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Real estate businesses in Coffee County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,246 of 2,229 scored counties
#32 of 51 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
65
5 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
31
+34.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$303.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,465 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
108
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.0
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,953
+6.3% 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 65 real estate businesses in Coffee County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 31.0 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $14,465 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Coffee County spend about $303.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 8% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Coffee County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 677 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 207 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Coffee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Coffee County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Coffee County is 47 (lower middle), #1,246 of 2,229 scored counties and #32 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.

How Coffee 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 Coffee County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCoffee CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.033.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10899100
Households per official establishment677668414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+34.8%+24.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,465$14,375$16,661
Median household income$68,353$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4754

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 31+34.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
141
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
207Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
655 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Coffee 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 Coffee County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,953+6.3% since 2020
Households
20,984
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
679 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$68,353+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,186
Median home value
$188,600
Jobs located here
16,173
Daytime population
51,210Residents 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 Coffee 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
32Coffee County, AL476531.0108+6.3%#1,246 of 2,229

Other business types in Coffee County

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

Questions

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

Coffee County has 65 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 34.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 207 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $303.5M a year, or $14,465 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 65 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,984 households in Coffee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Coffee County has 31.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Coffee County would have about 70, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 677 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Coffee County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Coffee County at 56,953 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,984 households. The median household income in Coffee County is $68,353 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Coffee County scores 47 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,246 of 2,229 scored counties.

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