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Real estate businesses in Smith County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$74.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,334 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
13,991
−1.5% 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

At $13,334 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Smith County spend about $74.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no real estate businesses in Smith County. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Smith County would have about 17, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Smith County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Smith County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no real estate businesses on map listings, Smith County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Smith 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 Smith County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureSmith CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.022.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)n/a138100
Households per official establishmentn/a931414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,334$13,696$16,661
Median household income$60,916$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

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
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Smith 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 Smith County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,991−1.5% since 2020
Households
5,592
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
636 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$60,916+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,047
Median home value
$112,600
Jobs located here
2,109
Daytime population
10,403Residents 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 Smith 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
Smith County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Other business types in Smith County

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

Questions

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

There are no real estate businesses on map listings in Smith County as of September 2026. 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 Smith County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $74.6M a year, or $13,334 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,592 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Smith County has no real estate businesses on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Smith County would have about 17, against none on map listings.

How fast is Smith County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Smith County at 13,991 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,592 households. Median household income in Smith County is $60,916, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Smith County has no market score for real estate businesses, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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