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Funeral homes in Warren County, IA
How Warren County, IA 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #617 of 1,472 scored counties
#8 of 44 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On funerals · $152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $314K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,331
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 funeral homes in Warren County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Warren County spend about $3.1M a year on funerals, or $152 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $314K of household spending for each home on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 6,893 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #617 of 1,472 scored counties and #8 of 44 scored counties in Iowa.
How Warren County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Warren County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $314K | $373K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,893 | 4,073 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $152 | $144 | $143 |
| Median household income | $94,588 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $443K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,331+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,679
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,331
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,335
- Daytime population
- 39,313Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Warren County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawattamie County, IA | 66 | 6 | 1.6 | $921K | −0.7% | #322 of 1,472 |
| 2Scott County, IA | 65 | 11 | 1.5 | $893K | +0.4% | #351 of 1,472 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 65 | 9 | 1.4 | $766K | +4.6% | #356 of 1,472 |
| 4Polk County, IA | 62 | 35 | 1.7 | $662K | +4.8% | #439 of 1,472 |
| 5Linn County, IA | 61 | 15 | 1.6 | $863K | +0.7% | #452 of 1,472 |
| 6Dallas County, IA | 58 | 9 | 2.1 | $560K | +17.8% | #522 of 1,472 |
| 7Dubuque County, IA | 54 | 12 | 2.9 | $527K | +0.1% | #608 of 1,472 |
| 8Warren County, IA | 54 | 10 | 4.8 | $314K | +9.0% | #617 of 1,472 |
| 9Black Hawk County, IA | 49 | 12 | 2.2 | $602K | +0.4% | #720 of 1,472 |
| 10Story County, IA | 49 | 8 | 2.1 | $554K | +2.7% | #723 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Warren County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Warren County, IA?
Warren County has 10 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Warren County, IA spend on funerals?
About $3.1M a year, or $152 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $314K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, IA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Warren County has 4.8 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $314K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Warren County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,893 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 54 for funeral homes (upper middle), #617 of 1,472 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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