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Martial arts and dance studios in Christian County, KY

How Christian County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #904 of 1,334 scored counties
#16 of 28 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $502 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,115
−3.6% 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 5 martial arts and dance studios in Christian County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

At $502 per household (49% below the U.S. average), households in Christian County spend about $12.9M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Christian County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Christian County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Christian County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #904 of 1,334 scored counties and #16 of 28 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Christian 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 martial arts and dance studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Martial arts and dance studios in Christian County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureChristian CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.93.34.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$2M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,5983,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$502$643$983
Median household income$55,494$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4151

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Christian 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 Christian County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,115−3.6% since 2020
Households
25,725
Median age
32.5
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
718 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$55,494+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,739
Median home value
$173,600
Jobs located here
27,699
Daytime population
76,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Christian County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bullitt County, KY71113.5$2.2M+5.0%#155 of 1,334
2Boone County, KY71224.3$2.1M+6.5%#156 of 1,334
3Oldham County, KY70146.1$1.9M+4.9%#172 of 1,334
4Shelby County, KY6763.2$2.4M+6.2%#222 of 1,334
5Warren County, KY64173.1$2.1M+10.6%#290 of 1,334
6Kenton County, KY61284.2$1.9M+3.9%#363 of 1,334
7Jessamine County, KY6073.5$2.1M+7.8%#375 of 1,334
8Scott County, KY60104.4$1.8M+8.2%#385 of 1,334
9Daviess County, KY59122.9$2.2M+1.5%#397 of 1,334
10Hardin County, KY59153.4$2M+2.4%#413 of 1,334
16Christian County, KY4151.9$2.6M−3.6%#904 of 1,334

Other business types in Christian County

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

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in Christian County, KY?

There are 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in Christian County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Christian County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.9M a year, or $502 per household. That is 49% below the U.S. average (an index of 51, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,725 households in Christian County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Christian County, KY compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

Christian County has 1.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.6M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Christian County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Christian County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Christian County at 70,115 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,725 households. Median household income in Christian County is $55,494, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Christian County scores 41 for martial arts and dance studios (lower middle), #904 of 1,334 scored counties.

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