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Real estate agents and brokers in Barren County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Barren County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #606 of 2,176 scored counties
#24 of 72 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 29
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $238.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,241 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 151
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,641
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Barren County spend about $238.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,241 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 51% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Barren County has 29 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Barren County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 4,504 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Barren County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Barren County is 59 (upper middle), #606 of 2,176 scored counties and #24 of 72 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Barren 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 | Barren County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 21.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 151 | 122 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,504 | 1,251 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,241 | $14,283 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $50,628 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $995K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Barren 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 Barren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,641+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 18,017
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $50,628+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,460
- Median home value
- $178,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,309
- Daytime population
- 41,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrison County, KY | 78 | 6 | 8.2 | 318 | +4.9% | #52 of 2,176 |
| 2Spencer County, KY | 75 | 10 | 13.7 | 222 | +7.7% | #87 of 2,176 |
| 3Grant County, KY | 72 | 7 | 7.6 | 341 | +4.7% | #146 of 2,176 |
| 4Hart County, KY | 71 | 5 | 6.8 | 353 | +4.3% | #169 of 2,176 |
| 5Woodford County, KY | 71 | 15 | 13.9 | 208 | +3.7% | #182 of 2,176 |
| 6Marion County, KY | 70 | 6 | 7.8 | 318 | +2.7% | #203 of 2,176 |
| 7Bullitt County, KY | 70 | 37 | 11.7 | 243 | +5.0% | #209 of 2,176 |
| 8Nelson County, KY | 70 | 24 | 12.5 | 212 | +4.8% | #214 of 2,176 |
| 9Lincoln County, KY | 68 | 8 | 8.2 | 293 | +4.6% | #259 of 2,176 |
| 10Graves County, KY | 68 | 14 | 9.9 | 247 | +1.4% | #268 of 2,176 |
| 24Barren County, KY | 59 | 29 | 16.1 | 151 | +2.6% | #606 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Barren 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 estate59
- Real estate agents and brokers59
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Barren County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 real estate agents and brokers in Barren County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Barren County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $238.6M a year, or $13,241 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 51% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,017 households in Barren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barren County, KY compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Barren County has 16.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 151, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Barren County would have about 44, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,504 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Barren County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Barren County at 45,641 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,017 households. Median household income in Barren County is $50,628, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Barren County scores 59 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #606 of 2,176 scored counties.
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