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Home inspectors in Boone County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home inspectors in Boone County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #174 of 415 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$856.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,812 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
65
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,316
+6.5% 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

At $16,812 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $856.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per business is 35% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.

Boone County has 5 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Boone County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 16,988 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Boone County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home inspectors, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #174 of 415 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Boone 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 Boone County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.60.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6598100
Households per official establishment16,98829,74517,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,812$14,283$16,661
Median household income$99,414$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5454

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$94K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
145,316+6.5% since 2020
Households
50,963
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
246 sq. mi.
People per square mile
568
Median household income
$99,414+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,006
Median home value
$277,300
Jobs located here
107,951
Daytime population
176,181Residents 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 Boone 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

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Boone County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 home inspectors in Boone County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.

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

About $856.8M a year, or $16,812 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 35% below the U.S. figure. 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 50,963 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boone County has 1.0 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 65, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Boone County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,988 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 145,316 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,963 households. The median household income in Boone County is $99,414 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Boone County scores 54 for home inspectors (upper middle), #174 of 415 scored counties.

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