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Barbershops in Fulton County, IL

The barbershops in Fulton County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$12.2M
On personal care products and services · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
32,901
−2.0% 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 barbershops in Fulton County. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households.

Households in Fulton County spend about $12.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $886 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.1M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Fulton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 barbershops on map listings, Fulton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fulton County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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.

Barbershops in Fulton County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.45.15.3
Spending per listing$6.1M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a17,13116,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.0%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$886$1,063$1,005
Median household income$60,599$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,901−2.0% since 2020
Households
13,795
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$60,599+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,763
Median home value
$107,200
Jobs located here
8,322
Daytime population
27,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for barbershops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Fulton County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McHenry County, IL83383.2$3.7M+2.5%#46 of 1,356
2Grundy County, IL7294.4$2.5M+2.9%#187 of 1,356
3Kendall County, IL71214.6$2.6M+9.9%#205 of 1,356
4Will County, IL711225.0$2.4M+2.2%#210 of 1,356
5Madison County, IL67423.8$2.6M−1.0%#289 of 1,356
6Effingham County, IL6353.6$2.8M−0.5%#384 of 1,356
7McLean County, IL63284.0$2.6M+0.1%#385 of 1,356
8Adams County, IL6072.5$3.7M−2.1%#441 of 1,356
9Champaign County, IL60323.7$2.5M+1.8%#450 of 1,356
10Tazewell County, IL59213.9$2.6M−0.9%#466 of 1,356
Fulton County, ILNot scored21.4$6.1M−2.0%

Other business types in Fulton County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Fulton County, IL?

There are 2 barbershops on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Fulton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fulton County, IL spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.2M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,795 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fulton County, IL compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Fulton County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Fulton County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Fulton County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 32,901 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,795 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $60,599, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. Fulton County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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