Real estate · Small-town market · Kentucky
Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Murray, KY area
How the Murray, KY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #150 of 177 scored small-town markets
#5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $202.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,265 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 52
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,421
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Murray area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #150 of 177 scored small-town markets and #5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Murray area spend about $202.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,265 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 48% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
There are 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Murray area as of September 2026. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Murray area in 2023. That is one for every 5,080 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Murray area. Population estimates put the population change in the Murray area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Murray area 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.
| Measure | Murray area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 52 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 5,080 | 7,144 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,265 | $14,283 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $52,706 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $356K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Murray area, 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 the Murray area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,421+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,239
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,292
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,172
- Daytime population
- 39,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 68 | 15 | 3.0 | 117 | +7.0% | #25 of 177 |
| 2Corbin, KY | 65 | 7 | 1.2 | 261 | +0.1% | #32 of 177 |
| 3Frankfort, KY | 59 | 11 | 3.4 | 109 | +3.1% | #56 of 177 |
| 4Pikeville, KY | 43 | 6 | 1.5 | 208 | −5.4% | #116 of 177 |
| 5Murray, KY | 32 | 10 | 6.6 | 52 | +4.9% | #150 of 177 |
Other business types in the Murray area
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
- Real estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers33
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders32
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Murray, KY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Murray area. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in the Murray, KY area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $202.2M a year, or $13,265 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 48% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,239 households in the Murray area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Murray, KY area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Murray area has 6.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 52, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Murray area would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,080 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Murray, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Murray area at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. Median household income in the Murray area is $52,706, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Murray area scores 32 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #150 of 177 scored small-town markets.
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