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Real estate businesses in Lafayette County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Lafayette County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,893 of 2,229 scored counties
#44 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 100
- 7 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +35.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $283.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,883 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 65
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.5
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,597
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Lafayette County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,893 of 2,229 scored counties and #44 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lafayette County spend about $283.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,883 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 35% 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.
Lafayette County has 100 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 52.5 per 10,000 households, 36% above 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 Lafayette County was 50 in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019. That is one for every 381 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafayette County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.5 | 22.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 65 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 381 | 931 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.1% | +21.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,883 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,185 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 50+35.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 363Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1007 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,597+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 19,044
- Median age
- 34.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $67,185+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,704
- Median home value
- $315,400
- Jobs located here
- 26,887
- Daytime population
- 62,270Residents 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 Lafayette 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 |
| 44Lafayette County, MS | 35 | 100 | 52.5 | 65 | +6.6% | #1,893 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 real estate businesses in Lafayette County. 7 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 363 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lafayette County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $283.4M a year, or $14,883 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 100 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 35% 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 19,044 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lafayette County has 52.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 65, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 65, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 381 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 59,597 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,044 households. Median household income in Lafayette County is $67,185, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Lafayette County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,893 of 2,229 scored counties.
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