Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Hair salons in McCracken County, KY
How McCracken County, KY 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,856 of 2,339 scored counties
#55 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 84
- 15 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On personal care products and services · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $277K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.4
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,553
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in McCracken County is 36 (lower middle), #1,856 of 2,339 scored counties and #55 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 hair salons in McCracken County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 18%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 30.4 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $843 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in McCracken County spend about $23.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 84 hair salons, that is $277K per salon, 36% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in McCracken County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,943 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in McCracken County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McCracken 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.
| Measure | McCracken County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.4 | 20.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $277K | $410K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,943 | 2,668 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $843 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,373 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 217Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 McCracken 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 McCracken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,553−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,601
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,079
- Median home value
- $188,100
- Jobs located here
- 39,473
- Daytime population
- 78,455Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 79 | 7 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +7.7% | #85 of 2,339 |
| 2Woodford County, KY | 75 | 16 | 14.8 | $639K | +3.7% | #156 of 2,339 |
| 3Oldham County, KY | 74 | 34 | 14.8 | $784K | +4.9% | #167 of 2,339 |
| 4Shelby County, KY | 71 | 36 | 19.5 | $478K | +6.2% | #270 of 2,339 |
| 5Kenton County, KY | 69 | 96 | 14.3 | $661K | +3.9% | #311 of 2,339 |
| 6Bullitt County, KY | 69 | 49 | 15.4 | $597K | +5.0% | #319 of 2,339 |
| 7Jessamine County, KY | 68 | 35 | 17.6 | $513K | +7.8% | #366 of 2,339 |
| 8Scott County, KY | 67 | 46 | 20.3 | $472K | +8.2% | #404 of 2,339 |
| 9Garrard County, KY | 66 | 9 | 13.4 | $585K | +7.3% | #417 of 2,339 |
| 10Breckinridge County, KY | 65 | 10 | 12.4 | $626K | +5.2% | #442 of 2,339 |
| 55McCracken County, KY | 36 | 84 | 30.4 | $277K | −0.5% | #1,856 of 2,339 |
Other business types in McCracken 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 spas33
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops18
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in McCracken County, KY?
McCracken County has 84 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 217 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McCracken County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.3M a year, or $843 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $277K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCracken County, KY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
McCracken County has 30.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $277K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, McCracken County would have about 54, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,943 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. McCracken County scores 36 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,856 of 2,339 scored counties.
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