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Property management companies in Harlan County, KY

How Harlan County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$130.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,172 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
118
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
24,725
−7.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 property management companies in Harlan County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Households in Harlan County spend about $130.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,172 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Harlan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Harlan County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 property management companies on map listings, Harlan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Harlan 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.

Property management in Harlan County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureHarlan CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.33.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)118113100
Households per official establishmentn/a3,2401,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,172$14,283$16,661
Median household income$41,693$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Harlan 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 Harlan County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,725−7.6% since 2020
Households
10,731
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
466 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$41,693+57.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$55,003
Median home value
$73,700
Jobs located here
5,743
Daytime population
24,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for property management companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Harlan County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Campbell County, KY7751.3221+2.5%#51 of 910
2Oldham County, KY7562.6129+4.9%#88 of 910
3Boone County, KY68142.7110+6.5%#164 of 910
4Madison County, KY6492.4106+9.4%#223 of 910
5Hardin County, KY61102.2117+2.4%#279 of 910
6Kenton County, KY60152.2127+3.9%#289 of 910
7Pulaski County, KY5272.789+3.5%#407 of 910
8Franklin County, KY5273.184+2.0%#410 of 910
9Warren County, KY48213.868+10.6%#484 of 910
10Clark County, KY4564.064+2.3%#540 of 910
Harlan County, KYNot scored21.9118−7.6%

Other business types in Harlan County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Harlan County, KY?

There are 2 property management companies on map listings in Harlan County as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Harlan County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $130.6M a year, or $12,172 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,731 households in Harlan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harlan County, KY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Harlan County has 2 property management companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending.

How fast is Harlan County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Harlan County at 24,725 people in 2025, down 7.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,731 households. The median household income in Harlan County is $41,693 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 57.5% 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. Harlan County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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