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Real estate businesses in Henderson County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Henderson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #881 of 2,229 scored counties
#75 of 156 scored counties in Texas

Listings
89
4 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
37
+15.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$479M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,267 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
124
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,595
+7.5% 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

At $14,267 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Henderson County spend about $479M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 24% 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.

Henderson County has 89 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 4%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.5, 31% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Henderson County in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 406 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henderson County grew 7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Henderson County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #881 of 2,229 scored counties and #75 of 156 scored counties in Texas.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.537.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)12498100
Households per official establishment907473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.6%+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,267$15,682$16,661
Median household income$65,179$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 37+15.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
406Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
894 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,595+7.5% since 2020
Households
33,575
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
874 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$65,179+37.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,325
Median home value
$211,300
Jobs located here
19,641
Daytime population
73,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Texas

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

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
75Henderson County, TX548926.5124+7.5%#881 of 2,229

Other business types in Henderson County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 real estate businesses in Henderson County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. Official counts list 406 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $479M a year, or $14,267 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 89 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 24% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,575 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 26.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 124, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Henderson County would have about 111, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Henderson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 88,595 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,575 households. Median household income in Henderson County is $65,179, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.6%, 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. Henderson County scores 54 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #881 of 2,229 scored counties.

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