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Funeral homes in Hidalgo County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Hidalgo County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #413 of 1,472 scored counties
#33 of 97 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 56
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.3M
- On funerals · $134 a household
- Spending per listing
- $648K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 funeral homes in Hidalgo County. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1.
At $134 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Hidalgo County spend about $36.3M a year on funerals. Spread across 56 funeral homes, that is $648K per home, 5% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Hidalgo County was 31 in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,716 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hidalgo County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Hidalgo County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #413 of 1,472 scored counties and #33 of 97 scored counties in Texas.
How Hidalgo County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $648K | $693K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 8,716 | 11,194 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.2% | −1.3% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $134 | $121 | $143 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 31+19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 565 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wood County, TX | 87 | 5 | 2.7 | $752K | +10.3% | #36 of 1,472 |
| 2Comal County, TX | 84 | 7 | 1.0 | $1.4M | +27.9% | #43 of 1,472 |
| 3Parker County, TX | 82 | 9 | 1.6 | $915K | +23.5% | #51 of 1,472 |
| 4Williamson County, TX | 80 | 16 | 0.6 | $1.8M | +22.3% | #64 of 1,472 |
| 5Fort Bend County, TX | 80 | 23 | 0.8 | $1.5M | +17.4% | #66 of 1,472 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 79 | 20 | 0.6 | $1.9M | +16.9% | #72 of 1,472 |
| 7Collin County, TX | 79 | 30 | 0.7 | $1.5M | +20.6% | #74 of 1,472 |
| 8Smith County, TX | 77 | 16 | 1.9 | $848K | +7.8% | #112 of 1,472 |
| 9Kendall County, TX | 77 | 6 | 3.4 | $519K | +19.6% | #114 of 1,472 |
| 10Hays County, TX | 75 | 9 | 0.9 | $1.1M | +24.8% | #135 of 1,472 |
| 33Hidalgo County, TX | 63 | 56 | 2.1 | $648K | +5.6% | #413 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Hidalgo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Hidalgo County, TX?
There are 56 funeral homes on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on funerals?
About $36.3M a year, or $134 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $648K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Hidalgo County has 2.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $648K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 54, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,716 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 63 for funeral homes (upper middle), #413 of 1,472 scored counties.
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