 2,229
9Tishomingo County, MS62910.2302−1.1%#483 of 2,229
10Stone County, MS621217.9176+7.2%#507 of 2,229
Benton County, MSNot scored26.5442−2.1%

Other business types in Benton 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 Benton County, MS?

Benton County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Benton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Benton County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $38.3M a year, or $12,446 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 3,074 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Benton County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Benton County would have about 9, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Benton County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 7,502 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,074 households. The median household income in Benton County is $46,016 a year, 43% 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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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Benton County

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Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.