Groundwork

Real estate · County · Oregon

Real estate businesses in Curry County, OR

How Curry County, OR 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,163 of 2,229 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
50
3 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
27
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$184.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,523 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
85
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.8
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,621
−3.8% since 2020

See the real estate businesses around any address in Curry County

The site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Curry County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

For real estate businesses, Curry County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #2,163 of 2,229 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 real estate businesses in Curry County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.8, 16% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $16,523 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Curry County spend about $184.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 15% 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 27 businesses with payroll in Curry County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 413 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $18K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Curry County. Population estimates put the population change in Curry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Curry County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Curry County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureCurry CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.840.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)85105100
Households per official establishment413308414
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+13.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,523$18,335$16,661
Median household income$62,244$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score2642

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 270.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
115Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
503 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$18K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Curry 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 Curry County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,621−3.8% since 2020
Households
11,159
Median age
56.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$62,244+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,583
Median home value
$381,300
Jobs located here
6,519
Daytime population
22,479Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Curry County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the real estate businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Curry County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Real estate across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OR75511.6334+3.1%#98 of 2,229
2Jefferson County, OR631820.4195+4.7%#457 of 2,229
3Polk County, OR626419.4217+2.3%#496 of 2,229
4Columbia County, OR585727.2152+2.6%#677 of 2,229
5Crook County, OR573229.7141+10.6%#735 of 2,229
6Malheur County, OR552221.4167+1.9%#826 of 2,229
7Linn County, OR5014428.4138+3.0%#1,084 of 2,229
8Benton County, OR5012131.4132+4.4%#1,087 of 2,229
9Umatilla County, OR477827.2142+1.5%#1,226 of 2,229
10Klamath County, OR467525.9141+0.9%#1,281 of 2,229
28Curry County, OR265044.885−3.8%#2,163 of 2,229

Other business types in Curry County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Curry County, OR?

There are 50 real estate businesses on map listings in Curry County as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 115 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Curry County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $184.4M a year, or $16,523 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 50 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% 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 11,159 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Curry County, OR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Curry County has 44.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Curry County would have about 43, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 413 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Curry County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Curry County at 22,621 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,159 households. The median household income in Curry County is $62,244 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Curry County scores 26 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,163 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Curry County. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Curry County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Curry County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.