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Real estate businesses in Washington County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Washington County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,059 of 2,229 scored counties
#26 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $213.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,460 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 234
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,446
- −9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 real estate businesses in Washington County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Washington County spend about $213.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,460 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.3 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 1,711 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Washington County declined 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Washington County is 50 (upper middle), #1,059 of 2,229 scored counties and #26 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 22.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 234 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,711 | 931 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −9.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,460 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $42,165 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $530K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,446−9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,113
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $42,165+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,222
- Median home value
- $104,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,180
- Daytime population
- 41,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Washington County marked.
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 |
| 26Washington County, MS | 50 | 21 | 12.3 | 234 | −9.4% | #1,059 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, MS?
There are 21 real estate businesses on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 89 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Washington County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $213.2M a year, or $12,460 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.3 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,113 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Washington County has 12.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 234, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 49, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,711 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 40,446 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,113 households. The median household income in Washington County is $42,165 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. Washington County scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,059 of 2,229 scored counties.
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