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Real estate agents and brokers in Mercer County, KY
The real estate agents and brokers in Mercer County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #302 of 2,176 scored counties
#11 of 72 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $129.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,086 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 198
- 98% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,733
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 real estate agents and brokers in Mercer County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $14,086 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $129.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 98% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Mercer County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,836 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Mercer County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #302 of 2,176 scored counties and #11 of 72 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 21.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 198 | 122 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,836 | 1,251 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.6% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,086 | $14,283 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $64,824 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $213K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,733+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,181
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $64,824+17.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,091
- Median home value
- $202,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,702
- Daytime population
- 19,848Residents 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 |
| 11Mercer County, KY | 67 | 12 | 13.1 | 198 | +4.8% | #302 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 estate67
- Real estate agents and brokers67
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Mercer County, KY?
Mercer County has 12 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Mercer County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $129.3M a year, or $14,086 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 98% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,181 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, KY compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Mercer County has 13.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 198, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Mercer County would have about 24, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,836 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 23,733 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,181 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $64,824 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.7% 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. Mercer County scores 67 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #302 of 2,176 scored counties.
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