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Real estate businesses in Berks County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Berks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #212 of 2,229 scored counties
#29 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 318
- 18 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 170
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,940 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 213
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Berks County is 70 (upper middle), #212 of 2,229 scored counties and #29 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Berks County comes to about $2.9B a year: $17,940 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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.
There are 318 real estate businesses on map listings in Berks County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 19.5 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Berks County was 170 in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 960 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Berks County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berks County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berks County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 25.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 213 | 165 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 960 | 752 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | +15.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,940 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 159 → 170+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 674
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,437Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 676The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Berks County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 88 | 10 | 5.5 | 747 | +2.1% | #1 of 2,229 |
| 2Wyoming County, PA | 81 | 5 | 4.6 | 861 | −0.9% | #14 of 2,229 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 81 | 50 | 12.2 | 343 | +3.6% | #15 of 2,229 |
| 4Schuylkill County, PA | 80 | 78 | 13.5 | 285 | +1.5% | #27 of 2,229 |
| 5Fulton County, PA | 78 | 5 | 7.9 | 483 | −0.6% | #43 of 2,229 |
| 6Mifflin County, PA | 78 | 15 | 8.1 | 455 | 0.0% | #45 of 2,229 |
| 7Indiana County, PA | 78 | 28 | 8.6 | 427 | −0.3% | #48 of 2,229 |
| 8Northumberland County, PA | 77 | 23 | 6.1 | 613 | −1.8% | #62 of 2,229 |
| 9Susquehanna County, PA | 77 | 21 | 13.5 | 291 | −0.3% | #70 of 2,229 |
| 10Elk County, PA | 76 | 8 | 6.0 | 625 | −3.3% | #75 of 2,229 |
| 29Berks County, PA | 70 | 318 | 19.5 | 213 | +2.7% | #212 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Berks 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 Berks County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 318 real estate businesses in Berks County. 18 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 170 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. Official counts list 1,437 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.9B a year, or $17,940 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 318 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Berks County has 19.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 213, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Berks County would have about 676, against 318 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 960 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 70 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #212 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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