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Real estate businesses in Oldham County, KY
How Oldham County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #570 of 2,229 scored counties
#24 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 53
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +42.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $428.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,611 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 187
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,986
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 real estate businesses in Oldham County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.0, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Oldham County comes to about $428.5M a year: $18,611 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 87% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Oldham County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 42.2% from 2019. That is one for every 360 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 417 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oldham County grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Oldham County is 60 (upper middle), #570 of 2,229 scored counties and #24 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Oldham 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 | Oldham County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 27.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 187 | 120 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 360 | 683 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.2% | +20.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,611 | $14,283 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $122,497 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 64+42.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 417Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 536 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The 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 Oldham 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 Oldham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,986+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,025
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 187 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $122,497+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $162,241
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,264
- Daytime population
- 52,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Oldham County marked.
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 | 80 | 8 | 11.0 | 300 | +4.9% | #24 of 2,229 |
| 2Spencer County, KY | 80 | 12 | 16.4 | 233 | +7.7% | #28 of 2,229 |
| 3Lincoln County, KY | 76 | 9 | 9.3 | 328 | +4.6% | #84 of 2,229 |
| 4Grant County, KY | 73 | 7 | 7.6 | 429 | +4.7% | #136 of 2,229 |
| 5Hart County, KY | 72 | 8 | 10.8 | 278 | +4.3% | #161 of 2,229 |
| 6Woodford County, KY | 70 | 18 | 16.6 | 218 | +3.7% | #210 of 2,229 |
| 7Nelson County, KY | 70 | 30 | 15.7 | 213 | +4.8% | #211 of 2,229 |
| 8Anderson County, KY | 70 | 18 | 18.6 | 182 | +5.5% | #216 of 2,229 |
| 9Meade County, KY | 68 | 17 | 15.4 | 225 | +2.2% | #273 of 2,229 |
| 10Mercer County, KY | 67 | 13 | 14.2 | 230 | +4.8% | #301 of 2,229 |
| 24Oldham County, KY | 60 | 53 | 23.0 | 187 | +4.9% | #570 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Oldham 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Oldham County, KY?
There are 53 real estate businesses on map listings in Oldham County as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 42.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 417 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oldham County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $428.5M a year, or $18,611 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 53 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 87% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,025 households in Oldham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oldham County, KY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Oldham County has 23.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 187, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Oldham County would have about 99, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 360 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Oldham County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Oldham County at 70,986 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,025 households. The median household income in Oldham County is $122,497 a year, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Oldham County scores 60 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #570 of 2,229 scored counties.
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