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Real estate businesses in Blanco County, TX

How Blanco County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,642 of 2,229 scored counties
#133 of 156 scored counties in Texas

Listings
24
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$83M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,070 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
80
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.5
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,581
+18.6% 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

Households in Blanco County spend about $83M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,070 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 20% 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.

There are 24 real estate businesses on map listings in Blanco County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.5, 21% above 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 Blanco County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 304 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 142 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Blanco County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Blanco County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,642 of 2,229 scored counties and #133 of 156 scored counties in Texas.

How Blanco 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.

Real estate in Blanco County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBlanco CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.537.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8098100
Households per official establishment304473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,070$15,682$16,661
Median household income$92,425$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4053

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 17
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
142Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
240 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Blanco 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 Blanco County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,581+18.6% since 2020
Households
5,166
Median age
50.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$92,425+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,354
Median home value
$483,500
Jobs located here
3,768
Daytime population
11,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Liberty County, TX864113.1258+31.3%#4 of 2,229
2San Jacinto County, TX831110.1321+7.1%#11 of 2,229
3Chambers County, TX832916.8237+22.6%#12 of 2,229
4Burleson County, TX801215.2222+16.2%#29 of 2,229
5Rusk County, TX79126.7502+5.0%#35 of 2,229
6Jackson County, TX7958.3400+2.6%#40 of 2,229
7Jones County, TX7858.5378+6.1%#51 of 2,229
8Waller County, TX782614.2264+21.9%#57 of 2,229
9Clay County, TX77614.0252+5.0%#72 of 2,229
10Fannin County, TX762318.0192+9.2%#92 of 2,229
133Blanco County, TX402446.580+18.6%#1,642 of 2,229

Other business types in Blanco County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Blanco County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 real estate businesses in Blanco 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 17 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 142 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Blanco County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $83M a year, or $16,070 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 24 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 20% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,166 households in Blanco County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blanco County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Blanco County has 46.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 80, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Blanco County would have about 19, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 304 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Blanco County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Blanco County at 13,581 people in 2025, up 18.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,166 households. Median household income in Blanco County is $92,425, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.2%, 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. Blanco County scores 40 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,642 of 2,229 scored counties.

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