Real estate · Small-town market · Mississippi
Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Laurel, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Laurel, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 177 scored small-town markets
#2 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $418.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,243 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 215
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,281
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,243 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Laurel area spend about $418.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Laurel area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Laurel area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Laurel area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Laurel area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #83 of 177 scored small-town markets and #2 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi.
How the Laurel area 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 | Laurel area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 215 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,811 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,243 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $51,236 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 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
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Laurel 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 Laurel area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,281−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 31,604
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,371 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $51,236+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,808
- Median home value
- $132,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,859
- Daytime population
- 82,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 54 | 7 | 3.2 | 110 | +5.6% | #79 of 177 |
| 2Laurel, MS | 53 | 5 | 1.6 | 215 | −1.5% | #83 of 177 |
| 3Oxford, MS | 50 | 13 | 5.4 | 69 | +5.3% | #94 of 177 |
| 4Meridian, MS | 46 | 6 | 1.7 | 193 | −3.2% | #102 of 177 |
| 5Columbus, MS | 43 | 6 | 2.2 | 152 | −2.7% | #118 of 177 |
| 6Tupelo, MS | 37 | 25 | 4.8 | 74 | +0.8% | #134 of 177 |
| 7Starkville, MS | 36 | 9 | 3.5 | 98 | +0.8% | #135 of 177 |
| 8McComb, MS | 27 | 8 | 3.9 | 81 | −2.6% | #161 of 177 |
| 9Natchez, MS-LA | 20 | 10 | 4.8 | 67 | −0.9% | #172 of 177 |
| 10Grenada, MS | 16 | 6 | 4.8 | 70 | −3.6% | #175 of 177 |
Other business types in the Laurel 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 estate65
- Real estate agents and brokers65
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Laurel, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Laurel area. 3 of them (60%) 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 Laurel area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Laurel, MS area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $418.5M a year, or $13,243 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 31,604 households in the Laurel area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laurel, MS area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Laurel area has 1.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 215, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Laurel area would have about 11, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Laurel, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Laurel area at 82,281 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,604 households. Median household income in the Laurel area is $51,236, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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 Laurel area scores 53 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #83 of 177 scored small-town markets.
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