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Real estate businesses in Malheur County, OR
The real estate businesses in Malheur County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #826 of 2,229 scored counties
#6 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $159.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,509 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 167
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Malheur County spend about $159.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,509 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 67% above 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.
Malheur County has 22 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Malheur County in 2023. That is one for every 735 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Malheur County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Malheur County is 55 (upper middle), #826 of 2,229 scored counties and #6 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Malheur 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.
| Measure | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 40.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 167 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 735 | 308 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,509 | $18,335 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $707K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OR | 75 | 5 | 11.6 | 334 | +3.1% | #98 of 2,229 |
| 2Jefferson County, OR | 63 | 18 | 20.4 | 195 | +4.7% | #457 of 2,229 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 62 | 64 | 19.4 | 217 | +2.3% | #496 of 2,229 |
| 4Columbia County, OR | 58 | 57 | 27.2 | 152 | +2.6% | #677 of 2,229 |
| 5Crook County, OR | 57 | 32 | 29.7 | 141 | +10.6% | #735 of 2,229 |
| 6Malheur County, OR | 55 | 22 | 21.4 | 167 | +1.9% | #826 of 2,229 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 50 | 144 | 28.4 | 138 | +3.0% | #1,084 of 2,229 |
| 8Benton County, OR | 50 | 121 | 31.4 | 132 | +4.4% | #1,087 of 2,229 |
| 9Umatilla County, OR | 47 | 78 | 27.2 | 142 | +1.5% | #1,226 of 2,229 |
| 10Klamath County, OR | 46 | 75 | 25.9 | 141 | +0.9% | #1,281 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Malheur 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 Malheur County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 real estate businesses in Malheur County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $159.6M a year, or $15,509 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 67% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Malheur County has 21.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 167, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Malheur County would have about 37, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 735 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #826 of 2,229 scored counties.
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