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Hair salons in Allen County, KY

The hair salons in Allen County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,072 of 2,339 scored counties
#23 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
14
3 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On personal care products and services · $777 a household
Spending per listing
$446K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,536
+9.5% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Allen County comes to about $6.2M a year: $777 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $446K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 14 hair salons on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Allen County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allen County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,072 of 2,339 scored counties and #23 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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.

Hair salons in Allen County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.420.323.4
Spending per listing$446K$410K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6681,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$777$833$1,005
Median household income$61,403$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5245

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
41Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 beauty salons in Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,536+9.5% since 2020
Households
8,035
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
344 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$61,403+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,596
Median home value
$192,300
Jobs located here
5,263
Daytime population
18,127Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for hair salons, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY7979.6$1.1M+7.7%#85 of 2,339
2Woodford County, KY751614.8$639K+3.7%#156 of 2,339
3Oldham County, KY743414.8$784K+4.9%#167 of 2,339
4Shelby County, KY713619.5$478K+6.2%#270 of 2,339
5Kenton County, KY699614.3$661K+3.9%#311 of 2,339
6Bullitt County, KY694915.4$597K+5.0%#319 of 2,339
7Jessamine County, KY683517.6$513K+7.8%#366 of 2,339
8Scott County, KY674620.3$472K+8.2%#404 of 2,339
9Garrard County, KY66913.4$585K+7.3%#417 of 2,339
10Breckinridge County, KY651012.4$626K+5.2%#442 of 2,339
23Allen County, KY521417.4$446K+9.5%#1,072 of 2,339

Other business types in Allen County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Allen County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 hair salons in Allen County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Allen County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Allen County, KY spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.2M a year, or $777 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $446K 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 8,035 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, KY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Allen County has 17.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $446K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Allen County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Allen County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 22,536 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,035 households. Median household income in Allen County is $61,403, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.4%, 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. Allen County scores 52 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,072 of 2,339 scored counties.

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