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Gyms in Fulton County, KY

How Fulton County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for gyms: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$951K
On memberships, classes and admissions · $373 a household
Spending per listing
$317K
76% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
55% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,218
−4.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 gyms in Fulton County. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 55% above the U.S. rate of 7.6.

At $373 per household (62% below the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $951K a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 3 gyms, that is $317K per gym, 76% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Fulton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Fulton County compares

The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gyms in Fulton County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.86.47.6
Spending per listing$317K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a4,6523,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.2%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$373$643$983
Median household income$38,217$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 fitness and recreational sports centers 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. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,218−4.5% since 2020
Households
2,550
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
206 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$38,217
Average household income
$50,776
Median home value
$79,100
Jobs located here
2,063
Daytime population
6,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for gyms, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Fulton County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY76104.3$2.7M+4.9%#116 of 1,792
2Boone County, KY74346.7$1.4M+6.5%#153 of 1,792
3Scott County, KY71146.2$1.3M+8.2%#213 of 1,792
4Shelby County, KY7094.9$1.6M+6.2%#231 of 1,792
5Woodford County, KY6276.5$1.2M+3.7%#461 of 1,792
6Meade County, KY6054.5$1.6M+2.2%#514 of 1,792
7Pike County, KY5762.5$1.9M−6.4%#634 of 1,792
8Bullitt County, KY56237.2$1M+5.0%#706 of 1,792
9Kenton County, KY54456.7$1.2M+3.9%#763 of 1,792
10Nelson County, KY54136.8$955K+4.8%#775 of 1,792
Fulton County, KYNot scored311.8$317K−4.5%

Other business types in Fulton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gyms are in Fulton County, KY?

There are 3 gyms on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Fulton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fulton County, KY spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $951K a year, or $373 per household. That is 62% below the U.S. average (an index of 38, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 gyms on map listings, it comes to $317K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,550 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fulton County, KY compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Fulton County has 11.8 gyms per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $317K, 76% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Fulton County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Fulton County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 6,218 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,550 households. The median household income in Fulton County is $38,217 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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