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Real estate agents and brokers in Blount County, AL

How Blount County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #157 of 2,176 scored counties
#2 of 49 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
26
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$312.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,084 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
220
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,156
+1.8% 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

Blount County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #157 of 2,176 scored counties and #2 of 49 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.

At $14,084 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $312.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.2 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 26 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Blount County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Blount County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 5,545 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blount County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Blount 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Blount County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBlount CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.727.230.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)22097100
Households per official establishment5,5451,262788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,084$14,375$16,661
Median household income$64,190$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7251

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$207K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
261 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Blount 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 Blount County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,156+1.8% since 2020
Households
22,180
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
645 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$64,190+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,889
Median home value
$175,200
Jobs located here
9,571
Daytime population
43,189Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Blount County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Henry County, AL7568.5297+7.1%#81 of 2,176
2Blount County, AL722611.7220+1.8%#157 of 2,176
3Chilton County, AL722212.3208+5.9%#158 of 2,176
4Dale County, AL71126.1403+1.3%#168 of 2,176
5Jackson County, AL71209.2266+3.3%#176 of 2,176
6Autauga County, AL713515.3182+5.1%#189 of 2,176
7St. Clair County, AL715916.8162+7.1%#194 of 2,176
8Talladega County, AL70247.1345+0.3%#200 of 2,176
9Cleburne County, AL68610.0243+6.0%#269 of 2,176
10Limestone County, AL687317.8163+18.0%#283 of 2,176

Other business types in Blount County

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Blount County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 real estate agents and brokers in Blount County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

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

About $312.4M a year, or $14,084 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,180 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blount County, AL compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Blount County has 11.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 220, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Blount County would have about 57, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,545 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Blount County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Blount County at 60,156 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,180 households. Median household income in Blount County is $64,190, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Blount County scores 72 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #157 of 2,176 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Blount County

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