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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Benton County, MN

How Benton County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$231.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,829 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
296
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
41,744
+0.9% 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

At $13,829 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $231.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

There are 2 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Benton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, Benton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Benton County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Benton County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.24.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)29697100
Households per official establishmentn/a4,6074,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.2%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,829$15,162$16,661
Median household income$74,410$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
20 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,744+0.9% since 2020
Households
16,719
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$74,410+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,507
Median home value
$271,000
Jobs located here
17,991
Daytime population
38,524Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Carver County, MN8051.2371+6.6%#30 of 887
2Wright County, MN70142.6158+11.1%#121 of 887
3Scott County, MN68122.2203+5.1%#131 of 887
4Chisago County, MN6852.3169+4.3%#135 of 887
5Sherburne County, MN65102.8145+6.8%#168 of 887
6Isanti County, MN5553.1121+7.3%#334 of 887
7St. Louis County, MN53232.6132+0.2%#378 of 887
8Rice County, MN5373.0124+4.2%#381 of 887
9Kandiyohi County, MN4752.8126+2.3%#489 of 887
10Anoka County, MN44564.199+4.7%#545 of 887
Benton County, MNNot scored21.2296+0.9%

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Benton County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 mortgage brokers and lenders in Benton County. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Benton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Benton County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $231.2M a year, or $13,829 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 16,719 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Benton County has 2 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Benton County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Benton County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 41,744 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,719 households. Median household income in Benton County is $74,410, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Benton County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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