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Funeral homes in Dale County, AL
The funeral homes in Dale County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,112 of 1,472 scored counties
#30 of 43 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.7M
- On funerals · $134 a household
- Spending per listing
- $265K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,912
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Dale County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,112 of 1,472 scored counties and #30 of 43 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 funeral homes in Dale County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $134 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Dale County spend about $2.7M a year on funerals. That works out to $265K per home, 61% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Dale County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 6,576 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dale County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dale County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes 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 | Dale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $265K | $496K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,576 | 7,008 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $134 | $139 | $143 |
| Median household income | $54,963 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 funeral homes and funeral services in Dale 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 Dale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,912+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,266
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,272
- Daytime population
- 47,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baldwin County, AL | 88 | 13 | 1.3 | $1.2M | +14.8% | #28 of 1,472 |
| 2Shelby County, AL | 78 | 8 | 0.9 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #87 of 1,472 |
| 3Madison County, AL | 77 | 14 | 0.8 | $1.5M | +11.0% | #101 of 1,472 |
| 4Lee County, AL | 75 | 6 | 0.9 | $1.3M | +8.6% | #129 of 1,472 |
| 5St. Clair County, AL | 69 | 8 | 2.3 | $625K | +7.1% | #268 of 1,472 |
| 6Tuscaloosa County, AL | 65 | 12 | 1.3 | $872K | +3.8% | #352 of 1,472 |
| 7Cullman County, AL | 63 | 7 | 2.0 | $740K | +6.7% | #401 of 1,472 |
| 8Limestone County, AL | 63 | 8 | 2.0 | $676K | +18.0% | #409 of 1,472 |
| 9Morgan County, AL | 63 | 11 | 2.2 | $641K | +2.6% | #414 of 1,472 |
| 10Marshall County, AL | 63 | 11 | 3.0 | $474K | +6.0% | #425 of 1,472 |
| 30Dale County, AL | 35 | 10 | 5.1 | $265K | +1.3% | #1,112 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Dale 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Dale County, AL?
Dale County has 10 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Dale County, AL spend on funerals?
About $2.7M a year, or $134 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $265K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in Dale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dale County, AL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Dale County has 5.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $265K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Dale County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,576 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Dale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Dale County at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Dale County is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Dale County scores 35 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,112 of 1,472 scored counties.
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