In the early 1900s, many funerals were held at home and the family prepared and dressed the bodies of the deceased. With modern day funeral homes, the funeral home director helps to manage that so the family does not have to.
Costs have certainly changed over the past century for funerals. It has become a profitable business over time.
Some information I learned from the National Funeral Directors Association website are:
-U.S. funeral homes employed 102,877 workers in 2007.
-As of 2008, it was estimated that there are 25,680 funeral directors in the U.S. and 8,200 embalmers.
-Funeral home/funeral home combined with crematories revenue: $11.95 billion in 2007, increased from $11.05 billion in 2002.
The national median cost of a funeral for 2012 was about $7,045 compared to 1960 when the average cost was about $708.
Another change over the past century is the cremation rates. In 2012, the average was 43.2% whereas in 1960 is was about 3.56%
Source:National Funeral Directors Association (2013, April 12). Statistics | National Funeral Directors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2013, from http://nfda.org/about-funeral-service-/trends-and-statistics.html
The costs of modern times funeral have increased dramatically. Having just experienced a recent death a few days ago and helping plan a funeral for this week, I am learning the cost of funerals is very expensive.
I had no idea that you could rent a coffin for a visitation ceremony until the other day. Renting a casket/coffin was $1500 but it was cheaper than trying to purchase a coffin/casket which was about $2500 when purchased at the funeral home.
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