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Real estate businesses in Paulding County, OH

The real estate businesses in Paulding County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$102.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,412 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
1,180
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,727
−0.4% 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

Households in Paulding County spend about $102.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,412 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

Paulding County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Paulding County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Paulding County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 real estate businesses on map listings, Paulding County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Paulding 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 Paulding County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePaulding CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.626.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)1,180122100
Households per official establishmentn/a728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,412$13,878$16,661
Median household income$67,731$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,727−0.4% since 2020
Households
7,624
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$67,731+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,167
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
4,992
Daytime population
14,407Residents 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 Paulding 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
Paulding County, OHNot scored22.61,180−0.4%

Other business types in Paulding County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 real estate businesses in Paulding County. 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 Paulding County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $102.3M a year, or $13,412 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 7,624 households in Paulding County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Paulding County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Paulding County would have about 24, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Paulding County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Paulding County at 18,727 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,624 households. Median household income in Paulding County is $67,731, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Paulding County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Paulding County

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