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Real estate businesses in Copiah County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Copiah County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,110 of 2,229 scored counties
#29 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $132M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,126 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 305
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,497
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 real estate businesses in Copiah County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $13,126 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Copiah County spend about $132M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.1 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Copiah County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Copiah County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Copiah County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,110 of 2,229 scored counties and #29 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Copiah 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.
| Measure | Copiah County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 22.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 305 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 931 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,126 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $49,089 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 60 |
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
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Copiah 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 Copiah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,497−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,060
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $49,089+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,358
- Median home value
- $114,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,176
- Daytime population
- 22,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Copiah County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1George County, MS | 76 | 14 | 15.1 | 214 | +8.1% | #91 of 2,229 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 73 | 6 | 4.5 | 677 | +2.6% | #135 of 2,229 |
| 3Tate County, MS | 71 | 11 | 10.0 | 326 | +2.1% | #179 of 2,229 |
| 4Neshoba County, MS | 69 | 5 | 4.9 | 632 | −0.9% | #219 of 2,229 |
| 5Union County, MS | 65 | 12 | 12.2 | 259 | +2.3% | #367 of 2,229 |
| 6Pontotoc County, MS | 64 | 17 | 14.4 | 214 | +2.9% | #410 of 2,229 |
| 7Monroe County, MS | 63 | 12 | 8.6 | 353 | −2.4% | #432 of 2,229 |
| 8Prentiss County, MS | 62 | 7 | 7.3 | 421 | +1.3% | #475 of 2,229 |
| 9Tishomingo County, MS | 62 | 9 | 10.2 | 302 | −1.1% | #483 of 2,229 |
| 10Stone County, MS | 62 | 12 | 17.9 | 176 | +7.2% | #507 of 2,229 |
| 29Copiah County, MS | 49 | 10 | 9.9 | 305 | −2.7% | #1,110 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Copiah 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 Copiah County, MS?
There are 10 real estate businesses on map listings in Copiah County as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. 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 Copiah County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Copiah County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $132M a year, or $13,126 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.1 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 10,060 households in Copiah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Copiah County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Copiah County has 9.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 305, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Copiah County would have about 31, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Copiah County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Copiah County at 27,497 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,060 households. The median household income in Copiah County is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Copiah County scores 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,110 of 2,229 scored counties.
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