A Question About Agent Success and Demographics

[Jason Bohling]

Hi, everyone!  A friend and I were having a discussion about the correlation (if there is one) between being a financially successful agent and population size.  I figured asking professionals on BiggerPockets was the best place to get some accurate perspectives.

My question for the agents and brokers is this:  Is there a correlation between population size and income amount?  For example, do you think a typical income for an agent in Tacoma, Washington or Ann Arbor, Michigan will be proportionally higher than an agent in Missoula, MT, in regards to population size (for this discussion’s purposes the benchmark was an annual income of $48k and up)?  While an agents skills most definitely affect their ‘success’ I was just wondering about how much the local population plays a part.

Thanks everybody, and take care!