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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Lafayette Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Lafayette Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #795 of 887 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 67
- 11 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,706 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 257,949
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Lafayette Parish scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #795 of 887 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lafayette Parish spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,706 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 43% 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.
There are 67 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Lafayette Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 16%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Lafayette Parish in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,058 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lafayette Parish grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lafayette Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 91 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,058 | 6,539 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.2% | +9.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,706 | $14,200 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,451 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 33+22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Lafayette Parish, 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 Lafayette Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 257,949+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,903
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 922
- Median household income
- $67,451+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,745
- Median home value
- $242,900
- Jobs located here
- 135,780
- Daytime population
- 279,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston Parish, LA | 60 | 21 | 3.9 | 98 | +8.5% | #256 of 887 |
| 2Ascension Parish, LA | 53 | 18 | 3.8 | 112 | +6.4% | #385 of 887 |
| 3Terrebonne Parish, LA | 45 | 15 | 3.6 | 102 | −4.8% | #528 of 887 |
| 4Lafourche Parish, LA | 45 | 14 | 3.7 | 99 | −2.0% | #529 of 887 |
| 5Orleans Parish, LA | 44 | 49 | 3.1 | 116 | −5.5% | #542 of 887 |
| 6Bossier Parish, LA | 44 | 25 | 4.9 | 76 | +2.5% | #556 of 887 |
| 7Rapides Parish, LA | 41 | 17 | 3.5 | 102 | −2.9% | #604 of 887 |
| 8Jefferson Parish, LA | 40 | 72 | 4.1 | 92 | −1.9% | #616 of 887 |
| 9Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 40 | 22 | 4.2 | 83 | +5.8% | #621 of 887 |
| 10Ouachita Parish, LA | 37 | 21 | 3.4 | 103 | −1.0% | #675 of 887 |
| 15Lafayette Parish, LA | 29 | 67 | 6.6 | 57 | +6.5% | #795 of 887 |
Other business types in Lafayette Parish
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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders29
- Home inspectors36
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Lafayette Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 mortgage brokers and lenders in Lafayette Parish. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Lafayette Parish, LA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $14,706 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 67 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% 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 100,903 households in Lafayette Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Lafayette Parish has 6.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Lafayette Parish would have about 38, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,058 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette Parish at 257,949 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 100,903 households. Median household income in Lafayette Parish is $67,451, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Lafayette Parish scores 29 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #795 of 887 scored counties.
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