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Real estate businesses in Pontotoc County, MS

How Pontotoc County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #410 of 2,229 scored counties
#6 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$157.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,313 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
214
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.4
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,096
+2.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 real estate businesses in Pontotoc County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 14.4 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Pontotoc County comes to about $157.3M a year: $13,313 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Pontotoc County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,688 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Pontotoc County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pontotoc County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #410 of 2,229 scored counties and #6 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePontotoc CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.422.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)214138100
Households per official establishment1,688931414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,313$13,696$16,661
Median household income$51,484$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6460

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$365K
One-person businesses, 2023
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,096+2.9% since 2020
Households
11,819
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
498 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,266
Median home value
$157,100
Jobs located here
12,251
Daytime population
30,006Residents 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 Pontotoc 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

Other business types in Pontotoc County

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

Questions

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

There are 17 real estate businesses on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $157.3M a year, or $13,313 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pontotoc County has 14.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 214, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 36, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,688 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County scores 64 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #410 of 2,229 scored counties.

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