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Real estate businesses in Simpson County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Simpson County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #555 of 2,229 scored counties
#11 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $130.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,631 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 429
- 4.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 81% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,498
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Simpson County comes to about $130.1M a year: $13,631 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.3 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.
Simpson County has 7 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 81% 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 Simpson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Simpson County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Simpson County is 60 (upper middle), #555 of 2,229 scored counties and #11 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Simpson 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 | Simpson County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 22.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 429 | 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 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,631 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,381 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 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
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Simpson 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 Simpson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,498−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,543
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $56,381+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,917
- Median home value
- $122,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,443
- Daytime population
- 22,197Residents 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 |
| 11Simpson County, MS | 60 | 7 | 7.3 | 429 | −1.5% | #555 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Simpson 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 Simpson County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 real estate businesses in Simpson County. 3 of them (43%) 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 Simpson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Simpson County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $130.1M a year, or $13,631 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.3 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 9,543 households in Simpson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Simpson County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Simpson County has 7.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 429, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Simpson County would have about 30, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Simpson County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Simpson County at 25,498 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,543 households. Median household income in Simpson County is $56,381, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Simpson County scores 60 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #555 of 2,229 scored counties.
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