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Real estate businesses in Oktibbeha County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Oktibbeha County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,035 of 2,229 scored counties
#48 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
58
7 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
34
+25.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$288M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,188 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
115
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.6
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,896
+0.4% 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

For real estate businesses, Oktibbeha County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #2,035 of 2,229 scored counties and #48 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Oktibbeha County comes to about $288M a year: $13,188 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 15% above 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.

Oktibbeha County has 58 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.6, 31% below 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 Oktibbeha County was 34 in 2023, up 25.9% from 2019. That is one for every 642 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Oktibbeha County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureOktibbeha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.622.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)115138100
Households per official establishment642931414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.9%+21.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,188$13,696$16,661
Median household income$46,695$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3160

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 34+25.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
168Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
587 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
67The 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,896+0.4% since 2020
Households
21,840
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,260
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
21,615
Daytime population
54,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Oktibbeha 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
48Oktibbeha County, MS315826.6115+0.4%#2,035 of 2,229

Other business types in Oktibbeha County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Oktibbeha County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 real estate businesses in Oktibbeha County. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 25.9% from 2019. Another 168 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $288M a year, or $13,188 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 58 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% above 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 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oktibbeha County has 26.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 115, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 67, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 642 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 31 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,035 of 2,229 scored counties.

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