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Real estate businesses in Hall County, NE

How Hall County, NE 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,728 of 2,229 scored counties
#20 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
60
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
34
+6.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$330.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,436 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
127
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.4
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,633
+1.4% 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

Hall County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,728 of 2,229 scored counties and #20 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $13,436 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Hall County spend about $330.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 27% 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 Hall County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.4, 37% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Hall County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 723 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hall County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hall County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Hall County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHall CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.427.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)127121100
Households per official establishment723471414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.3%+11.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,436$14,176$16,661
Median household income$69,251$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 34+6.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
141Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
603 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
63,633+1.4% since 2020
Households
24,587
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$69,251+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,848
Median home value
$224,600
Jobs located here
35,068
Daytime population
66,331Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE7255.6614+6.0%#150 of 2,229
2Cass County, NE68109.2380+3.9%#260 of 2,229
3Seward County, NE67710.3320+2.3%#289 of 2,229
4Sarpy County, NE6214219.2191+9.0%#502 of 2,229
5Custer County, NE59613.32310.0%#606 of 2,229
6Otoe County, NE591015.7208+3.9%#616 of 2,229
7Saline County, NE59815.6208+1.9%#617 of 2,229
8Washington County, NE581315.4228+1.8%#650 of 2,229
9Gage County, NE551111.8259+0.2%#805 of 2,229
10Dawson County, NE551920.8151+1.5%#832 of 2,229
20Hall County, NE386024.4127+1.4%#1,728 of 2,229

Other business types in Hall County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Hall County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 60 real estate businesses in Hall County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 141 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hall County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $330.4M a year, or $13,436 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 60 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 27% 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 24,587 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hall County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Hall County has 24.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 127, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hall County would have about 76, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 723 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Hall County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Hall County at 63,633 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,587 households. Median household income in Hall County is $69,251, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Hall County scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,728 of 2,229 scored counties.

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