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Real estate businesses in Delaware County, OK
The real estate businesses in Delaware County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,879 of 2,229 scored counties
#49 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 62
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $233.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,592 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 87
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,910
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Delaware County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,879 of 2,229 scored counties and #49 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 real estate businesses in Delaware County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 10%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 36.1 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Delaware County spend about $233.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,592 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 13% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 686 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware 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.
| Measure | Delaware County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.1 | 31.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 87 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 686 | 530 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +16.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,592 | $14,392 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,676 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 25+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 175Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 626 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,910+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,161
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 738 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $56,676+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,839
- Median home value
- $175,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,172
- Daytime population
- 36,167Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Delaware County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stephens County, OK | 75 | 20 | 11.4 | 283 | +3.4% | #105 of 2,229 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 73 | 39 | 12.4 | 284 | +14.6% | #141 of 2,229 |
| 3Lincoln County, OK | 73 | 19 | 14.5 | 222 | +5.3% | #147 of 2,229 |
| 4Logan County, OK | 72 | 22 | 12.3 | 298 | +11.5% | #159 of 2,229 |
| 5Grady County, OK | 70 | 34 | 16.4 | 210 | +7.7% | #214 of 2,229 |
| 6Creek County, OK | 69 | 38 | 13.5 | 241 | +4.4% | #233 of 2,229 |
| 7Kingfisher County, OK | 69 | 10 | 17.6 | 192 | +4.1% | #243 of 2,229 |
| 8Pawnee County, OK | 67 | 7 | 11.5 | 276 | +3.1% | #293 of 2,229 |
| 9Osage County, OK | 67 | 25 | 14.4 | 229 | +2.2% | #302 of 2,229 |
| 10Rogers County, OK | 65 | 56 | 15.3 | 234 | +7.1% | #373 of 2,229 |
| 49Delaware County, OK | 35 | 62 | 36.1 | 87 | +3.8% | #1,879 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 Delaware County, OK?
There are 62 real estate businesses on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Another 175 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Delaware County, OK spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $233.2M a year, or $13,592 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 62 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% 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 17,161 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, OK compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Delaware County has 36.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 87, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Delaware County would have about 54, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 686 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 41,910 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,161 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $56,676 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.9% 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. Delaware County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,879 of 2,229 scored counties.
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