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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Clinton County, IA
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Clinton County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #653 of 887 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $262.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,442 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 134
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,002
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 mortgage brokers and lenders in Clinton County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in Clinton County spend about $262.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,442 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 34% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Clinton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Clinton County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clinton County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #653 of 887 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in Iowa.
How Clinton County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Clinton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 134 | 180 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,874 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.2% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,442 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,981 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 63 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,002−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,506
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,373
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,215
- Daytime population
- 42,953Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IA | 70 | 8 | 1.3 | 291 | +4.6% | #114 of 887 |
| 2Story County, IA | 61 | 6 | 1.5 | 231 | +2.7% | #228 of 887 |
| 3Linn County, IA | 59 | 21 | 2.2 | 167 | +0.7% | #260 of 887 |
| 4Black Hawk County, IA | 53 | 15 | 2.7 | 125 | +0.4% | #380 of 887 |
| 5Woodbury County, IA | 48 | 9 | 2.2 | 158 | +0.7% | #469 of 887 |
| 6Scott County, IA | 48 | 21 | 2.9 | 128 | +0.4% | #471 of 887 |
| 7Pottawattamie County, IA | 45 | 12 | 3.2 | 110 | −0.7% | #526 of 887 |
| 8Dallas County, IA | 45 | 24 | 5.7 | 74 | +17.8% | #536 of 887 |
| 9Clinton County, IA | 38 | 5 | 2.6 | 134 | −0.9% | #653 of 887 |
| 10Polk County, IA | 35 | 111 | 5.4 | 70 | +4.8% | #712 of 887 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 estate47
- Real estate agents and brokers44
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders38
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Clinton County, IA?
There are 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Clinton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clinton County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $262.2M a year, or $13,442 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 34% 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 19,506 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Clinton County 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 134, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Clinton County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Clinton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $66,981 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Clinton County scores 38 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #653 of 887 scored counties.
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