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Real estate businesses in York County, NE
The real estate businesses in York County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #972 of 2,229 scored counties
#13 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $78.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,806 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 182
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,564
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in York County comes to about $78.9M a year: $13,806 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 82% 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 10 real estate businesses on map listings in York County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in York County in 2023. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of York County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). York County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #972 of 2,229 scored counties and #13 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.
How York 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 | York County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 27.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 182 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 571 | 471 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.9% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,806 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,757 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $294K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,564+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,712
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $77,757+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,779
- Median home value
- $189,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,309
- Daytime population
- 14,544Residents 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 York 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 |
| 13York County, NE | 52 | 10 | 17.5 | 182 | +3.3% | #972 of 2,229 |
Other business types in York 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 York County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 real estate businesses in York County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in York County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $78.9M a year, or $13,806 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 82% 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 5,712 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
York County has 17.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 182, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, York County would have about 18, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is York County, NE growing?
Population estimates put York County at 14,564 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,712 households. Median household income in York County is $77,757, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. York County scores 52 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #972 of 2,229 scored counties.
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