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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Douglas County, NE
How Douglas County, NE 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #447 of 887 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 91
- 17 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −10.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,682 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 99
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Douglas County spend about $3.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,682 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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 91 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, down 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 7,013 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Douglas County is 50 (upper middle), #447 of 887 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 99 | 152 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,013 | 12,089 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.5% | −10.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,682 | $14,176 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 34−10.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 208
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 78 | 15 | 2.0 | 201 | +9.0% | #47 of 887 |
| 2Lancaster County, NE | 54 | 43 | 3.2 | 112 | +3.4% | #358 of 887 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 50 | 91 | 3.8 | 99 | +3.6% | #447 of 887 |
| 4Madison County, NE | 31 | 5 | 3.5 | 98 | +1.6% | #758 of 887 |
| 5Scotts Bluff County, NE | 24 | 5 | 3.3 | 100 | −1.3% | #845 of 887 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management48
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Douglas County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 91 mortgage brokers and lenders in Douglas County. 17 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 10.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.5B a year, or $14,682 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 91 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Douglas County has 3.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 99, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Douglas County would have about 90, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,013 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 50 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #447 of 887 scored counties.
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