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Funeral homes in Bourbon County, KS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$846K
On funerals · $145 a household
Spending per listing
$423K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,319
−0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 funeral homes in Bourbon County. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on funerals in Bourbon County comes to about $846K a year: $145 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 2 funeral homes, that is $423K per home.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Bourbon County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 1,947 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Bourbon County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 funeral homes on map listings, Bourbon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bourbon County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Bourbon County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureBourbon CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.42.92.1
Spending per listing$423K$479K$679K
Households per official establishment1,9475,1728,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.4%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$145$138$143
Median household income$59,238$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$462K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,319−0.1% since 2020
Households
5,840
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
636 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$59,238+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,360
Median home value
$113,800
Jobs located here
5,727
Daytime population
13,357Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS77180.7$1.8M+4.2%#96 of 1,472
2Leavenworth County, KS6162.0$701K+3.2%#458 of 1,472
3Reno County, KS6183.1$546K−0.6%#464 of 1,472
4Sedgwick County, KS60361.7$755K+2.6%#473 of 1,472
5Douglas County, KS5651.0$1M+1.8%#550 of 1,472
6Saline County, KS5452.2$691K−1.6%#596 of 1,472
7Shawnee County, KS50152.0$719K0.0%#691 of 1,472
8Harvey County, KS4864.4$419K−1.2%#760 of 1,472
9McPherson County, KS4264.9$361K−0.4%#925 of 1,472
10Butler County, KS42103.9$361K+3.1%#926 of 1,472
Bourbon County, KSNot scored23.4$423K−0.1%

Other business types in Bourbon County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Bourbon County, KS?

There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Bourbon County as of September 2026. 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 Bourbon County, KS spend on funerals?

About $846K a year, or $145 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $423K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,840 households in Bourbon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bourbon County, KS compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Bourbon County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Bourbon County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,947 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Bourbon County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Bourbon County at 14,319 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,840 households. Median household income in Bourbon County is $59,238, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Bourbon County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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