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Real estate businesses in Fulton County, PA

The real estate businesses in Fulton County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #43 of 2,229 scored counties
#5 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$104.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,516 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
483
4.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
79% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,483
−0.6% since 2020

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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, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #43 of 2,229 scored counties and #5 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.

Households in Fulton County spend about $104.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,516 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4.8 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.

Fulton County has 5 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Fulton County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 2,113 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fulton County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Fulton 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.

Real estate in Fulton County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.925.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)483165100
Households per official establishment2,113752414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,516$18,070$16,661
Median household income$65,836$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7876

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$67K
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,483−0.6% since 2020
Households
6,339
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$65,836+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,807
Median home value
$208,500
Jobs located here
5,230
Daytime population
13,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA88105.5747+2.1%#1 of 2,229
2Wyoming County, PA8154.6861−0.9%#14 of 2,229
3Adams County, PA815012.2343+3.6%#15 of 2,229
4Schuylkill County, PA807813.5285+1.5%#27 of 2,229
5Fulton County, PA7857.9483−0.6%#43 of 2,229
6Mifflin County, PA78158.14550.0%#45 of 2,229
7Indiana County, PA78288.6427−0.3%#48 of 2,229
8Northumberland County, PA77236.1613−1.8%#62 of 2,229
9Susquehanna County, PA772113.5291−0.3%#70 of 2,229
10Elk County, PA7686.0625−3.3%#75 of 2,229

Other business types in Fulton County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Fulton County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 real estate businesses in Fulton County. None of them are chain locations. 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. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Fulton County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $104.7M a year, or $16,516 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 4.8 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 6,339 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fulton County, PA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Fulton County has 7.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 483, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 24, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,113 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 14,483 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,339 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $65,836, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fulton County scores 78 for real estate businesses (high), #43 of 2,229 scored counties.

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

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