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Barbershops in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area

How the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #242 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
148
13 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$150.6M
On personal care products and services · $848 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
511,497
+7.2% 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

Households in the Killeen-Temple metro area spend about $150.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $848 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 148 barbershops, that is $1M per shop, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 148 barbershops on map listings in the Killeen-Temple metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 9%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Killeen-Temple metro area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 44,420 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 289 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $290K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Killeen-Temple metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Killeen-Temple metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Killeen-Temple metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #242 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Killeen-Temple metro area compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKilleen-Temple metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.36.95.3
Spending per listing$1M$1.4M$1.9M
Households per official establishment44,42018,17016,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+65.8%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$848$937$1,005
Median household income$69,923$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4634

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
289Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$290K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Killeen-Temple 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 Killeen-Temple metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
511,497+7.2% since 2020
Households
177,681
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,819 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$69,923+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,546
Median home value
$234,500
Jobs located here
138,696
Daytime population
455,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Killeen-Temple metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX644884.9$2.2M+14.0%#87 of 387
2Sherman-Denison, TX60244.3$2M+12.8%#115 of 387
3Midland, TX57456.5$1.6M+9.8%#136 of 387
4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX531,9167.2$1.3M+10.3%#171 of 387
5College Station-Bryan, TX51585.5$1.5M+6.9%#188 of 387
6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX461,9876.9$1.5M+10.6%#239 of 387
7Killeen-Temple, TX461488.3$1M+7.2%#242 of 387
8Waco, TX45544.9$1.8M+4.2%#247 of 387
9Amarillo, TX40727.0$1.2M+2.7%#285 of 387
10San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX397237.5$1.2M+9.5%#293 of 387

Other business types in the Killeen-Temple metro area

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 148 barbershops in the Killeen-Temple metro area. 13 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 289 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $150.6M a year, or $848 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 148 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 177,681 households in the Killeen-Temple metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The Killeen-Temple metro area has 8.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Killeen-Temple metro area would have about 80, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 44,420 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Killeen-Temple metro area at 511,497 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,681 households. The median household income in the Killeen-Temple metro area is $69,923 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #242 of 387 scored metro areas.

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