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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Adams County, CO

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Adams County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #99 of 887 scored counties
#2 of 22 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
63
17 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
30
+15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,136 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
147
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
554,668
+6.6% 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 63 mortgage brokers and lenders in Adams County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Adams County spend about $3.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,136 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 47% 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 30 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 6,291 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Adams County.

Population estimates show Adams County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Adams County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #99 of 887 scored counties and #2 of 22 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Adams County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.37.64.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14765100
Households per official establishment6,2912,5124,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.4%+5.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,136$19,501$16,661
Median household income$94,571$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score7234

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 30+15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6317 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
554,668+6.6% since 2020
Households
188,730
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,167 sq. mi.
People per square mile
454
Median household income
$94,571+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,016
Median home value
$484,200
Jobs located here
254,922
Daytime population
520,338Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Weld County, CO76473.8129+14.2%#63 of 887
2Adams County, CO72633.3147+6.6%#99 of 887
3Montrose County, CO5484.498+4.1%#365 of 887
4Pueblo County, CO53263.8111+0.6%#386 of 887
5Fremont County, CO5073.9106+2.4%#444 of 887
6Broomfield County, CO47257.971+6.3%#500 of 887
7Teller County, CO4654.21110.0%#509 of 887
8Chaffee County, CO4688.157+6.9%#523 of 887
9Pitkin County, CO4455.496−4.2%#546 of 887
10Garfield County, CO42125.194+2.7%#581 of 887

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Adams County, CO?

Adams County has 63 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Adams County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.6B a year, or $19,136 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 63 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 47% 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 188,730 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Adams County has 3.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 147, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Adams County would have about 93, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,291 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 554,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 188,730 households. The median household income in Adams County is $94,571 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Adams County scores 72 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #99 of 887 scored counties.

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