Employment
34,296
Total employees (Census CBP)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing ·NAICS 53119
NAICS 53119 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property - Industry Benchmarks
$62,547/yr average annual pay, with 225 SBA loans on record for NAICS 53119.
- 16.3%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin
- 34K
- Workers employed
- $62,547/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $214M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 53119
California leads Lessors of Other Real Estate Property activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector runs a 16.3% net margin.
- 16.3%
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 34K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $62,547/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $214M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Lessors of Other Real Estate Property's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property sits inside Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, a sector that runs a 16.3% net margin overall.
8,957 establishments employ 34,296 workers (3.8/location) at $62,547/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property sits in the 29th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$62,547/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,957
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,504; establishment count increased by 308. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Lessors of Other Real Estate Property NAICS 531190 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 6,554 |
| Texas | 3,222 |
| New York | 1,290 |
| Washington | 867 |
| New Jersey | 696 |
| Illinois | 693 |
| Indiana | 555 |
| North Carolina | 548 |
| Georgia | 529 |
| Virginia | 459 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
225
Total Loan Volume
$214M
Avg Loan Size
$953K
Jobs Supported
2,463
Program Breakdown
7(a) 215 (96%)
504 10 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
The Bancorp Bank National Association
20 loans in this industry
New Business Share
49.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 45
2021 72
2022 64
2023 38
2024 5
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Lessors of Other Real Estate Property?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 53119 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector runs a 16.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Lessors of Other Real Estate Property?
8,957 business establishments. Together they employ 34,296 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Lessors of Other Real Estate Property?
$62,547/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Lessors of Other Real Estate Property employment?
California leads with 6,554 workers. Texas (3,222) and New York (1,290) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Lessors of Other Real Estate Property receive?
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property businesses received 225 SBA loans totaling $214 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $953K. These loans supported 2,463 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Lessors of Other Real Estate Property, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Lessors of Other Real Estate Property ranks #393 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (34,296 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Real Estate and Rental and Leasing · Rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 53119 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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