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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Douglas County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Douglas County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #164 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $706.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,011 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 165
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 mortgage brokers and lenders in Douglas County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 36%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Douglas County comes to about $706.2M a year: $14,011 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 65% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 16,802 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #164 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Douglas County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 165 | 103 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 16,802 | 6,786 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,011 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $177K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, KS | 65 | 11 | 2.2 | 165 | +1.8% | #164 of 887 |
| 2Shawnee County, KS | 53 | 10 | 1.3 | 261 | 0.0% | #368 of 887 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 53 | 7 | 2.8 | 134 | +3.1% | #376 of 887 |
| 4Reno County, KS | 42 | 6 | 2.3 | 140 | −0.6% | #578 of 887 |
| 5Saline County, KS | 38 | 7 | 3.1 | 108 | −1.6% | #655 of 887 |
| 6Sedgwick County, KS | 37 | 80 | 3.9 | 90 | +2.6% | #677 of 887 |
| 7Johnson County, KS | 31 | 230 | 9.2 | 46 | +4.2% | #771 of 887 |
| 8Riley County, KS | 28 | 10 | 3.6 | 94 | +0.8% | #803 of 887 |
| 9McPherson County, KS | 22 | 6 | 4.9 | 72 | −0.4% | #856 of 887 |
| 10Ellis County, KS | 21 | 5 | 4.1 | 82 | +0.4% | #863 of 887 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 estate36
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management25
- Mortgage brokers and lenders65
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Douglas County, KS?
There are 11 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Douglas County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $706.2M a year, or $14,011 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 65% 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 50,406 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, KS compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Douglas 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 165, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Douglas County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,802 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Douglas County scores 65 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #164 of 887 scored counties.
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