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Real estate businesses in Escambia County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Escambia County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,203 of 2,229 scored counties
#31 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $162.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,685 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 208
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,665
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 real estate businesses in Escambia County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.1, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $12,685 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Escambia County spend about $162.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 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 businesses take in.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Escambia County in 2023. That is one for every 915 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Escambia County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Escambia County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,203 of 2,229 scored counties and #31 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Escambia 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.
| Measure | Escambia County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 33.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 208 | 99 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 915 | 668 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,685 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $48,225 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Escambia 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 Escambia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,6650.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,808
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $48,225+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,450
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,506
- Daytime population
- 34,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence County, AL | 79 | 6 | 4.4 | 738 | +2.3% | #32 of 2,229 |
| 2Henry County, AL | 76 | 7 | 9.9 | 321 | +7.1% | #85 of 2,229 |
| 3Blount County, AL | 74 | 27 | 12.2 | 267 | +1.8% | #127 of 2,229 |
| 4Cleburne County, AL | 71 | 6 | 10.0 | 306 | +6.0% | #183 of 2,229 |
| 5St. Clair County, AL | 71 | 69 | 19.7 | 174 | +7.1% | #196 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, AL | 69 | 27 | 12.4 | 248 | +3.3% | #231 of 2,229 |
| 7Dale County, AL | 68 | 18 | 9.1 | 338 | +1.3% | #263 of 2,229 |
| 8Talladega County, AL | 68 | 33 | 9.8 | 315 | +0.3% | #264 of 2,229 |
| 9Chilton County, AL | 68 | 27 | 15.1 | 213 | +5.9% | #277 of 2,229 |
| 10Limestone County, AL | 66 | 87 | 21.2 | 172 | +18.0% | #352 of 2,229 |
| 31Escambia County, AL | 47 | 18 | 14.1 | 208 | 0.0% | #1,203 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Escambia County
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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Escambia County, AL?
Escambia County has 18 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Escambia County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $162.5M a year, or $12,685 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 12,808 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Escambia County, AL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Escambia County has 14.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 208, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Escambia County would have about 38, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 915 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Escambia County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Escambia County at 36,665 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,808 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $48,225 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. Escambia County scores 47 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,203 of 2,229 scored counties.
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