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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Woodbury County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Woodbury County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #469 of 887 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$555.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,640 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
158
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,649
+0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 mortgage brokers and lenders in Woodbury County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Woodbury County spend about $555.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,640 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 58% 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 Woodbury County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Woodbury County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Woodbury County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #469 of 887 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in Iowa.

How Woodbury 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Woodbury County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWoodbury CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)158180100
Households per official establishmentn/a10,8744,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.2%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,640$14,016$16,661
Median household income$73,658$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4863

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
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,649+0.7% since 2020
Households
40,699
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$73,658+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,682
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
50,646
Daytime population
104,991Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IA7081.3291+4.6%#114 of 887
2Story County, IA6161.5231+2.7%#228 of 887
3Linn County, IA59212.2167+0.7%#260 of 887
4Black Hawk County, IA53152.7125+0.4%#380 of 887
5Woodbury County, IA4892.2158+0.7%#469 of 887
6Scott County, IA48212.9128+0.4%#471 of 887
7Pottawattamie County, IA45123.2110−0.7%#526 of 887
8Dallas County, IA45245.774+17.8%#536 of 887
9Clinton County, IA3852.6134−0.9%#653 of 887
10Polk County, IA351115.470+4.8%#712 of 887

Other business types in Woodbury County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Woodbury County, IA?

There are 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Woodbury County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) 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 Woodbury County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Woodbury County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $555.1M a year, or $13,640 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 58% 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 40,699 households in Woodbury County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodbury County has 2.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 158, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Woodbury County would have about 14, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Woodbury County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Woodbury County at 106,649 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,699 households. The median household income in Woodbury County is $73,658 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Woodbury County scores 48 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #469 of 887 scored counties.

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