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Funeral homes in Boone County, IL

The funeral homes in Boone County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #898 of 1,472 scored counties
#18 of 67 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On funerals · $148 a household
Spending per listing
$412K
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,568
+0.4% 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 Boone County comes to about $2.9M a year: $148 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $412K per home, 39% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 7 funeral homes on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 4,865 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Boone County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #898 of 1,472 scored counties and #18 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.

How Boone County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Boone County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.62.72.1
Spending per listing$412K$514K$679K
Households per official establishment4,8656,7798,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$148$140$143
Median household income$84,571$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$550K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 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 Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,568+0.4% since 2020
Households
19,460
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$84,571+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,291
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
13,351
Daytime population
43,266Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kane County, IL70261.4$1M+1.8%#230 of 1,472
2DuPage County, IL67551.6$945K+0.3%#300 of 1,472
3Kendall County, IL6481.8$647K+9.9%#384 of 1,472
4Lake County, IL63471.8$790K+0.8%#398 of 1,472
5Will County, IL58522.1$647K+2.2%#517 of 1,472
6Winnebago County, IL57282.4$616K−0.4%#537 of 1,472
7McHenry County, IL57272.3$609K+2.5%#539 of 1,472
8McLean County, IL55121.7$681K+0.1%#576 of 1,472
9Tazewell County, IL53173.1$497K−0.9%#636 of 1,472
10Knox County, IL5262.9$559K−4.1%#652 of 1,472
18Boone County, IL4373.6$412K+0.4%#898 of 1,472

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Boone County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 funeral homes in Boone County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Boone County, IL spend on funerals?

About $2.9M a year, or $148 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $412K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,460 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, IL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Boone County has 3.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $412K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Boone County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,865 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 53,568 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,460 households. The median household income in Boone County is $84,571 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Boone County scores 43 for funeral homes (lower middle), #898 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Boone County

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