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Real estate businesses in the Marshall, MO area

The real estate businesses in the Marshall, MO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #498 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
22
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$101M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,546 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
106
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.3
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,265
−0.3% 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

The Marshall area scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #498 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 real estate businesses in the Marshall area. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Marshall area comes to about $101M a year: $12,546 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 6% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Marshall area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 1,342 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Marshall area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Marshall area 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 Marshall, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.332.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10697100
Households per official establishment1,342540414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,546$13,809$16,661
Median household income$57,931$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3137

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$884K
One-person businesses, 2023
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
222 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 the Marshall area, 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 the Marshall area

Population, 2025 estimate
23,265−0.3% since 2020
Households
8,053
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
756 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,931+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,384
Median home value
$150,500
Jobs located here
9,081
Daytime population
21,701Residents 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 small-town markets in Missouri for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Marshall area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kennett, MO501614.2193−4.8%#263 of 536
2Sikeston, MO493417.2170−0.3%#277 of 536
3Kirksville, MO462019.2154+1.9%#307 of 536
4Moberly, MO441718.4156+0.2%#328 of 536
5Hannibal, MO413220.9141+0.4%#376 of 536
6Warrensburg, MO415224.7124+4.9%#379 of 536
7Rolla, MO373922.5131+1.6%#427 of 536
8Farmington, MO366225.0116+2.1%#444 of 536
Quincy, IL-MO347724.8123−2.0%#464 of 536
9Lebanon, MO345135.080+2.5%#466 of 536
12Marshall, MO312227.3106−0.3%#498 of 536

Other business types in the Marshall area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Marshall, MO area?

There are 22 real estate businesses on map listings in the Marshall area as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 62 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Marshall, MO area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $101M a year, or $12,546 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 6% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,053 households in the Marshall area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Marshall, MO area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Marshall area has 27.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 106, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Marshall area would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,342 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is the Marshall, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Marshall area at 23,265 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,053 households. The median household income in the Marshall area is $57,931 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Marshall area scores 31 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #498 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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