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Real estate businesses in Morgan County, OH

How Morgan County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,053 of 2,229 scored counties
#51 of 85 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$71.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,440 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
328
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,626
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 real estate businesses in Morgan County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $12,440 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Morgan County spend about $71.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.3 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Morgan County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Morgan County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Morgan County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,053 of 2,229 scored counties and #51 of 85 scored counties in Ohio.

How Morgan County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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.

Real estate in Morgan County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.826.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)328122100
Households per official establishmentn/a728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,440$13,878$16,661
Median household income$59,351$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5055

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,626−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,713
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$59,351+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,286
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
2,895
Daytime population
11,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Morgan County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Holmes County, OH76139.7341+1.7%#82 of 2,229
2Putnam County, OH75129.13650.0%#97 of 2,229
3Henry County, OH71119.6335−0.2%#178 of 2,229
4Madison County, OH703421.7156+7.1%#218 of 2,229
5Brown County, OH662112.3252+1.6%#335 of 2,229
6Perry County, OH661813.4230+1.3%#338 of 2,229
7Pickaway County, OH664420.1160+7.4%#356 of 2,229
8Fulton County, OH652213.0248−1.9%#371 of 2,229
9Hardin County, OH6497.7393−2.1%#390 of 2,229
10Clermont County, OH6413816.2210+3.9%#412 of 2,229
51Morgan County, OH5058.8328−0.9%#1,053 of 2,229

Other business types in Morgan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Morgan County, OH?

Morgan County has 5 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Morgan County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $71.1M a year, or $12,440 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.3 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,713 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Morgan County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Morgan County has 8.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 328, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Morgan County would have about 16, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Morgan County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 13,626 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,713 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $59,351 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Morgan County scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,053 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Morgan County

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