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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Garland County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Garland County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #456 of 887 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
11
4 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$593.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,588 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
138
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,695
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 mortgage brokers and lenders in Garland County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Garland County spend about $593.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,588 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 38% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Garland County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 8,733 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garland County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Garland County is 49 (lower middle), #456 of 887 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Garland 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Garland County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureGarland CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)138182100
Households per official establishment8,7336,7754,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,588$14,055$16,661
Median household income$57,181$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Garland 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 Garland County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,695−0.6% since 2020
Households
43,667
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
678 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,414
Median home value
$194,300
Jobs located here
38,998
Daytime population
100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Garland County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR8081.6243+7.6%#33 of 887
2Washington County, AR78141.4266+9.9%#41 of 887
3Faulkner County, AR70112.2167+8.2%#118 of 887
4Sebastian County, AR6591.7206+2.2%#162 of 887
5Lonoke County, AR5872.5154+3.5%#275 of 887
6Benton County, AR53554.987+16.0%#393 of 887
7Garland County, AR49112.5138−0.6%#456 of 887
8Pope County, AR4883.3107+2.5%#474 of 887
9White County, AR48113.792+4.2%#480 of 887
10Craighead County, AR44184.189+4.8%#550 of 887

Other business types in Garland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Garland County, AR?

Garland County has 11 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Garland County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $593.3M a year, or $13,588 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 38% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Garland County has 2.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 138, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Garland County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,733 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Garland County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Garland County scores 49 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #456 of 887 scored counties.

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