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Funeral homes in Mason County, KY
The funeral homes in Mason County, KY, 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $973K
- On funerals · $136 a household
- Spending per listing
- $243K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,936
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on funerals in Mason County comes to about $973K a year: $136 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $243K per home, 64% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
There are 4 funeral homes on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Mason County in 2023. That is one for every 1,783 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mason County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 funeral homes on map listings, Mason County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Mason County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Mason County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $243K | $415K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,783 | 4,931 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $136 | $134 | $143 |
| Median household income | $52,178 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $467K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,936−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,131
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 240 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $52,178+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,212
- Median home value
- $161,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,561
- Daytime population
- 17,967Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daviess County, KY | 66 | 6 | 1.4 | $976K | +1.5% | #320 of 1,472 |
| 2Pulaski County, KY | 64 | 6 | 2.3 | $692K | +3.5% | #382 of 1,472 |
| 3Warren County, KY | 63 | 8 | 1.4 | $772K | +10.6% | #400 of 1,472 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 63 | 8 | 2.5 | $578K | +5.0% | #421 of 1,472 |
| 5Madison County, KY | 61 | 6 | 1.6 | $719K | +9.4% | #457 of 1,472 |
| 6Fayette County, KY | 59 | 23 | 1.6 | $662K | +2.2% | #503 of 1,472 |
| 7Boone County, KY | 57 | 10 | 2.0 | $632K | +6.5% | #535 of 1,472 |
| 8Jefferson County, KY | 54 | 64 | 1.9 | $660K | +1.6% | #597 of 1,472 |
| 9Laurel County, KY | 50 | 6 | 2.5 | $556K | +1.6% | #695 of 1,472 |
| 10Campbell County, KY | 48 | 9 | 2.3 | $557K | +2.5% | #749 of 1,472 |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $243K | −1.2% |
Other business types in Mason 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
- Funeral homes
Questions
How many funeral homes are in Mason County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 funeral homes in Mason County. 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 Mason County, KY spend on funerals?
About $973K a year, or $136 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $243K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,131 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, KY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Mason County has 5.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $243K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Mason County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,783 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 16,936 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,131 households. The median household income in Mason County is $52,178 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Mason County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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