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Home inspectors in Colbert County, AL

The home inspectors in Colbert County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$334M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,745 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
127
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
59,474
+3.8% 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

Households in Colbert County spend about $334M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,745 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

There is 1 home inspector on map listings in Colbert County as of September 2026. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Colbert County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Colbert County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 home inspector on map listings, Colbert County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Colbert County compares

The same measures for Alabama 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.

Home inspectors in Colbert County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureColbert CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)127118100
Households per official establishmentn/a24,65717,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.6%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,745$14,375$16,661
Median household income$60,628$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 building inspection services in Colbert 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 Colbert County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,474+3.8% since 2020
Households
24,301
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$60,628+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,445
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
23,900
Daytime population
58,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Colbert County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AL7480.5127+11.0%#36 of 415
2Mobile County, AL5570.4123−0.7%#158 of 415
3Lee County, AL5450.776+8.6%#172 of 415
4Jefferson County, AL49170.690−1.3%#205 of 415
5Shelby County, AL40101.256+6.5%#292 of 415
6Baldwin County, AL33121.248+14.8%#339 of 415
Colbert County, ALNot scored10.4127+3.8%

Other business types in Colbert County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Colbert County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 home inspector in Colbert County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Colbert County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Colbert County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $334M a year, or $13,745 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,301 households in Colbert County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Colbert County, AL compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Colbert County has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending.

How fast is Colbert County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Colbert County at 59,474 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,301 households. The median household income in Colbert County is $60,628 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Colbert County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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How the score works · Top markets for home inspectors · All 56 business types in Colbert County

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