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Real estate businesses in Centre County, PA
The real estate businesses in Centre County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #862 of 2,229 scored counties
#56 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 140
- 7 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- +3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,708 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 172
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,393
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 140 real estate businesses in Centre County. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.7, 38% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Centre County comes to about $1B a year: $17,708 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 72% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Centre County was 85 in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 694 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 446 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Centre County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Centre County is 54 (upper middle), #862 of 2,229 scored counties and #56 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Centre 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 | Centre County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 25.3 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 172 | 165 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 694 | 752 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.7% | +15.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,708 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82 → 85+3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 382
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 446Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1407 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 241The 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 Centre 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 Centre County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,393−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 59,013
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,107 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $74,291+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,987
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 66,922
- Daytime population
- 170,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Centre County?
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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 Centre 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 |
| 56Centre County, PA | 54 | 140 | 23.7 | 172 | −0.4% | #862 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Centre 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 Centre County, PA?
Centre County has 140 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. Another 446 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Centre County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $17,708 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 140 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 72% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,013 households in Centre County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Centre County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Centre County has 23.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 172, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Centre County would have about 241, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 694 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Centre County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Centre County at 157,393 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 59,013 households. The median household income in Centre County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Centre County scores 54 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #862 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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