Real estate · Small-town market · Louisiana
Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Ruston, LA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Ruston, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #155 of 177 scored small-town markets
#4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $235.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,718 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,360
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Ruston area is 28 (lower middle), #155 of 177 scored small-town markets and #4 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Ruston area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $12,718 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in the Ruston area spend about $235.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is in line with 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 the Ruston area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ruston area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Ruston area 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 | Ruston area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 100 | 91 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,539 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,718 | $14,200 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $39,172 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 28 |
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
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Ruston 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 Ruston area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,360+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,487
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $39,172+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,113
- Median home value
- $210,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,570
- Daytime population
- 48,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 37 | 6 | 4.4 | 85 | +0.2% | #133 of 177 |
| 2Morgan City, LA | 33 | 5 | 2.7 | 125 | −5.3% | #141 of 177 |
| 3Opelousas, LA | 32 | 8 | 2.5 | 129 | −1.9% | #145 of 177 |
| 4Ruston, LA | 28 | 6 | 3.2 | 100 | +0.1% | #155 of 177 |
| 5Natchitoches, LA | 22 | 6 | 4.1 | 81 | −3.5% | #171 of 177 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 20 | 10 | 4.8 | 67 | −0.9% | #172 of 177 |
Other business types in the Ruston 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 estate26
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management18
- Mortgage brokers and lenders28
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Ruston, LA area?
There are 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Ruston area as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Ruston area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Ruston, LA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $235.1M a year, or $12,718 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 18,487 households in the Ruston area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ruston, LA area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Ruston area has 3.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending.
How fast is the Ruston, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ruston area at 48,360 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,487 households. The median household income in the Ruston area is $39,172 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ruston area scores 28 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #155 of 177 scored small-town markets.
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