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Property management companies in Fayette County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Fayette County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #812 of 910 scored counties
#14 of 16 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 70
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- +32.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,101 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 54
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 329,751
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Fayette County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #812 of 910 scored counties and #14 of 16 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Fayette County spend about $2.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,101 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 46% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.
Fayette County has 70 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 101 businesses with payroll in Fayette County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 32.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,383 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fayette County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fayette 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.
| Measure | Fayette County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 54 | 113 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,383 | 3,240 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.9% | +18.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,101 | $14,283 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,479 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 101+32.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 700 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 residential and commercial property managers in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 329,751+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 139,715
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 284 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,140
- Median household income
- $69,479+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,616
- Median home value
- $293,500
- Jobs located here
- 208,353
- Daytime population
- 386,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for property management companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Fayette County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Campbell County, KY | 77 | 5 | 1.3 | 221 | +2.5% | #51 of 910 |
| 2Oldham County, KY | 75 | 6 | 2.6 | 129 | +4.9% | #88 of 910 |
| 3Boone County, KY | 68 | 14 | 2.7 | 110 | +6.5% | #164 of 910 |
| 4Madison County, KY | 64 | 9 | 2.4 | 106 | +9.4% | #223 of 910 |
| 5Hardin County, KY | 61 | 10 | 2.2 | 117 | +2.4% | #279 of 910 |
| 6Kenton County, KY | 60 | 15 | 2.2 | 127 | +3.9% | #289 of 910 |
| 7Pulaski County, KY | 52 | 7 | 2.7 | 89 | +3.5% | #407 of 910 |
| 8Franklin County, KY | 52 | 7 | 3.1 | 84 | +2.0% | #410 of 910 |
| 9Warren County, KY | 48 | 21 | 3.8 | 68 | +10.6% | #484 of 910 |
| 10Clark County, KY | 45 | 6 | 4.0 | 64 | +2.3% | #540 of 910 |
| 14Fayette County, KY | 28 | 70 | 5.0 | 54 | +2.2% | #812 of 910 |
Other business types in Fayette County
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 estate28
- Real estate agents and brokers29
- Property management28
- Mortgage brokers and lenders27
- Home inspectors38
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Fayette County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 property management companies in Fayette County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 32.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Fayette County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.1B a year, or $15,101 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 70 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 46% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 139,715 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, KY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Fayette County has 5.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 54, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Fayette County would have about 38, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,383 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 329,751 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,715 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $69,479, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Fayette County scores 28 for property management companies (lower middle), #812 of 910 scored counties.
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