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Real estate businesses in Alcorn County, MS

The real estate businesses in Alcorn County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #806 of 2,229 scored counties
#16 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
17
6 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$187.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,981 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
255
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,569
−0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 real estate businesses in Alcorn County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 35%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 69% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Alcorn County comes to about $187.6M a year: $12,981 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.6 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Alcorn County in 2023. That is one for every 1,205 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Alcorn County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Alcorn County is 55 (upper middle), #806 of 2,229 scored counties and #16 of 49 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Alcorn County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Alcorn County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureAlcorn CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.822.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)255138100
Households per official establishment1,205931414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,981$13,696$16,661
Median household income$51,260$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score5560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 12
Employees, 2023
187
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
73Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
176 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Alcorn 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 Alcorn County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,569−0.5% since 2020
Households
14,456
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
400 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$51,260+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,932
Median home value
$142,100
Jobs located here
13,226
Daytime population
34,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Alcorn County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1George County, MS761415.1214+8.1%#91 of 2,229
2Marshall County, MS7364.5677+2.6%#135 of 2,229
3Tate County, MS711110.0326+2.1%#179 of 2,229
4Neshoba County, MS6954.9632−0.9%#219 of 2,229
5Union County, MS651212.2259+2.3%#367 of 2,229
6Pontotoc County, MS641714.4214+2.9%#410 of 2,229
7Monroe County, MS63128.6353−2.4%#432 of 2,229
8Prentiss County, MS6277.3421+1.3%#475 of 2,229
9Tishomingo County, MS62910.2302−1.1%#483 of 2,229
10Stone County, MS621217.9176+7.2%#507 of 2,229
16Alcorn County, MS551711.8255−0.5%#806 of 2,229

Other business types in Alcorn County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Alcorn County, MS?

There are 17 real estate businesses on map listings in Alcorn County as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 73 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Alcorn County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $187.6M a year, or $12,981 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.6 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 14,456 households in Alcorn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alcorn County, MS compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Alcorn County has 11.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 255, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Alcorn County would have about 43, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,205 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Alcorn County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Alcorn County at 34,569 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Alcorn County is $51,260 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Alcorn County scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #806 of 2,229 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Alcorn County

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