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Real estate businesses in New York County, NY
The real estate businesses in New York County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,168 of 2,229 scored counties
#61 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 5,598
- 180 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 3,977
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,977 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 67
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.9
- 87% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
New York County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2,168 of 2,229 scored counties and #61 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in New York County comes to about $16.3B a year: $20,977 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 33% below 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.
New York County has 5,598 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 71.9 per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in New York County was 3,977 in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 196 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $13.9M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in New York County. Population estimates show New York County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How New York County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.9 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 67 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 196 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,977 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4,166 → 3,977−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 40,421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15,807Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5,598180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,769The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 36
- Amount
- $13.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in New 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schoharie County, NY | 82 | 14 | 10.9 | 362 | +1.4% | #13 of 2,229 |
| 2Schenectady County, NY | 81 | 99 | 14.8 | 281 | +3.0% | #16 of 2,229 |
| 3Allegany County, NY | 80 | 19 | 10.7 | 345 | +0.9% | #21 of 2,229 |
| 4Tioga County, NY | 79 | 15 | 7.4 | 543 | −1.9% | #33 of 2,229 |
| 5Genesee County, NY | 79 | 22 | 8.8 | 444 | +0.2% | #38 of 2,229 |
| 6Wayne County, NY | 79 | 35 | 9.1 | 434 | +0.1% | #39 of 2,229 |
| 7Seneca County, NY | 78 | 11 | 8.1 | 475 | −1.7% | #44 of 2,229 |
| 8Oswego County, NY | 78 | 53 | 11.2 | 347 | +1.0% | #53 of 2,229 |
| 9Lewis County, NY | 78 | 13 | 11.7 | 325 | −0.3% | #54 of 2,229 |
| 10Wyoming County, NY | 76 | 14 | 8.5 | 454 | −1.3% | #77 of 2,229 |
| 61New York County, NY | 26 | 5,598 | 71.9 | 67 | −1.3% | #2,168 of 2,229 |
Other business types in New 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 New York County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,598 real estate businesses in New York County. 180 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3,977 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. Official counts list 15,807 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $16.3B a year, or $20,977 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5,598 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 33% below 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 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
New York County has 71.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 67, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, New York County would have about 3,769, against 5,598 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 196 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 26 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,168 of 2,229 scored counties.
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