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Child care centers and preschools in Boone County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Boone County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #699 of 1,611 scored counties
#14 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 42
- 11 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.1M
- On child care and other personal services · $571 a household
- Spending per listing
- $693K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,316
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 child care centers and preschools in Boone County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 26%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $571 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $29.1M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $693K of household spending for each center on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Boone County was 30 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,699 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Another 90 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as child care services in Boone County.
Population estimates show Boone County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For child care centers and preschools, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #699 of 1,611 scored counties and #14 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Boone County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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.
| Measure | Boone County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $693K | $849K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,699 | 1,962 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $571 | $405 | $581 |
| Median household income | $99,414 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 300.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 553
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 90Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,316+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,963
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 246 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $99,414+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,006
- Median home value
- $277,300
- Jobs located here
- 107,951
- Daytime population
- 176,181Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Boone County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 82 | 10 | 4.3 | $1.7M | +4.9% | #61 of 1,611 |
| 2Shelby County, KY | 78 | 8 | 4.3 | $1.1M | +6.2% | #123 of 1,611 |
| 3Scott County, KY | 74 | 9 | 4.0 | $1.3M | +8.2% | #175 of 1,611 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 71 | 12 | 3.8 | $1.2M | +5.0% | #233 of 1,611 |
| 5Jessamine County, KY | 62 | 8 | 4.0 | $1.1M | +7.8% | #482 of 1,611 |
| 6Warren County, KY | 62 | 27 | 4.9 | $827K | +10.6% | #493 of 1,611 |
| 7Pike County, KY | 59 | 5 | 2.1 | $1.5M | −6.4% | #562 of 1,611 |
| 8Nelson County, KY | 58 | 11 | 5.7 | $690K | +4.8% | #617 of 1,611 |
| 9Hardin County, KY | 57 | 19 | 4.3 | $972K | +2.4% | #629 of 1,611 |
| 10Kenton County, KY | 57 | 36 | 5.3 | $940K | +3.9% | #632 of 1,611 |
| 14Boone County, KY | 55 | 42 | 8.2 | $693K | +6.5% | #699 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Boone 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools55
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Boone County, KY?
Boone County has 42 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 90 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boone County, KY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $29.1M a year, or $571 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $693K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,963 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, KY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Boone County has 8.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $693K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Boone County would have about 29, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,699 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 145,316 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,963 households. The median household income in Boone County is $99,414 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Boone County scores 55 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #699 of 1,611 scored counties.
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