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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area
The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #163 of 373 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 81
- 28 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- +23.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,611 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 144
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 777,607
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $14,611 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area spend about $4.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 44% 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 77 businesses with payroll in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 23.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,046 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #163 of 373 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas.
How the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area 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 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 144 | 182 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,046 | 6,775 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.7% | +25.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,611 | $14,055 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,154 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77+23.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 700
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The 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 the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area, 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 the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 777,607+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 311,547
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,084 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 186
- Median household income
- $67,154+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,342
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 361,659
- Daytime population
- 794,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Smith, AR-OK | 66 | 10 | 1.1 | 321 | +3.1% | #47 of 373 |
| 2Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 64 | 69 | 3.2 | 127 | +13.1% | #67 of 373 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 54 | 149 | 2.8 | 132 | −0.3% | #151 of 373 |
| 3Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 52 | 81 | 2.6 | 144 | +3.8% | #163 of 373 |
| 4Jonesboro, AR | 47 | 18 | 3.4 | 105 | +3.6% | #208 of 373 |
| 5Hot Springs, AR | 45 | 11 | 2.5 | 138 | −0.6% | #220 of 373 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 43 | 14 | 2.5 | 140 | −0.4% | #234 of 373 |
Other business types in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area
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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management61
- Mortgage brokers and lenders52
- Home inspectors50
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area?
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area has 81 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 23.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.6B a year, or $14,611 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 81 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 44% 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 311,547 households in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area has 2.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 144, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area would have about 117, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,046 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area at 777,607 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 311,547 households. The median household income in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area is $67,154 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metro area scores 52 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #163 of 373 scored metro areas.
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