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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Clay County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Clay County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #738 of 887 scored counties
#14 of 26 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 57
- 18 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +30.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,775 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 68
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,032
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Clay County is 33 (lower middle), #738 of 887 scored counties and #14 of 26 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Clay County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,775 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 32% 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.
There are 57 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 30.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,930 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clay County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Clay County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 68 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,930 | 6,465 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.0% | +4.3% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,775 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,468 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 26+30.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,032+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,171
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 649
- Median household income
- $88,468+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,962
- Median home value
- $275,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,697
- Daytime population
- 242,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, MO | 73 | 10 | 2.3 | 164 | +7.1% | #84 of 887 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 59 | 7 | 3.1 | 120 | +11.4% | #267 of 887 |
| 3Platte County, MO | 57 | 18 | 4.1 | 98 | +6.7% | #307 of 887 |
| 4St. Louis city, MO | 56 | 12 | 0.8 | 397 | −7.4% | #309 of 887 |
| 5Johnson County, MO | 53 | 5 | 2.4 | 143 | +4.9% | #375 of 887 |
| 6Franklin County, MO | 53 | 13 | 3.0 | 117 | +3.1% | #383 of 887 |
| 7Newton County, MO | 51 | 6 | 2.7 | 126 | +6.1% | #421 of 887 |
| 8Buchanan County, MO | 46 | 9 | 2.7 | 123 | −1.1% | #505 of 887 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 46 | 80 | 5.0 | 83 | +4.9% | #515 of 887 |
| 10Boone County, MO | 41 | 26 | 3.4 | 106 | +4.2% | #603 of 887 |
| 14Clay County, MO | 33 | 57 | 5.6 | 68 | +4.3% | #738 of 887 |
Other business types in Clay 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders33
- Home inspectors36
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Clay County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 mortgage brokers and lenders in Clay County. 18 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 30.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Clay County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $14,775 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 57 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% 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 102,171 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MO compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Clay County has 5.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 68, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Clay County would have about 39, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,930 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 265,032 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 102,171 households. Median household income in Clay County is $88,468, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Clay County scores 33 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #738 of 887 scored counties.
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