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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Independence County, AR
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Independence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $198M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,524 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 507
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
See the mortgage brokers and lenders around any address in Independence County
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Independence County comes to about $198M a year: $13,524 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
There is 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings in Independence County as of September 2026. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Independence County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Independence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings, Independence County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Independence 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 | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 507 | 182 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,775 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,524 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Independence County?
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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 |
| Independence County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 507 | +2.2% |
Other business types in Independence 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 estate58
- Real estate agents and brokers56
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Independence County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 mortgage broker or lender in Independence County. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Independence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $198M a year, or $13,524 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Independence County has 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Independence County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Independence County. It maps the mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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