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Funeral homes in Berks County, PA
How Berks County, PA 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #565 of 1,472 scored counties
#15 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 53
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.1M
- On funerals · $160 a household
- Spending per listing
- $492K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 funeral homes in Berks County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Berks County spend about $26.1M a year on funerals, or $160 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $492K per home, 28% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Berks County classed as funeral homes and funeral services, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,101 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Berks County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berks County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Berks County is 56 (upper middle), #565 of 1,472 scored counties and #15 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Berks County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $492K | $457K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,101 | 5,461 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | −2.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $160 | $154 | $143 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 32−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 535 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland County, PA | 75 | 22 | 2.1 | $780K | +6.5% | #152 of 1,472 |
| 2Chester County, PA | 72 | 42 | 2.1 | $739K | +4.2% | #203 of 1,472 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 72 | 10 | 2.4 | $706K | +3.6% | #206 of 1,472 |
| 4Lancaster County, PA | 71 | 48 | 2.3 | $762K | +1.9% | #224 of 1,472 |
| 5Monroe County, PA | 70 | 9 | 1.5 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #228 of 1,472 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 70 | 16 | 2.5 | $654K | +3.0% | #238 of 1,472 |
| 7Bucks County, PA | 69 | 54 | 2.2 | $788K | +0.3% | #258 of 1,472 |
| 8Lebanon County, PA | 69 | 15 | 2.6 | $656K | +2.2% | #267 of 1,472 |
| 9York County, PA | 68 | 38 | 2.1 | $740K | +3.6% | #289 of 1,472 |
| 10Montgomery County, PA | 67 | 83 | 2.5 | $653K | +2.4% | #312 of 1,472 |
| 15Berks County, PA | 56 | 53 | 3.2 | $492K | +2.7% | #565 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Berks County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Berks County, PA?
There are 53 funeral homes on map listings in Berks County as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on funerals?
About $26.1M a year, or $160 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $492K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Berks County has 3.2 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $492K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Berks County would have about 38, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,101 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 56 for funeral homes (upper middle), #565 of 1,472 scored counties.
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