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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Denver County, CO

How Denver County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #745 of 887 scored counties
#17 of 22 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
355
43 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
144
−2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,670 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
48
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
740,613
+3.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Denver County is 33 (lower middle), #745 of 887 scored counties and #17 of 22 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Denver County spend about $6.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,670 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 52% 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.

Denver County has 355 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Denver County was 144 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,329 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $815K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Denver County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Denver County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Denver 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 Denver County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDenver CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.67.64.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4865100
Households per official establishment2,3292,5124,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.7%+5.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,670$19,501$16,661
Median household income$94,718$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3334

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
148 → 144−2.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,560
Annual payroll, 2023
$184.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
35543 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
169The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$815K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
740,613+3.2% since 2020
Households
335,428
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
49%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
153 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,696
Median household income
$94,718+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,552
Median home value
$616,000
Jobs located here
557,999
Daytime population
911,038Residents 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 Denver 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
17Denver County, CO3335510.648+3.2%#745 of 887

Other business types in Denver County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 355 mortgage brokers and lenders in Denver County. 43 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019.

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

About $6.6B a year, or $19,670 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 355 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 52% 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 335,428 households in Denver County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Denver County has 10.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 48, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Denver County would have about 169, against 355 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,329 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Denver County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Denver County at 740,613 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,428 households. Median household income in Denver County is $94,718, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Denver County scores 33 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #745 of 887 scored counties.

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