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Real estate businesses in Camden County, MO
The real estate businesses in Camden County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,213 of 2,229 scored counties
#80 of 82 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 113
- 9 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $243.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,583 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 50
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.0
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,047
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Camden County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2,213 of 2,229 scored counties and #80 of 82 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Camden County comes to about $243.5M a year: $13,583 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 50% below 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.
Camden County has 113 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 63.0, 64% above 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 Camden County was 87 in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 206 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Camden County. Population estimates put the population change in Camden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Camden County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Camden County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.0 | 32.9 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 50 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 206 | 540 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.2% | +15.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,583 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,387 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 87+19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 443Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,047+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,925
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 656 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,387+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,825
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 16,585
- Daytime population
- 44,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Camden County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew County, MO | 71 | 6 | 8.6 | 373 | +0.7% | #174 of 2,229 |
| 2Dallas County, MO | 69 | 7 | 10.3 | 270 | +5.2% | #229 of 2,229 |
| 3Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 66 | 5 | 7.0 | 447 | +1.1% | #324 of 2,229 |
| 4Lawrence County, MO | 63 | 22 | 15.1 | 195 | +3.7% | #458 of 2,229 |
| 5Warren County, MO | 63 | 31 | 22.4 | 148 | +9.2% | #473 of 2,229 |
| 6McDonald County, MO | 61 | 7 | 8.2 | 346 | +3.1% | #524 of 2,229 |
| 7Bates County, MO | 61 | 6 | 9.7 | 302 | +2.9% | #528 of 2,229 |
| 8Benton County, MO | 60 | 7 | 8.2 | 340 | +5.7% | #559 of 2,229 |
| 9Lincoln County, MO | 60 | 60 | 26.3 | 126 | +11.4% | #584 of 2,229 |
| 10Washington County, MO | 58 | 6 | 6.7 | 422 | +1.6% | #641 of 2,229 |
| 80Camden County, MO | 20 | 113 | 63.0 | 50 | +2.9% | #2,213 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Camden 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 Camden County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 real estate businesses in Camden County. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. Official counts list 443 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Camden County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $243.5M a year, or $13,583 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 113 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 50% below 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 17,925 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Camden County has 63.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 50, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Camden County would have about 56, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 206 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Camden County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 44,047 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,925 households. Median household income in Camden County is $66,387, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Camden County scores 20 for real estate businesses (low), #2,213 of 2,229 scored counties.
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