Beauty and personal care · County · Delaware
Hair salons in New Castle County, DE
How New Castle County, DE compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #634 of 2,339 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 412
- 54 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 157
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $224.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,001 a household
- Spending per listing
- $545K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 588,026
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,001 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in New Castle County spend about $224.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $545K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 412 hair salons on map listings in New Castle County as of September 2026. 54 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 157 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in New Castle County in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,428 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 913 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $667K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in New Castle County.
Population estimates show New Castle County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in New Castle County is 61 (upper middle), #634 of 2,339 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.
How New Castle County compares
The same measures for Delaware and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons 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 | New Castle County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 18.4 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $545K | $524K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,428 | 1,451 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | +8.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,001 | $964 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $91,166 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 150 → 157+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 913Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41254 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 522The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $667K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in New Castle 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 New Castle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 588,026+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,173
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,356
- Median household income
- $91,166+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,517
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 298,174
- Daytime population
- 607,117Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Delaware market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Delaware for hair salons, numbered among those based in Delaware, with New Castle County marked.
Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 69 | 168 | 15.8 | $596K | +16.1% | #321 of 2,339 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 61 | 412 | 18.4 | $545K | +3.0% | #634 of 2,339 |
| 3Kent County, DE | 44 | 160 | 22.4 | $395K | +6.8% | #1,482 of 2,339 |
Other business types in New Castle 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
- Salons, barbers and spas46
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in New Castle County, DE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 412 hair salons in New Castle County. 54 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 157 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. Another 913 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in New Castle County, DE spend on personal care products and services?
About $224.4M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 412 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $545K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,173 households in New Castle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Castle County, DE compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
New Castle County has 18.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $545K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, New Castle County would have about 522, against 412 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,428 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is New Castle County, DE growing?
Population estimates put New Castle County at 588,026 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,173 households. Median household income in New Castle County is $91,166, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. New Castle County scores 61 for hair salons (upper middle), #634 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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