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Funeral homes in Rockcastle County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Rockcastle County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$948K
On funerals · $145 a household
Spending per listing
$316K
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,148
+0.6% 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 3 funeral homes in Rockcastle County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Rockcastle County spend about $948K a year on funerals, or $145 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $316K per home, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Rockcastle County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Rockcastle County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Rockcastle County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rockcastle 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.

Funeral homes in Rockcastle County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureRockcastle CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.63.22.1
Spending per listing$316K$415K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9318,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$145$134$143
Median household income$48,862$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored17

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
30 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 Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,148+0.6% since 2020
Households
6,534
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
317 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$48,862+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,485
Median home value
$123,600
Jobs located here
4,085
Daytime population
14,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Daviess County, KY6661.4$976K+1.5%#320 of 1,472
2Pulaski County, KY6462.3$692K+3.5%#382 of 1,472
3Warren County, KY6381.4$772K+10.6%#400 of 1,472
4Bullitt County, KY6382.5$578K+5.0%#421 of 1,472
5Madison County, KY6161.6$719K+9.4%#457 of 1,472
6Fayette County, KY59231.6$662K+2.2%#503 of 1,472
7Boone County, KY57102.0$632K+6.5%#535 of 1,472
8Jefferson County, KY54641.9$660K+1.6%#597 of 1,472
9Laurel County, KY5062.5$556K+1.6%#695 of 1,472
10Campbell County, KY4892.3$557K+2.5%#749 of 1,472
Rockcastle County, KYNot scored34.6$316K+0.6%

Other business types in Rockcastle County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Rockcastle County, KY?

There are 3 funeral homes on map listings in Rockcastle County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Rockcastle County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Rockcastle County, KY spend on funerals?

About $948K a year, or $145 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $316K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,534 households in Rockcastle County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rockcastle County, KY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Rockcastle County has 4.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $316K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Rockcastle County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Rockcastle County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Rockcastle County at 16,148 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,534 households. Median household income in Rockcastle County is $48,862, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Rockcastle County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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