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Home inspectors in Bell County, KY

The home inspectors in Bell County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$114.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $11,552 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
44
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
22,829
−4.8% 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

Households in Bell County spend about $114.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $11,552 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

There is 1 home inspector on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in Bell County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bell County declined 4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 home inspector on map listings, Bell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bell County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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.

Home inspectors in Bell County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBell CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4498100
Households per official establishmentn/a29,74517,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$11,552$14,283$16,661
Median household income$31,354$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 building inspection services in Bell 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 Bell County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,829−4.8% since 2020
Households
9,939
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
359 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$31,354+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$49,259
Median home value
$89,000
Jobs located here
7,622
Daytime population
23,467Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Bell County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, KY5451.065+6.5%#174 of 415
2Jefferson County, KY45280.867+1.6%#244 of 415
3Fayette County, KY38130.962+2.2%#307 of 415
4Madison County, KY3151.340+9.4%#359 of 415
5Hardin County, KY2551.150+2.4%#389 of 415
Bell County, KYNot scored11.044−4.8%

Other business types in Bell County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Bell County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 home inspector in Bell County. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Bell County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Bell County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $114.8M a year, or $11,552 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,939 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bell County, KY compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Bell County has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Bell County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Bell County at 22,829 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,939 households. The median household income in Bell County is $31,354 a year, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Bell County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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