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Real estate businesses in Bell County, TX
The real estate businesses in Bell County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,544 of 2,229 scored counties
#121 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 549
- 46 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 228
- +22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,403 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 86
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 549 real estate businesses in Bell County. Of those, 46 are chain locations, or 8%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $14,403 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Bell County spend about $2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 14% 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.
Official counts show 228 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bell County in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 624 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,545 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $225K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bell County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bell County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bell County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,544 of 2,229 scored counties and #121 of 156 scored counties in Texas.
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.6 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 86 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 624 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.6% | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,403 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 186 → 228+22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,545Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54946 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 473The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $225K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberty County, TX | 86 | 41 | 13.1 | 258 | +31.3% | #4 of 2,229 |
| 2San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 11 | 10.1 | 321 | +7.1% | #11 of 2,229 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 83 | 29 | 16.8 | 237 | +22.6% | #12 of 2,229 |
| 4Burleson County, TX | 80 | 12 | 15.2 | 222 | +16.2% | #29 of 2,229 |
| 5Rusk County, TX | 79 | 12 | 6.7 | 502 | +5.0% | #35 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, TX | 79 | 5 | 8.3 | 400 | +2.6% | #40 of 2,229 |
| 7Jones County, TX | 78 | 5 | 8.5 | 378 | +6.1% | #51 of 2,229 |
| 8Waller County, TX | 78 | 26 | 14.2 | 264 | +21.9% | #57 of 2,229 |
| 9Clay County, TX | 77 | 6 | 14.0 | 252 | +5.0% | #72 of 2,229 |
| 10Fannin County, TX | 76 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #92 of 2,229 |
| 121Bell County, TX | 42 | 549 | 38.6 | 86 | +8.0% | #1,544 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Bell 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 Bell County, TX?
There are 549 real estate businesses on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. 46 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 228 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019. Another 1,545 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2B a year, or $14,403 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 549 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 14% 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 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Bell County has 38.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 86, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Bell County would have about 473, against 549 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 624 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 42 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,544 of 2,229 scored counties.
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