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Real estate businesses in McKinley County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in McKinley County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #258 of 2,229 scored counties
#5 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $313.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,661 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 482
- 4.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 82% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,119
- −6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McKinley County spend about $313.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,661 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.8 times 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 15 real estate businesses on map listings in McKinley County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 82% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in McKinley County in 2023. That is one for every 1,779 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show McKinley County declined 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, McKinley County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #258 of 2,229 scored counties and #5 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McKinley County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | McKinley County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 30.5 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 482 | 126 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,779 | 562 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,661 | $16,591 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $47,668 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 McKinley 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 McKinley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,119−6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,353
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,451 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $47,668+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,961
- Median home value
- $78,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,649
- Daytime population
- 70,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torrance County, NM | 85 | 6 | 9.9 | 363 | +6.9% | #6 of 2,229 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 76 | 41 | 14.9 | 248 | +7.2% | #89 of 2,229 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 75 | 10 | 6.4 | 575 | −1.0% | #93 of 2,229 |
| 4Sandoval County, NM | 74 | 97 | 17.0 | 248 | +6.9% | #131 of 2,229 |
| 5McKinley County, NM | 68 | 15 | 7.0 | 482 | −6.1% | #258 of 2,229 |
| 6Cibola County, NM | 68 | 8 | 9.4 | 366 | −0.6% | #262 of 2,229 |
| 7Eddy County, NM | 64 | 48 | 20.3 | 199 | +0.3% | #415 of 2,229 |
| 8Socorro County, NM | 63 | 5 | 9.5 | 339 | −4.3% | #433 of 2,229 |
| 9San Miguel County, NM | 63 | 15 | 12.6 | 272 | −3.2% | #436 of 2,229 |
| 10Luna County, NM | 62 | 12 | 13.0 | 246 | −0.2% | #489 of 2,229 |
Other business types in McKinley 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 McKinley County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 real estate businesses in McKinley County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McKinley County, NM spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $313.1M a year, or $14,661 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.8 times 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 21,353 households in McKinley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKinley County, NM compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
McKinley County has 7.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 82% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 482, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, McKinley County would have about 72, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,779 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is McKinley County, NM growing?
Population estimates put McKinley County at 68,119 people in 2025, down 6.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,353 households. Median household income in McKinley County is $47,668, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. McKinley County scores 68 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #258 of 2,229 scored counties.
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