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Real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County, AL

How Monroe 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,262 of 2,176 scored counties
#33 of 49 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$91M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,357 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
185
85% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,965
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Monroe County spend about $91M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,357 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 85% 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 agents and brokers take in.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 2,454 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Monroe County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Monroe County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #1,262 of 2,176 scored counties and #33 of 49 scored counties in Alabama.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.227.230.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)18597100
Households per official establishment2,4541,262788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,357$14,375$16,661
Median household income$42,292$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4651

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$48K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,965−3.8% since 2020
Households
7,363
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,026 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$42,292+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,409
Median home value
$120,600
Jobs located here
5,784
Daytime population
17,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Monroe 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
33Monroe County, AL46912.2185−3.8%#1,262 of 2,176

Other business types in Monroe 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 Monroe County, AL?

Monroe County has 9 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

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

About $91M a year, or $12,357 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 85% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,363 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 12.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 185, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Monroe County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,454 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 18,965 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,363 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $42,292 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Monroe County scores 46 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,262 of 2,176 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 agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Monroe County

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