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Real estate businesses in Newton County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Newton County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $101.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,131 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 779
- 7.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 90% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,960
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,131 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $101.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 7.8 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.
Newton County has 3 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 90% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Newton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newton County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 real estate businesses on map listings, Newton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 22.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 779 | 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 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,131 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $50,540 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,960−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 578 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $50,540+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,166
- Median home value
- $106,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,289
- Daytime population
- 18,287Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Newton County, MS | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | 779 | −1.4% |
Other business types in Newton 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 Newton County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 real estate businesses in Newton County. 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 Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newton County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $101.3M a year, or $13,131 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 7.8 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,713 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Newton County has 3.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 90% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 779, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Newton County would have about 23, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Newton County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 20,960 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,713 households. Median household income in Newton County is $50,540, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Newton County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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