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Funeral homes in Brown County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$332K
On funerals · $162 a household
Spending per listing
$332K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,401
+2.7% 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

At $162 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Brown County spend about $332K a year on funerals. That works out to $332K per home.

Brown County has 1 funeral home on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Brown County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Brown 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 Brown County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureBrown CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.92.72.1
Spending per listing$332K$514K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a6,7798,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$162$140$143
Median household income$67,917$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Brown 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 Brown County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,401+2.7% since 2020
Households
2,041
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$67,917
Average household income
$81,732
Median home value
$150,300
Jobs located here
4,933
Daytime population
8,809Residents 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 Brown 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
Brown County, ILNot scored14.9$332K+2.7%

Other business types in Brown County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Brown County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 funeral home in Brown County. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Brown County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $332K a year, or $162 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 funeral home on map listings, it comes to $332K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,041 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brown County has 1 funeral home on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending.

How fast is Brown County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Brown County at 6,401 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,041 households. The median household income in Brown County is $67,917 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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