Real estate · Small-town market · Alabama
Real estate agents and brokers in the Selma, AL area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Selma, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #379 of 533 scored small-town markets
#10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $187.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $11,740 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 229
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 69% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,140
- −7.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 real estate agents and brokers in the Selma area. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in the Selma area spend about $187.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $11,740 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.3 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Selma area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in the Selma area from 2020 to 2025 at −7.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, the Selma area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #379 of 533 scored small-town markets and #10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Selma area 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.
| Measure | Selma area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 27.2 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 229 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,262 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $11,740 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $35,627 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 51 |
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
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 the Selma area, 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 the Selma area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,140−7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,947
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 979 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $35,627+5.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,885
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,268
- Daytime population
- 34,961Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Selma area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 74 | 25 | 6.6 | 374 | 0.0% | #26 of 533 |
| 2Scottsboro, AL | 74 | 20 | 9.2 | 266 | +3.3% | #27 of 533 |
| 3Ozark, AL | 73 | 12 | 6.1 | 403 | +1.3% | #32 of 533 |
| 4Russellville, AL | 67 | 5 | 4.2 | 573 | +1.1% | #64 of 533 |
| 5Fort Payne, AL | 61 | 37 | 14.1 | 168 | +3.4% | #123 of 533 |
| 6Cullman, AL | 58 | 67 | 19.0 | 136 | +6.7% | #158 of 533 |
| 7Albertville, AL | 50 | 105 | 28.8 | 91 | +6.0% | #267 of 533 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 49 | 69 | 17.1 | 145 | +3.0% | #275 of 533 |
| 8Enterprise, AL | 48 | 43 | 20.5 | 129 | +6.3% | #294 of 533 |
| 9Troy, AL | 43 | 20 | 16.0 | 149 | +2.4% | #351 of 533 |
| 10Selma, AL | 40 | 15 | 9.4 | 229 | −7.9% | #379 of 533 |
Other business types in the Selma area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Selma, AL area?
The Selma area has 15 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Selma area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Selma, AL area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $187.2M a year, or $11,740 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.3 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,947 households in the Selma area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Selma, AL area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Selma area has 9.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 229, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Selma area would have about 34, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is the Selma, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Selma area at 35,140 people in 2025, down 7.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,947 households. The median household income in the Selma area is $35,627 a year, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 5.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Selma area scores 40 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #379 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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