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Real estate agents and brokers in Graves County, KY
The real estate agents and brokers in Graves County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #268 of 2,176 scored counties
#10 of 72 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $188.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,309 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 247
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,050
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,309 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Graves County spend about $188.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.5 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 14 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Graves County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 68% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Graves County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,713 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Graves County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Graves County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #268 of 2,176 scored counties and #10 of 72 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Graves 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 | Graves County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 21.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 247 | 122 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,713 | 1,251 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,309 | $14,283 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $50,772 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $147K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Graves 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 Graves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,050+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,139
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 552 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $50,772+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,127
- Median home value
- $147,800
- Jobs located here
- 11,600
- Daytime population
- 33,159Residents 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 |
Other business types in Graves 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 estate61
- Real estate agents and brokers68
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Graves County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 real estate agents and brokers in Graves County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Graves County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $188.2M a year, or $13,309 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.5 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 14,139 households in Graves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Graves County, KY compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Graves County has 9.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 247, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Graves County would have about 35, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,713 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Graves County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Graves County at 37,050 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,139 households. Median household income in Graves County is $50,772, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.3%, 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. Graves County scores 68 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #268 of 2,176 scored counties.
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