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Barbershops in Gila County, AZ
How Gila County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #589 of 1,356 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On personal care products and services · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $872 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Gila County spend about $20.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 8 barbershops on map listings in Gila County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Gila County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gila County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gila County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #589 of 1,356 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Arizona.
How Gila County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Gila County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,864 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +82.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $872 | $1,017 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Gila 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 Gila County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Gila County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 85 | 44 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +25.4% | #35 of 1,356 |
| 2Mohave County, AZ | 70 | 34 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #239 of 1,356 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 60 | 38 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #445 of 1,356 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 58 | 1,153 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +5.5% | #503 of 1,356 |
| 5Gila County, AZ | 54 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #589 of 1,356 |
| 6Santa Cruz County, AZ | 49 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +4.8% | #711 of 1,356 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 49 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #718 of 1,356 |
| 8Coconino County, AZ | 48 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.6M | −0.6% | #743 of 1,356 |
| 9Yuma County, AZ | 47 | 52 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #790 of 1,356 |
| 10Cochise County, AZ | 45 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +0.6% | #827 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Gila 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
- Salons, barbers and spas68
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Gila County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Gila County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Gila County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.6M a year, or $872 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gila County, AZ compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Gila County has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Gila County would have about 11, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #589 of 1,356 scored counties.
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