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Child care centers and preschools in Wilcox County, AL

The child care centers and preschools in Wilcox County, AL, 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On child care and other personal services · $303 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,666
−8.3% 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

Household spending on child care and other personal services in Wilcox County comes to about $1.2M a year: $303 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per center.

Wilcox County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Wilcox County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Wilcox County declined 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, Wilcox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wilcox County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Child care and preschools in Wilcox County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureWilcox CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.95.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$845K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0221,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$303$412$581
Median household income$40,640$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 child care services in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,666−8.3% since 2020
Households
3,860
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$40,640+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,212
Median home value
$98,800
Jobs located here
2,411
Daytime population
9,208Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Wilcox County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL83153.7$1.4M+18.0%#56 of 1,611
2St. Clair County, AL79102.8$1.4M+7.1%#94 of 1,611
3Marshall County, AL78113.0$1.3M+6.0%#115 of 1,611
4Shelby County, AL75526.0$1M+6.5%#165 of 1,611
5Baldwin County, AL72515.2$916K+14.8%#224 of 1,611
6Jackson County, AL6962.8$1.2M+3.3%#283 of 1,611
7Madison County, AL69985.9$910K+11.0%#300 of 1,611
8DeKalb County, AL6862.3$1.3M+3.4%#307 of 1,611
9Blount County, AL6752.3$1.7M+1.8%#331 of 1,611
10Autauga County, AL67104.4$1M+5.1%#341 of 1,611
Wilcox County, ALNot scored12.6$1.2M−8.3%

Other business types in Wilcox County

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

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Wilcox County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 child care center or preschool in Wilcox County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Wilcox County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Wilcox County, AL spend on child care and other personal services?

About $1.2M a year, or $303 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,860 households in Wilcox County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wilcox County, AL compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Wilcox County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending.

How fast is Wilcox County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Wilcox County at 9,666 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,860 households. Median household income in Wilcox County is $40,640, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Wilcox County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wilcox County. It maps the child care centers and preschools on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Wilcox County

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