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Real estate businesses in Bracken County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$48.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,508 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
188
88% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,511
+1.3% 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

At $14,508 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Bracken County spend about $48.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 88% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

There are 6 real estate businesses on map listings in Bracken County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bracken County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bracken County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bracken County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Bracken 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 in Bracken County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBracken CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.827.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)188120100
Households per official establishmentn/a683414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,508$14,283$16,661
Median household income$66,319$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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bracken 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 Bracken County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,511+1.3% since 2020
Households
3,364
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
203 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$66,319
Average household income
$85,986
Median home value
$125,000
Jobs located here
1,381
Daytime population
7,258Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Bracken County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Harrison County, KY80811.0300+4.9%#24 of 2,229
2Spencer County, KY801216.4233+7.7%#28 of 2,229
3Lincoln County, KY7699.3328+4.6%#84 of 2,229
4Grant County, KY7377.6429+4.7%#136 of 2,229
5Hart County, KY72810.8278+4.3%#161 of 2,229
6Woodford County, KY701816.6218+3.7%#210 of 2,229
7Nelson County, KY703015.7213+4.8%#211 of 2,229
8Anderson County, KY701818.6182+5.5%#216 of 2,229
9Meade County, KY681715.4225+2.2%#273 of 2,229
10Mercer County, KY671314.2230+4.8%#301 of 2,229
Bracken County, KYNot scored617.8188+1.3%

Other business types in Bracken County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Bracken County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 real estate businesses in Bracken County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Bracken County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $48.8M a year, or $14,508 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 88% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,364 households in Bracken County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bracken County, KY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Bracken County has 17.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 188, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Bracken County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Bracken County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Bracken County at 8,511 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,364 households. Median household income in Bracken County is $66,319, 18% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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