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Real estate agents and brokers in Tuscaloosa County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Tuscaloosa County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,112 of 2,176 scored counties
#31 of 49 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
193
5 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
70
+27.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,401 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
123
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
241,368
+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 193 real estate agents and brokers in Tuscaloosa County. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 21.4 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Tuscaloosa County comes to about $1.3B a year: $14,401 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 23% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 70 businesses with payroll in Tuscaloosa County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,286 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $104K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Tuscaloosa County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tuscaloosa County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Tuscaloosa County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,112 of 2,176 scored counties and #31 of 49 scored counties in Alabama.

How Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureTuscaloosa CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.427.230.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)12397100
Households per official establishment1,2861,262788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.3%+30.3%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,401$14,375$16,661
Median household income$66,231$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4951

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 70+27.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
167
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1935 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$104K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County

Population, 2025 estimate
241,368+3.8% since 2020
Households
90,052
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,321 sq. mi.
People per square mile
180
Median household income
$66,231+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,929
Median home value
$248,700
Jobs located here
98,811
Daytime population
249,539Residents 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 Tuscaloosa 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
31Tuscaloosa County, AL4919321.4123+3.8%#1,112 of 2,176

Other business types in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County, AL?

Tuscaloosa County has 193 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019.

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

About $1.3B a year, or $14,401 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 193 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% 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 90,052 households in Tuscaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tuscaloosa County has 21.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 123, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Tuscaloosa County would have about 238, against 193 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,286 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Tuscaloosa County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Tuscaloosa County at 241,368 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,052 households. The median household income in Tuscaloosa County is $66,231 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Tuscaloosa County scores 49 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,112 of 2,176 scored counties.

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