Real estate · Small-town market · Nebraska
Real estate businesses in the Norfolk, NE area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Norfolk, NE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #412 of 536 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 48
- 5 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $262.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,375 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 126
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.5
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,228
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Norfolk area is 38 (lower middle), #412 of 536 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $13,375 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Norfolk area spend about $262.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.
The Norfolk area has 48 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 24.5 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Norfolk area in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 817 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Norfolk area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Norfolk area 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 | Norfolk area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.5 | 27.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 126 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 817 | 471 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.5% | +11.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,375 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,968 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24−18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 132Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 485 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,228+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,617
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $65,968+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,357
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,757
- Daytime population
- 48,024Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Norfolk area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beatrice, NE | 57 | 11 | 11.8 | 259 | +0.2% | #158 of 536 |
| 2Lexington, NE | 57 | 21 | 21.0 | 150 | +1.1% | #169 of 536 |
| 3Columbus, NE | 53 | 33 | 19.0 | 167 | +3.8% | #227 of 536 |
| 4Fremont, NE | 48 | 35 | 23.1 | 136 | +2.6% | #293 of 536 |
| 5Hastings, NE | 47 | 27 | 15.8 | 197 | −0.2% | #295 of 536 |
| 6Kearney, NE | 43 | 50 | 21.9 | 146 | +1.9% | #349 of 536 |
| 7Norfolk, NE | 38 | 48 | 24.5 | 126 | +1.1% | #412 of 536 |
| 8North Platte, NE | 35 | 29 | 19.1 | 158 | −3.6% | #455 of 536 |
| 9Scottsbluff, NE | 33 | 29 | 18.9 | 159 | −1.2% | #469 of 536 |
Other business types in the Norfolk area
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 the Norfolk, NE area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 real estate businesses in the Norfolk area. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. Another 132 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Norfolk, NE area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $262.4M a year, or $13,375 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 48 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 19,617 households in the Norfolk area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Norfolk, NE area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Norfolk area has 24.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 36% 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, the Norfolk area would have about 61, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 817 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Norfolk, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Norfolk area at 49,228 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,617 households. Median household income in the Norfolk area is $65,968, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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 Norfolk area scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #412 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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