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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #257 of 373 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 137
- 29 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +21.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,953 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 82
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 758,539
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,953 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area spend about $4.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 18% 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.
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 137 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,467 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area is 41 (lower middle), #257 of 373 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area 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 | Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 82 | 180 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,467 | 10,874 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.2% | +22.2% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,953 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,890 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66+21.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13729 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 758,539+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 294,814
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $85,890+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,632
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 392,636
- Daytime population
- 765,807Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Iowa City, IA | 72 | 8 | 1.1 | 331 | +4.1% | #22 of 373 |
| 2Ames, IA | 71 | 6 | 1.2 | 298 | +2.2% | #28 of 373 |
| 3Cedar Rapids, IA | 63 | 21 | 1.8 | 199 | +1.0% | #69 of 373 |
| 4Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 60 | 15 | 2.2 | 162 | +0.5% | #95 of 373 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 60 | 124 | 3.2 | 120 | +4.2% | #101 of 373 |
| 5Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 56 | 9 | 1.6 | 218 | +1.0% | #131 of 373 |
| 6Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 55 | 36 | 2.2 | 160 | −0.9% | #141 of 373 |
| 7Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 41 | 137 | 4.6 | 82 | +6.7% | #257 of 373 |
Other business types in the Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 brokers45
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders41
- Home inspectors55
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area. 29 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.4B a year, or $14,953 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 137 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 18% 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 294,814 households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 4.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 82, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area would have about 113, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,467 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area at 758,539 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 294,814 households. Median household income in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area is $85,890, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scores 41 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #257 of 373 scored metro areas.
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