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Restaurants and cafes in Christian County, KY
How Christian County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,279 of 2,405 scored counties
#93 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 247
- 128 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- +15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.1M
- On food away from home · $3,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $320K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 96.0
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,115
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Christian County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #2,279 of 2,405 scored counties and #93 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,075 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Christian County spend about $79.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $320K per restaurant, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 247 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Christian County as of September 2026. Of those, 128 are chain locations, or 52%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 96.0 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 114 businesses with payroll in Christian County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 226 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $592K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Christian County. Population estimates show Christian County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
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 food away from home by the restaurants and cafes 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 | Christian County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 96.0 | 89.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $320K | $390K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 226 | 260 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.2% | +5.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,075 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,494 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 114+15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 213The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $592K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places 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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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 94 | 31 | 42.4 | $1M | +7.7% | #5 of 2,405 |
| 2Oldham County, KY | 87 | 151 | 65.6 | $763K | +4.9% | #41 of 2,405 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 85 | 208 | 65.5 | $593K | +5.0% | #64 of 2,405 |
| 4Henry County, KY | 79 | 31 | 50.4 | $662K | +4.8% | #145 of 2,405 |
| 5Scott County, KY | 79 | 187 | 82.6 | $492K | +8.2% | #159 of 2,405 |
| 6Meade County, KY | 78 | 65 | 59.1 | $637K | +2.2% | #169 of 2,405 |
| 7Jessamine County, KY | 78 | 126 | 63.3 | $600K | +7.8% | #171 of 2,405 |
| 8Lincoln County, KY | 77 | 38 | 39.2 | $792K | +4.6% | #185 of 2,405 |
| 9Allen County, KY | 77 | 46 | 57.2 | $559K | +9.5% | #197 of 2,405 |
| 10Garrard County, KY | 77 | 40 | 59.7 | $544K | +7.3% | #200 of 2,405 |
| 93Christian County, KY | 20 | 247 | 96.0 | $320K | −3.6% | #2,279 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Christian County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes20
- Sit-down restaurants26
- Fast food and sandwich shops10
- Pizza12
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Christian County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 247 restaurants and cafes in Christian County. 128 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Christian County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $79.1M a year, or $3,075 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 247 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $320K per restaurant. 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 restaurants and cafes?
Christian County has 96.0 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $320K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Christian County would have about 213, against 247 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 226 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
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 20 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,279 of 2,405 scored counties.
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