Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Mecklenburg County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Mecklenburg County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #843 of 1,356 scored counties
#36 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 356
- 60 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $467.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,001 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,233,383
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Mecklenburg County comes to about $467.1M a year: $1,001 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Mecklenburg County has 356 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 60 are chain locations, or 17%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Mecklenburg County in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 9,926 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 620 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Mecklenburg County.
Population estimates show Mecklenburg County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Mecklenburg County is 45 (lower middle), #843 of 1,356 scored counties and #36 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Mecklenburg County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,926 | 22,074 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +33.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,001 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,005 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 47+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 620Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35660 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 248The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,233,383+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 466,527
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 524 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,205
- Median household income
- $87,005+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,768
- Median home value
- $406,800
- Jobs located here
- 829,972
- Daytime population
- 1,424,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for barbershops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Mecklenburg County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 93 | 5 | 1.5 | $6.9M | +11.0% | #4 of 1,356 |
| 2Brunswick County, NC | 84 | 13 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +26.5% | #37 of 1,356 |
| 3Orange County, NC | 78 | 22 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +6.1% | #96 of 1,356 |
| 4Union County, NC | 77 | 25 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +11.7% | #102 of 1,356 |
| 5Buncombe County, NC | 74 | 31 | 3.0 | $3M | +2.9% | #152 of 1,356 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 72 | 39 | 4.6 | $2M | +17.9% | #191 of 1,356 |
| 7Franklin County, NC | 68 | 10 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +18.8% | #282 of 1,356 |
| 8Dare County, NC | 66 | 7 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +3.3% | #307 of 1,356 |
| 9Cabarrus County, NC | 66 | 36 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +9.9% | #311 of 1,356 |
| 10Pender County, NC | 66 | 11 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +19.0% | #317 of 1,356 |
| 36Mecklenburg County, NC | 45 | 356 | 7.6 | $1.3M | +10.5% | #843 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Mecklenburg 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 spas37
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Mecklenburg County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 356 barbershops in Mecklenburg County. 60 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 620 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mecklenburg County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $467.1M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 356 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 466,527 households in Mecklenburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mecklenburg County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Mecklenburg County has 7.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Mecklenburg County would have about 248, against 356 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,926 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Mecklenburg County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Mecklenburg County at 1,233,383 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 466,527 households. The median household income in Mecklenburg County is $87,005 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Mecklenburg County scores 45 for barbershops (lower middle), #843 of 1,356 scored counties.
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