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Funeral homes in Gila County, AZ
How Gila County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #110 of 1,472 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On funerals · $193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $914K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Gila County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #110 of 1,472 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for funeral homes.
Household spending on funerals in Gila County comes to about $4.6M a year: $193 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That works out to $914K per home, 35% above the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 5 funeral homes on map listings in Gila County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Gila County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gila County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gila County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Gila County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $914K | $1.7M | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 20,696 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $193 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 91 |
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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Gila 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 Gila County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Gila County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 96 | 18 | 1.1 | $1.6M | +25.4% | #6 of 1,472 |
| 2Yavapai County, AZ | 91 | 16 | 1.4 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #19 of 1,472 |
| 3Mohave County, AZ | 91 | 16 | 1.6 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #21 of 1,472 |
| 4Yuma County, AZ | 89 | 7 | 0.9 | $2M | +9.2% | #25 of 1,472 |
| 5Pima County, AZ | 86 | 37 | 0.8 | $1.9M | +2.8% | #37 of 1,472 |
| 6Maricopa County, AZ | 81 | 114 | 0.7 | $2.1M | +5.5% | #57 of 1,472 |
| 7Gila County, AZ | 77 | 5 | 2.1 | $914K | +0.9% | #110 of 1,472 |
| 8Navajo County, AZ | 75 | 7 | 1.7 | $871K | +3.0% | #147 of 1,472 |
| 9Cochise County, AZ | 74 | 9 | 1.8 | $950K | +0.6% | #163 of 1,472 |
| 10Coconino County, AZ | 61 | 6 | 1.1 | $1M | −0.6% | #451 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Gila County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Gila County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 funeral homes in Gila County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Gila County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on funerals?
About $4.6M a year, or $193 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $914K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gila County, AZ compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Gila County has 2.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $914K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Gila County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 77 for funeral homes (high), #110 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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