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Real estate businesses in Owsley County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $10,686 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
3,932
−2.5% 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

There are no real estate businesses on map listings in Owsley County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Owsley County would have about 4, against none on map listings.

At $10,686 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Owsley County spend about $16.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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 Owsley County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Owsley County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Owsley 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 Owsley County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureOwsley CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.027.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)n/a120100
Households per official establishmentn/a683414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$10,686$14,283$16,661
Median household income$22,188$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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Owsley 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 Owsley County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,932−2.5% since 2020
Households
1,567
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
197 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$22,188
Average household income
$42,014
Median home value
$80,100
Jobs located here
657
Daytime population
3,656Residents 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 Owsley 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
Owsley County, KYNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%

Other business types in Owsley 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 Owsley County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no real estate businesses in Owsley County. 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 Owsley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16.7M a year, or $10,686 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, 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 1,567 households in Owsley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Owsley County has no real estate businesses on map listings. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Owsley County would have about 4, against none on map listings.

How fast is Owsley County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Owsley County at 3,932 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,567 households. The median household income in Owsley County is $22,188 a year, 73% 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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