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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Rankin County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #465 of 887 scored counties
#5 of 18 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
28
12 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$923.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,355 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
85
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,181
+3.2% 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 $15,355 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Rankin County spend about $923.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 15% 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.

Rankin County has 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 43%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Rankin County in 2023. That is one for every 8,590 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Rankin County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Rankin County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #465 of 887 scored counties and #5 of 18 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Rankin 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Rankin County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureRankin CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.73.24.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)85111100
Households per official establishment8,5908,8114,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,355$13,696$16,661
Median household income$79,357$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2812 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Rankin 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 Rankin County

Population, 2025 estimate
162,181+3.2% since 2020
Households
60,133
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,005
Median home value
$237,400
Jobs located here
73,389
Daytime population
161,778Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS60304.295+6.3%#257 of 887
2Jackson County, MS59132.3164+3.0%#261 of 887
3Harrison County, MS53334.090+4.0%#392 of 887
4Forrest County, MS5282.7130+1.1%#396 of 887
5Rankin County, MS49284.785+3.2%#465 of 887
6Hancock County, MS4763.0125+1.6%#490 of 887
7Pearl River County, MS4773.2110+5.6%#492 of 887
8Jones County, MS4552.0172−1.0%#524 of 887
9Lafayette County, MS41126.361+6.6%#611 of 887
10Lauderdale County, MS3962.1161−3.2%#628 of 887

Other business types in Rankin County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Rankin County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 mortgage brokers and lenders in Rankin County. 12 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Rankin County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $923.3M a year, or $15,355 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rankin County has 4.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Rankin County would have about 24, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,590 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 49 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #465 of 887 scored counties.

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