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Real estate businesses in Wilbarger County, TX

How Wilbarger 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,720 of 2,229 scored counties
#135 of 156 scored counties in Texas

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$63.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,279 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
183
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.7
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,481
−2.8% 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, Wilbarger County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,720 of 2,229 scored counties and #135 of 156 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 real estate businesses in Wilbarger County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 16.7 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $13,279 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Wilbarger County spend about $63.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 83% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Wilbarger County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilbarger County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilbarger CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.737.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)18398100
Households per official establishmentn/a473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,279$15,682$16,661
Median household income$54,102$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,481−2.8% since 2020
Households
4,778
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$54,102+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,486
Median home value
$89,400
Jobs located here
5,461
Daytime population
11,849Residents 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
135Wilbarger County, TX38816.7183−2.8%#1,720 of 2,229

Other business types in Wilbarger County

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

Questions

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

Wilbarger County has 8 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Wilbarger County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $63.4M a year, or $13,279 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 83% 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 4,778 households in Wilbarger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilbarger County has 16.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 183, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Wilbarger County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Wilbarger County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wilbarger County at 12,481 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,778 households. The median household income in Wilbarger County is $54,102 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Wilbarger County scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,720 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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