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Real estate businesses in Jackson County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Jackson County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$62.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,158 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
719
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,325
+2.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 real estate businesses in Jackson County. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households.

Households in Jackson County spend about $62.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,158 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jackson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 real estate businesses on map listings, Jackson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.927.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)719120100
Households per official establishmentn/a683414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,158$14,283$16,661
Median household income$40,000$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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,325+2.8% since 2020
Households
5,122
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
345 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$40,000+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$55,900
Median home value
$111,500
Jobs located here
2,098
Daytime population
10,979Residents 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 Jackson 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
Jackson County, KYNot scored23.9719+2.8%

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

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

There are 2 real estate businesses on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 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 Jackson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $62.3M a year, or $12,158 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,122 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 14, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Jackson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 13,325 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,122 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $40,000 a year, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Jackson County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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