Real estate · County · Oklahoma
Real estate businesses in Ottawa County, OK
The real estate businesses in Ottawa County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #397 of 2,229 scored counties
#11 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $151.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,737 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 270
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,438
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 real estate businesses in Ottawa County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 72% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Ottawa County spend about $151.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,737 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.7 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ottawa County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,974 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Ottawa County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Ottawa County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #397 of 2,229 scored counties and #11 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ottawa 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 | Ottawa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 31.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 270 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,974 | 530 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,737 | $14,392 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $49,947 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $67K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,438+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,921
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 471 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $49,947+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,916
- Median home value
- $123,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,895
- Daytime population
- 29,346Residents 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 Ottawa 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 |
| 11Ottawa County, OK | 64 | 13 | 10.9 | 270 | +0.7% | #397 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, OK?
Ottawa County has 13 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ottawa County, OK spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $151.8M a year, or $12,737 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.7 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 11,921 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ottawa County, OK compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Ottawa County has 10.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 270, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 35, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,974 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Ottawa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Ottawa County at 30,438 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,921 households. The median household income in Ottawa County is $49,947 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Ottawa County scores 64 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #397 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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