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Funeral homes in Arapahoe County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Arapahoe County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #170 of 1,472 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
23
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.7M
On funerals · $120 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
97% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
673,820
+2.8% 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

Household spending on funerals in Arapahoe County comes to about $30.7M a year: $120 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each home on map listings, 97% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

Arapahoe County has 23 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Arapahoe County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 42,872 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Arapahoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #170 of 1,472 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Arapahoe County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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.

Funeral homes in Arapahoe County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureArapahoe CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.32.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$911K$679K
Households per official establishment42,87219,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$120$122$143
Median household income$101,087$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score7367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
233 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The 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 Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
673,820+2.8% since 2020
Households
257,232
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
798 sq. mi.
People per square mile
827
Median household income
$101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,289
Median home value
$561,200
Jobs located here
352,398
Daytime population
677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Arapahoe County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO80100.7$1.7M+10.9%#65 of 1,472
2Montrose County, CO7852.8$663K+4.1%#94 of 1,472
3Weld County, CO76151.2$981K+14.2%#121 of 1,472
4Larimer County, CO75161.0$1.2M+4.8%#133 of 1,472
5Arapahoe County, CO73230.9$1.3M+2.8%#170 of 1,472
6Mesa County, CO73132.0$775K+4.4%#188 of 1,472
7El Paso County, CO69341.2$991K+3.2%#250 of 1,472
8Adams County, CO68261.4$757K+6.6%#285 of 1,472
9Boulder County, CO64161.2$1.1M−0.7%#370 of 1,472
10Jefferson County, CO63391.6$833K−0.5%#396 of 1,472

Other business types in Arapahoe County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Arapahoe County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 funeral homes in Arapahoe County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on funerals?

About $30.7M a year, or $120 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Arapahoe County has 0.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $1.3M, 97% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 45, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 42,872 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 73 for funeral homes (upper middle), #170 of 1,472 scored counties.

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