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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Ellis County, KS
How Ellis County, KS 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 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #863 of 887 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $159.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,993 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 82
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,075
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Ellis County is 21 (low), #863 of 887 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $12,993 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $159.2M 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.
Ellis County has 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Ellis County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Ellis County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ellis 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 | Ellis County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 82 | 103 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,786 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,993 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,084 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 41 |
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
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,075+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,251
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,365
- Median home value
- $216,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,340
- Daytime population
- 30,752Residents 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 Ellis 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 estate23
- Real estate agents and brokers23
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders21
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Ellis County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 mortgage brokers and lenders in Ellis County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Ellis County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $159.2M a year, or $12,993 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 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 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, KS compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Ellis County has 4.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 5% below 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, Ellis County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County scores 21 for mortgage brokers and lenders (low), #863 of 887 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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