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Real estate businesses in Lancaster County, NE
The real estate businesses in Lancaster County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,869 of 2,229 scored counties
#22 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 412
- 21 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 345
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,008 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 105
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.7
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 334,049
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Lancaster County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,869 of 2,229 scored counties and #22 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $14,008 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Lancaster County spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 5% 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 412 real estate businesses on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.7, 20% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 345 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lancaster County in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 389 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lancaster County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lancaster County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lancaster 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.
| Measure | Lancaster County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.7 | 27.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 105 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 389 | 471 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | +11.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,008 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,793 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 300 → 345+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,270
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $68M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,162Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 434The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 334,049+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 134,126
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 390
- Median household income
- $74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,420
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 180,543
- Daytime population
- 346,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Lancaster County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saunders County, NE | 72 | 5 | 5.6 | 614 | +6.0% | #150 of 2,229 |
| 2Cass County, NE | 68 | 10 | 9.2 | 380 | +3.9% | #260 of 2,229 |
| 3Seward County, NE | 67 | 7 | 10.3 | 320 | +2.3% | #289 of 2,229 |
| 4Sarpy County, NE | 62 | 142 | 19.2 | 191 | +9.0% | #502 of 2,229 |
| 5Custer County, NE | 59 | 6 | 13.3 | 231 | 0.0% | #606 of 2,229 |
| 6Otoe County, NE | 59 | 10 | 15.7 | 208 | +3.9% | #616 of 2,229 |
| 7Saline County, NE | 59 | 8 | 15.6 | 208 | +1.9% | #617 of 2,229 |
| 8Washington County, NE | 58 | 13 | 15.4 | 228 | +1.8% | #650 of 2,229 |
| 9Gage County, NE | 55 | 11 | 11.8 | 259 | +0.2% | #805 of 2,229 |
| 10Dawson County, NE | 55 | 19 | 20.8 | 151 | +1.5% | #832 of 2,229 |
| 22Lancaster County, NE | 35 | 412 | 30.7 | 105 | +3.4% | #1,869 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 412 real estate businesses in Lancaster County. 21 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 345 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. Official counts list 1,162 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.9B a year, or $14,008 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 412 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 5% 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 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lancaster County has 30.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 105, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 434, against 412 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 389 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,869 of 2,229 scored counties.
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