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Property management companies in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #175 of 374 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Kentucky

Listings
154
6 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
231
+17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$8.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,905 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
97
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,402,509
+2.9% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comes to about $8.3B a year: $14,905 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 3% 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.

The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 154 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,417 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #175 of 374 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Kentucky.

How the Louisville/Jefferson County metro 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.

Property management in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLouisville/Jefferson County metro areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.33.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)97113100
Households per official establishment2,4173,2401,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.4%+18.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,905$14,283$16,661
Median household income$73,863$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5163

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
231+17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,145
Annual payroll, 2023
$142.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1546 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
150The 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 the Louisville/Jefferson County metro 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,402,509+2.9% since 2020
Households
558,306
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3,961 sq. mi.
People per square mile
347
Median household income
$73,863
Average household income
$99,561
Median home value
$248,700
Jobs located here
702,791
Daytime population
1,410,493Residents 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 metro areas in Kentucky for property management companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kentucky

Metro areas in Kentucky ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Elizabethtown, KY65112.2120+2.4%#66 of 374
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH56241.6157−2.6%#123 of 374
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN562232.5109+2.7%#129 of 374
2Bowling Green, KY53223.084+9.5%#160 of 374
3Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN511542.897+2.9%#175 of 374
Clarksville, TN-KY49493.966+8.5%#203 of 374
4Owensboro, KY42153.378+1.3%#258 of 374
5Lexington-Fayette, KY37864.068+3.4%#297 of 374

Other business types in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 property management companies in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area. 6 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $8.3B a year, or $14,905 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 154 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 3% 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 558,306 households in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 97, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area would have about 150, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,417 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area at 1,402,509 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 558,306 households. Median household income in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area is $73,863, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores 51 for property management companies (upper middle), #175 of 374 scored metro areas.

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