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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Benton County, AR
How Benton County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #393 of 887 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 55
- 18 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,729 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 87
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,554
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Benton County spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,729 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 13% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
Benton County has 55 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 33%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 14% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Benton County in 2023. That is one for every 4,866 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $270K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Benton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Benton County is 53 (upper middle), #393 of 887 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Benton County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 87 | 182 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,866 | 6,775 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,729 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $93,506 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5518 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,554+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 111,919
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 848 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 358
- Median household income
- $93,506+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,066
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 151,032
- Daytime population
- 313,270Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 80 | 8 | 1.6 | 243 | +7.6% | #33 of 887 |
| 2Washington County, AR | 78 | 14 | 1.4 | 266 | +9.9% | #41 of 887 |
| 3Faulkner County, AR | 70 | 11 | 2.2 | 167 | +8.2% | #118 of 887 |
| 4Sebastian County, AR | 65 | 9 | 1.7 | 206 | +2.2% | #162 of 887 |
| 5Lonoke County, AR | 58 | 7 | 2.5 | 154 | +3.5% | #275 of 887 |
| 6Benton County, AR | 53 | 55 | 4.9 | 87 | +16.0% | #393 of 887 |
| 7Garland County, AR | 49 | 11 | 2.5 | 138 | −0.6% | #456 of 887 |
| 8Pope County, AR | 48 | 8 | 3.3 | 107 | +2.5% | #474 of 887 |
| 9White County, AR | 48 | 11 | 3.7 | 92 | +4.2% | #480 of 887 |
| 10Craighead County, AR | 44 | 18 | 4.1 | 89 | +4.8% | #550 of 887 |
Other business types in Benton County
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
- Real estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management80
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors57
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Benton County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 mortgage brokers and lenders in Benton County. 18 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Benton County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.9B a year, or $16,729 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 55 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,919 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, AR compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Benton County has 4.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 87, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Benton County would have about 48, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,866 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 332,554 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,919 households. Median household income in Benton County is $93,506, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Benton County scores 53 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #393 of 887 scored counties.
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