Funeral services · Small-town market · Mississippi
Funeral homes in the Columbus, MS area
The funeral homes in the Columbus, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #295 of 365 scored small-town markets
#8 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On funerals · $135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $303K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,144
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Columbus area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #295 of 365 scored small-town markets and #8 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 funeral homes in the Columbus area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Household spending on funerals in the Columbus area comes to about $3.6M a year: $135 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $303K of household spending for each home on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Columbus area classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,390 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Columbus area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Columbus area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Columbus area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $303K | $313K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,390 | 5,699 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $135 | $136 | $143 |
| Median household income | $51,117 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- 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 the Columbus area, 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 the Columbus area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,144−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,952
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,201 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $51,117
- Average household income
- $70,782
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,423
- Daytime population
- 68,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Columbus area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 80 | 6 | 2.7 | $555K | +5.6% | #32 of 365 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 56 | 6 | 2.3 | $454K | +0.8% | #140 of 365 |
| 3Meridian, MS | 53 | 10 | 2.9 | $508K | −3.2% | #159 of 365 |
| 4Laurel, MS | 52 | 14 | 4.4 | $352K | −1.5% | #168 of 365 |
| 5Oxford, MS | 45 | 13 | 5.4 | $251K | +5.3% | #208 of 365 |
| 6Tupelo, MS | 44 | 19 | 3.7 | $357K | +0.8% | #212 of 365 |
| 7McComb, MS | 35 | 12 | 5.9 | $248K | −2.6% | #282 of 365 |
| 8Columbus, MS | 33 | 12 | 4.5 | $303K | −2.7% | #295 of 365 |
| 9Natchez, MS-LA | 30 | 13 | 6.3 | $251K | −0.9% | #316 of 365 |
| 10Vicksburg, MS | 23 | 8 | 4.8 | $306K | −6.3% | #332 of 365 |
Other business types in the Columbus area
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
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in the Columbus, MS area?
The Columbus area has 12 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) 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 the Columbus, MS area spend on funerals?
About $3.6M a year, or $135 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $303K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,952 households in the Columbus area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, MS area compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
The Columbus area has 4.5 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $303K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, the Columbus area would have about 5, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,390 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus area at 67,144 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,952 households. Median household income in the Columbus area is $51,117, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Columbus area scores 33 for funeral homes (lower middle), #295 of 365 scored small-town markets.
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