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Child care centers and preschools in Fulton County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Fulton County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On child care and other personal services · $338 a household
Spending per listing
$908K
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,091
−1.9% 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 Fulton County comes to about $2.7M a year: $338 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 child care centers and preschools, that is $908K per center, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1M.

There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Fulton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,610 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Fulton County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 child care centers and preschools 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 Indiana 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 Fulton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.75.95.8
Spending per listing$908K$668K$1M
Households per official establishment1,6101,8931,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$338$396$581
Median household income$61,360$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$371K
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 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
20,091−1.9% since 2020
Households
8,051
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
368 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$61,360+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,533
Median home value
$156,500
Jobs located here
6,262
Daytime population
17,927Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IN73175.9$1.1M+13.5%#202 of 1,611
2Clark County, IN69183.5$1.1M+7.5%#292 of 1,611
3Hancock County, IN69206.0$832K+13.5%#302 of 1,611
4Morgan County, IN65113.9$1.1M+4.4%#396 of 1,611
5Hamilton County, IN641047.6$894K+10.9%#436 of 1,611
6Johnson County, IN64396.2$766K+7.4%#441 of 1,611
7Warrick County, IN63114.4$1.1M+4.4%#452 of 1,611
8Hendricks County, IN63487.2$736K+10.2%#469 of 1,611
9Porter County, IN60395.7$818K+1.6%#557 of 1,611
10Dubois County, IN5984.6$903K+0.9%#577 of 1,611
Fulton County, INNot scored33.7$908K−1.9%

Other business types in Fulton 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 Fulton County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Fulton County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.7M a year, or $338 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $908K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,051 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fulton County has 3.7 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $908K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,610 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 20,091 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,051 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $61,360, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.9%, 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 child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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