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Real estate businesses in Cullman County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #736 of 2,229 scored counties
#23 of 51 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
82
7 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
36
+24.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$498.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,093 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
140
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.2
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,009
+6.7% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cullman County comes to about $498.1M a year: $14,093 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 40% 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.

There are 82 real estate businesses on map listings in Cullman County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.2, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cullman County in 2023, up 24.1% from 2019. That is one for every 982 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 373 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Cullman County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Cullman County is 57 (upper middle), #736 of 2,229 scored counties and #23 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.

How Cullman 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 Cullman County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCullman CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.233.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14099100
Households per official establishment982668414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.1%+24.2%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,093$14,375$16,661
Median household income$62,656$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5754

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 36+24.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
152
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
373Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
827 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The 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 Cullman 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 Cullman County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,009+6.7% since 2020
Households
35,347
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
735 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$62,656+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,606
Median home value
$199,100
Jobs located here
31,045
Daytime population
83,269Residents 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 Cullman 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
23Cullman County, AL578223.2140+6.7%#736 of 2,229

Other business types in Cullman County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 82 real estate businesses in Cullman County. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 24.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 373 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $498.1M a year, or $14,093 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 82 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 40% 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 35,347 households in Cullman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cullman County has 23.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 140, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cullman County would have about 115, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 982 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Cullman County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Cullman County at 94,009 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,347 households. Median household income in Cullman County is $62,656, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.5%, 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. Cullman County scores 57 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #736 of 2,229 scored counties.

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