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Real estate businesses in Marengo County, AL
The real estate businesses in Marengo County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,199 of 2,229 scored counties
#30 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $103.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,108 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 299
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,311
- −5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 real estate businesses in Marengo County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Marengo County spend about $103.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,108 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Marengo County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Marengo County declined 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Marengo County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,199 of 2,229 scored counties and #30 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Marengo 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 | Marengo County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 33.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 299 | 99 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 668 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,108 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $43,825 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Marengo 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 Marengo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,311−5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,898
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 977 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $43,825+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,748
- Median home value
- $107,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,402
- Daytime population
- 17,810Residents 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 |
| 30Marengo County, AL | 47 | 8 | 10.1 | 299 | −5.0% | #1,199 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Marengo 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 Marengo County, AL?
There are 8 real estate businesses on map listings in Marengo County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Marengo County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marengo County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $103.5M a year, or $13,108 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3 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 7,898 households in Marengo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marengo County, AL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Marengo County has 10.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 299, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Marengo County would have about 24, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Marengo County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Marengo County at 18,311 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,898 households. The median household income in Marengo County is $43,825 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Marengo County scores 47 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,199 of 2,229 scored counties.
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