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Real estate businesses in Autauga County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #552 of 2,229 scored counties
#17 of 51 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
51
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
26
+13.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$348.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,195 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
158
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,920
+5.1% 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

At $15,195 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Autauga County spend about $348.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 58% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

Autauga County has 51 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 22.3 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Autauga County in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 251 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Autauga County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Autauga County is 61 (upper middle), #552 of 2,229 scored counties and #17 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Autauga 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 in Autauga County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureAutauga CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.333.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)15899100
Households per official establishment881668414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.0%+24.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,195$14,375$16,661
Median household income$72,481$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6154

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 26+13.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
251Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Autauga 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 Autauga County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,920+5.1% since 2020
Households
22,917
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,032
Median home value
$207,200
Jobs located here
12,369
Daytime population
48,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Autauga County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lawrence County, AL7964.4738+2.3%#32 of 2,229
2Henry County, AL7679.9321+7.1%#85 of 2,229
3Blount County, AL742712.2267+1.8%#127 of 2,229
4Cleburne County, AL71610.0306+6.0%#183 of 2,229
5St. Clair County, AL716919.7174+7.1%#196 of 2,229
6Jackson County, AL692712.4248+3.3%#231 of 2,229
7Dale County, AL68189.1338+1.3%#263 of 2,229
8Talladega County, AL68339.8315+0.3%#264 of 2,229
9Chilton County, AL682715.1213+5.9%#277 of 2,229
10Limestone County, AL668721.2172+18.0%#352 of 2,229
17Autauga County, AL615122.3158+5.1%#552 of 2,229

Other business types in Autauga County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Autauga County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 real estate businesses in Autauga County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 251 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $348.2M a year, or $15,195 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 51 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 58% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Autauga County has 22.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 158, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Autauga County would have about 80, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 61 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #552 of 2,229 scored counties.

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