Economic Intel • HOUSING NUMBERS •
MONTGOMERY WHITEWATER
12%
FUN FACT:
MAKING BIG MOVES
HOUSING
2020-21
689
602
9 FULLY LOADED RAFTS (OR 13,500 LBS)
TOTAL HOMES LISTED FOR SALE
TOTAL HOME SALES
AT A TIME WILL BE USED TO MOVE RAFTERS FROM ONE POND TO THE NEXT. THIS SYSTEM WILL WILL BE 170’ LONG WITH 22’ OF ELEVATION CHANGE.
69 AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET
$218,682 AVERAGE SALE PRICE
• TOURISM UPDATES •
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
TOTAL HOME SALES 2020-21
A CONVEYOR SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MOVING
19,047
41%
AVERAGE SALES PRICE
CITY LODGING TAX
Source: Alabama Center for Real Estate, Montgomery Area, April 2021
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
105,413
$952,119
EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE
MAY 2021
4.2% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
100,978
APRIL 2021
Source: Alabama Department of Labor, MGM Metro Area
68.4%
#FLY MGM
OCCUPANCY RATE MAY 2021
Source: Smith Travel Research, City of Montgomery and the Montgomery Airport Authority.
TOP SECTORS
EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT
44,500
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING & UTILITIES
29,400
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES
19,900
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES
19,300
Source: Alabama Department of Labor, MGM Metro Area, April 2021
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