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Real estate agents and brokers in Estill County, KY

How Estill County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$75.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,574 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
344
3.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
78% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,962
−1.4% 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

Households in Estill County spend about $75.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,574 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.4 times 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.

There are 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Estill County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 78% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Estill County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Estill County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, Estill County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Estill 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Estill County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureEstill CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.721.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)344122100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,251788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,574$14,283$16,661
Median household income$46,051$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Estill 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 Estill County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,962−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,975
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
253 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$46,051+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,646
Median home value
$119,500
Jobs located here
2,327
Daytime population
10,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Harrison County, KY7868.2318+4.9%#52 of 2,176
2Spencer County, KY751013.7222+7.7%#87 of 2,176
3Grant County, KY7277.6341+4.7%#146 of 2,176
4Hart County, KY7156.8353+4.3%#169 of 2,176
5Woodford County, KY711513.9208+3.7%#182 of 2,176
6Marion County, KY7067.8318+2.7%#203 of 2,176
7Bullitt County, KY703711.7243+5.0%#209 of 2,176
8Nelson County, KY702412.5212+4.8%#214 of 2,176
9Lincoln County, KY6888.2293+4.6%#259 of 2,176
10Graves County, KY68149.9247+1.4%#268 of 2,176
Estill County, KYNot scored46.7344−1.4%

Other business types in Estill County

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Estill County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 real estate agents and brokers in Estill County. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Estill County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $75.1M a year, or $12,574 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.4 times 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 5,975 households in Estill County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Estill County, KY compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Estill County has 6.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 344, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Estill County would have about 14, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Estill County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Estill County at 13,962 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,975 households. Median household income in Estill County is $46,051, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. Estill County has no market score for real estate agents and brokers: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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