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Real estate businesses in Cleveland County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Cleveland County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,929 of 2,229 scored counties
#50 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
451
30 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
303
+5.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,117 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
90
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
303,973
+2.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Cleveland County is 34 (lower middle), #1,929 of 2,229 scored counties and #50 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 451 real estate businesses in Cleveland County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 38.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cleveland County comes to about $1.8B a year: $15,117 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 10% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cleveland County was 303 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 385 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cleveland County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cleveland County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Cleveland County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureCleveland CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.631.638.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)90105100
Households per official establishment385530414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.6%+16.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,117$14,392$16,661
Median household income$77,068$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
287 → 303+5.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
852
Annual payroll, 2023
$46.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,489Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
45130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
408The 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland County

Population, 2025 estimate
303,973+2.6% since 2020
Households
116,799
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
539 sq. mi.
People per square mile
557
Median household income
$77,068+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,350
Median home value
$235,700
Jobs located here
94,350
Daytime population
271,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Stephens County, OK752011.4283+3.4%#105 of 2,229
2Wagoner County, OK733912.4284+14.6%#141 of 2,229
3Lincoln County, OK731914.5222+5.3%#147 of 2,229
4Logan County, OK722212.3298+11.5%#159 of 2,229
5Grady County, OK703416.4210+7.7%#214 of 2,229
6Creek County, OK693813.5241+4.4%#233 of 2,229
7Kingfisher County, OK691017.6192+4.1%#243 of 2,229
8Pawnee County, OK67711.5276+3.1%#293 of 2,229
9Osage County, OK672514.4229+2.2%#302 of 2,229
10Rogers County, OK655615.3234+7.1%#373 of 2,229
50Cleveland County, OK3445138.690+2.6%#1,929 of 2,229

Other business types in Cleveland County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Cleveland County, OK?

There are 451 real estate businesses on map listings in Cleveland County as of September 2026. 30 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 303 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,489 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cleveland County, OK spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.8B a year, or $15,117 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 451 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 10% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,799 households in Cleveland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cleveland County, OK compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Cleveland County has 38.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 90, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cleveland County would have about 408, against 451 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 385 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Cleveland County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Cleveland County at 303,973 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,799 households. The median household income in Cleveland County is $77,068 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Cleveland County scores 34 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,929 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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