Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Kentucky
Barbershops in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #366 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.1M
- On personal care products and services · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,259
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Paducah metro area scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #366 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 barbershops in the Paducah metro area. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Paducah metro area comes to about $35.1M a year: $840 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. 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 the Paducah metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in the Paducah metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Paducah metro area compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Paducah metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 38,606 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $840 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,160 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 40 |
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
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 the Paducah metro area, 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 the Paducah metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,259−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,735
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,236 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $64,160
- Average household income
- $88,236
- Median home value
- $168,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,716
- Daytime population
- 107,914Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Paducah metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 400 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #59 of 387 |
| 1Lexington-Fayette, KY | 54 | 108 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #162 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 47 | 315 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #226 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 45 | 106 | 8.5 | $994K | +8.5% | #253 of 387 |
| 3Bowling Green, KY | 42 | 37 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +9.5% | #267 of 387 |
| 4Owensboro, KY | 38 | 20 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #295 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 38 | 71 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −2.6% | #297 of 387 |
| 5Paducah, KY-IL | 21 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #366 of 387 |
| 6Elizabethtown, KY | 20 | 37 | 7.3 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #372 of 387 |
Other business types in the Paducah metro area
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 spas37
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops21
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area?
The Paducah metro area has 23 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Paducah metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $35.1M a year, or $840 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,735 households in the Paducah metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Paducah, KY-IL metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Paducah metro area has 5.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Paducah metro area would have about 19, against 23 on map listings.
How fast is the Paducah, KY-IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Paducah metro area at 102,259 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,735 households. Median household income in the Paducah metro area is $64,160, 21% 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 Paducah metro area scores 21 for barbershops (low), #366 of 387 scored metro areas.
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