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Real estate businesses in Lincoln County, MO

How Lincoln County, MO 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #584 of 2,229 scored counties
#9 of 82 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
60
7 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$328.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,396 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
126
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.3
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,676
+11.4% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lincoln County comes to about $328.5M a year: $14,396 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 26% above 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.

There are 60 real estate businesses on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 32% below 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 Lincoln County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,201 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 261 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.1M has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lincoln County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #584 of 2,229 scored counties and #9 of 82 scored counties in Missouri.

How Lincoln 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.

Real estate in Lincoln County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.332.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)12697100
Households per official establishment1,201540414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,396$13,809$16,661
Median household income$89,278$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 19
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
261Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
607 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$3.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,676+11.4% since 2020
Households
22,817
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
627 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$89,278+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,506
Median home value
$244,300
Jobs located here
12,499
Daytime population
43,211Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Lincoln County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Andrew County, MO7168.6373+0.7%#174 of 2,229
2Dallas County, MO69710.3270+5.2%#229 of 2,229
3Ste. Genevieve County, MO6657.0447+1.1%#324 of 2,229
4Lawrence County, MO632215.1195+3.7%#458 of 2,229
5Warren County, MO633122.4148+9.2%#473 of 2,229
6McDonald County, MO6178.2346+3.1%#524 of 2,229
7Bates County, MO6169.7302+2.9%#528 of 2,229
8Benton County, MO6078.2340+5.7%#559 of 2,229
9Lincoln County, MO606026.3126+11.4%#584 of 2,229
10Washington County, MO5866.7422+1.6%#641 of 2,229

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Lincoln County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 60 real estate businesses in Lincoln County. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 261 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lincoln County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $328.5M a year, or $14,396 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 60 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 26% above 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 22,817 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln County, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Lincoln County has 26.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 126, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 76, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,201 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 66,676 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,817 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $89,278, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 60 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #584 of 2,229 scored counties.

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