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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Forrest County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Forrest County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #396 of 887 scored counties
#4 of 18 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $406.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,496 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 130
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,496 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $406.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 30% 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.
There are 8 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Forrest County in 2023. That is one for every 10,042 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Forrest County is 52 (upper middle), #396 of 887 scored counties and #4 of 18 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Forrest County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 130 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 10,042 | 8,811 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,496 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $693K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 60 | 30 | 4.2 | 95 | +6.3% | #257 of 887 |
| 2Jackson County, MS | 59 | 13 | 2.3 | 164 | +3.0% | #261 of 887 |
| 3Harrison County, MS | 53 | 33 | 4.0 | 90 | +4.0% | #392 of 887 |
| 4Forrest County, MS | 52 | 8 | 2.7 | 130 | +1.1% | #396 of 887 |
| 5Rankin County, MS | 49 | 28 | 4.7 | 85 | +3.2% | #465 of 887 |
| 6Hancock County, MS | 47 | 6 | 3.0 | 125 | +1.6% | #490 of 887 |
| 7Pearl River County, MS | 47 | 7 | 3.2 | 110 | +5.6% | #492 of 887 |
| 8Jones County, MS | 45 | 5 | 2.0 | 172 | −1.0% | #524 of 887 |
| 9Lafayette County, MS | 41 | 12 | 6.3 | 61 | +6.6% | #611 of 887 |
| 10Lauderdale County, MS | 39 | 6 | 2.1 | 161 | −3.2% | #628 of 887 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management28
- Mortgage brokers and lenders52
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Forrest County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 mortgage brokers and lenders in Forrest County. 3 of them (38%) 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 Forrest County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $406.6M a year, or $13,496 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 30% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Forrest County has 2.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 130, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Forrest County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,042 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 52 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #396 of 887 scored counties.
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