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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Phelps County, MO

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Phelps County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$220.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,739 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
141
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,247
+1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 mortgage brokers and lenders in Phelps County. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $12,739 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Phelps County spend about $220.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 41% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Phelps County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Phelps County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, Phelps County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Phelps 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Phelps County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePhelps CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.34.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14189100
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4654,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,739$13,809$16,661
Median household income$58,396$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

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
42 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,247+1.6% since 2020
Households
17,329
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,261
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,214
Daytime population
46,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, MO73102.3164+7.1%#84 of 887
2Lincoln County, MO5973.1120+11.4%#267 of 887
3Platte County, MO57184.198+6.7%#307 of 887
4St. Louis city, MO56120.8397−7.4%#309 of 887
5Johnson County, MO5352.4143+4.9%#375 of 887
6Franklin County, MO53133.0117+3.1%#383 of 887
7Newton County, MO5162.7126+6.1%#421 of 887
8Buchanan County, MO4692.7123−1.1%#505 of 887
9St. Charles County, MO46805.083+4.9%#515 of 887
10Boone County, MO41263.4106+4.2%#603 of 887
Phelps County, MONot scored42.3141+1.6%

Other business types in Phelps County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Phelps County, MO?

There are 4 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Phelps County as of September 2026. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Phelps County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Phelps County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $220.7M a year, or $12,739 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 41% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,329 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Phelps County has 2.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 141, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Phelps County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Phelps County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Phelps County at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Phelps County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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How the score works · Top markets for mortgage brokers and lenders · All 56 business types in Phelps County

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