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Martial arts and dance studios in Henderson County, KY

The martial arts and dance studios in Henderson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,316 of 1,334 scored counties
#28 of 28 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $567 a household
Spending per listing
$955K
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,255
−0.9% 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

For martial arts and dance studios, Henderson County has a Groundwork market score of 9 (very low): #1,316 of 1,334 scored counties and #28 of 28 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Henderson County spend about $10.5M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $567 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That is about $955K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios.

Henderson County has 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in Henderson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henderson County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.93.34.9
Spending per listing$955K$2M$2M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,5983,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$567$643$983
Median household income$58,851$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score951

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
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,255−0.9% since 2020
Households
18,522
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$58,851+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,123
Median home value
$171,900
Jobs located here
18,213
Daytime population
42,177Residents 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 Henderson 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
28Henderson County, KY9115.9$955K−0.9%#1,316 of 1,334

Other business types in Henderson 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 Henderson County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 martial arts and dance studios in Henderson County. One of them (9%) 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 Henderson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.5M a year, or $567 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $955K per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,522 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 5.9 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $955K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the U.S. ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, Henderson County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Henderson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 44,255 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,522 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $58,851 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Henderson County scores 9 for martial arts and dance studios (very low), #1,316 of 1,334 scored counties.

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