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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Nevada County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Nevada County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #781 of 887 scored counties
#36 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 29
- 8 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $819.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,115 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 72
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,911
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Nevada County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #781 of 887 scored counties and #36 of 42 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $19,115 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Nevada County spend about $819.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 28% 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.
There are 29 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Nevada County as of September 2026. 8 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 58% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Nevada County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 2,041 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nevada County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nevada County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Nevada County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 6.4 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 72 | 80 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,041 | 2,973 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,115 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,882 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 298 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Nevada 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 Nevada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,911−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 42,865
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 958 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 107
- Median household income
- $89,882+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,444
- Median home value
- $621,800
- Jobs located here
- 31,275
- Daytime population
- 94,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kings County, CA | 71 | 8 | 1.8 | 240 | +1.0% | #102 of 887 |
| 2Merced County, CA | 71 | 26 | 3.0 | 141 | +5.1% | #111 of 887 |
| 3Tuolumne County, CA | 64 | 5 | 2.2 | 208 | −4.0% | #181 of 887 |
| 4San Francisco County, CA | 64 | 116 | 3.2 | 183 | −5.6% | #184 of 887 |
| 5Madera County, CA | 64 | 14 | 3.1 | 146 | +7.4% | #188 of 887 |
| 6Calaveras County, CA | 62 | 7 | 3.8 | 123 | +2.8% | #222 of 887 |
| 7Alameda County, CA | 59 | 231 | 3.9 | 148 | −2.6% | #262 of 887 |
| 8Tulare County, CA | 59 | 43 | 3.0 | 146 | +2.4% | #263 of 887 |
| 9San Benito County, CA | 59 | 11 | 5.3 | 101 | +8.6% | #271 of 887 |
| 10San Mateo County, CA | 58 | 98 | 3.7 | 166 | −2.5% | #273 of 887 |
| 36Nevada County, CA | 30 | 29 | 6.8 | 72 | −0.4% | #781 of 887 |
Other business types in Nevada 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 estate28
- Real estate agents and brokers28
- Property management35
- Mortgage brokers and lenders30
- Home inspectors39
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Nevada County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 mortgage brokers and lenders in Nevada County. 8 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Nevada County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $819.4M a year, or $19,115 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 28% 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 42,865 households in Nevada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nevada County, CA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Nevada County has 6.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 72, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Nevada County would have about 21, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,041 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Nevada County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Nevada County at 101,911 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 42,865 households. Median household income in Nevada County is $89,882, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.0%, 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. Nevada County scores 30 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #781 of 887 scored counties.
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