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Real estate businesses in Monroe County, AL
The real estate businesses in Monroe County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #901 of 2,229 scored counties
#25 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $91M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,357 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 233
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,965
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 real estate businesses in Monroe County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.2, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Monroe County comes to about $91M a year: $12,357 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.3 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Monroe County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,454 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Monroe County is 53 (upper middle), #901 of 2,229 scored counties and #25 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 33.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 233 | 99 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,454 | 668 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,357 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $42,292 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,965−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,363
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,026 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $42,292+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,409
- Median home value
- $120,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,784
- Daytime population
- 17,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Monroe County marked.
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 |
| 25Monroe County, AL | 53 | 9 | 12.2 | 233 | −3.8% | #901 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 Monroe County, AL?
There are 9 real estate businesses on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monroe County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $91M a year, or $12,357 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.3 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 7,363 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, AL compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Monroe County has 12.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 233, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Monroe County would have about 21, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,454 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 18,965 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,363 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $42,292 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Monroe County scores 53 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #901 of 2,229 scored counties.
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