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Child care centers and preschools in Christian County, KY
The child care centers and preschools in Christian County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,455 of 1,611 scored counties
#35 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On child care and other personal services · $317 a household
- Spending per listing
- $509K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,115
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
For child care centers and preschools, Christian County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,455 of 1,611 scored counties and #35 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $317 per household (45% below the U.S. average), households in Christian County spend about $8.2M a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 16 child care centers and preschools, that is $509K per center, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
Christian County has 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Christian County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,838 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Christian County. Population estimates put the population change in Christian County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Christian 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 | Christian County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $509K | $849K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,838 | 1,962 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $317 | $405 | $581 |
| Median household income | $55,494 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Christian 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 Christian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,115−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,725
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $55,494+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,739
- Median home value
- $173,600
- Jobs located here
- 27,699
- Daytime population
- 76,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 35Christian County, KY | 22 | 16 | 6.2 | $509K | −3.6% | #1,455 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Christian 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 preschools22
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Christian County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 child care centers and preschools in Christian County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Christian County, KY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $8.2M a year, or $317 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $509K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,725 households in Christian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Christian County, KY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Christian County has 6.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $509K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Christian County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,838 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Christian County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Christian County at 70,115 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,725 households. Median household income in Christian County is $55,494, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Christian County scores 22 for child care centers and preschools (low), #1,455 of 1,611 scored counties.
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