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Funeral homes in Hancock County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #543 of 1,472 scored counties
#10 of 57 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On funerals · $134 a household
Spending per listing
$499K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
90,969
+13.5% 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

Households in Hancock County spend about $4.5M a year on funerals, or $134 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $499K per home, 26% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 9 funeral homes on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 29% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 6,695 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Hancock County grew 13.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #543 of 1,472 scored counties and #10 of 57 scored counties in Indiana.

How Hancock County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Hancock County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.92.1
Spending per listing$499K$473K$679K
Households per official establishment6,6955,7068,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$134$135$143
Median household income$93,186$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5726

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
90,969+13.5% since 2020
Households
33,474
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
275
Median household income
$93,186+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,107
Median home value
$274,800
Jobs located here
27,824
Daytime population
66,104Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN75151.1$1.1M+10.9%#137 of 1,472
2Hendricks County, IN69121.8$750K+10.2%#261 of 1,472
3Monroe County, IN6561.0$1.1M+1.9%#349 of 1,472
4Johnson County, IN62152.4$579K+7.4%#445 of 1,472
5Warrick County, IN6072.8$541K+4.4%#488 of 1,472
6Boone County, IN6082.8$476K+13.5%#493 of 1,472
7Elkhart County, IN59152.1$709K+0.9%#499 of 1,472
8Tippecanoe County, IN59121.6$671K+2.2%#502 of 1,472
9Porter County, IN57142.0$696K+1.6%#533 of 1,472
10Hancock County, IN5792.7$499K+13.5%#543 of 1,472

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Hancock County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 funeral homes in Hancock County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Hancock County, IN spend on funerals?

About $4.5M 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 9 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $499K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,474 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hancock County, IN compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Hancock County has 2.7 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $499K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Hancock County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,695 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 90,969 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,474 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $93,186 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Hancock County scores 57 for funeral homes (upper middle), #543 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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