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Child care centers and preschools in Fayette County, KY
The child care centers and preschools in Fayette County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #720 of 1,611 scored counties
#15 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 73
- 9 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.3M
- On child care and other personal services · $467 a household
- Spending per listing
- $894K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 329,751
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Fayette County comes to about $65.3M a year: $467 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $894K of household spending for each center on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 73 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Fayette County in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,725 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 404 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $419K have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Fayette County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Fayette County is 54 (upper middle), #720 of 1,611 scored counties and #15 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $894K | $849K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,725 | 1,962 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $467 | $405 | $581 |
| Median household income | $69,479 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 81−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,482
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 404Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 739 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $419K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 329,751+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 139,715
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 284 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,140
- Median household income
- $69,479+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,616
- Median home value
- $293,500
- Jobs located here
- 208,353
- Daytime population
- 386,586Residents 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 Fayette 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 |
| 15Fayette County, KY | 54 | 73 | 5.2 | $894K | +2.2% | #720 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 preschools54
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Fayette County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 child care centers and preschools in Fayette County. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 404 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, KY spend on child care and other personal services?
About $65.3M a year, or $467 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $894K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 139,715 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, KY compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Fayette County has 5.2 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $894K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1M. At the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Fayette County would have about 65, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 329,751 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,715 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $69,479, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Fayette County scores 54 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #720 of 1,611 scored counties.
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