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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Elko County, NV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #543 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 6 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$351.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,900 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
113
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,815
+2.1% 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

Households in Elko County spend about $351.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,900 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 13% 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.

There are 8 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Elko County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Elko County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 2,181 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Elko County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Elko County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #543 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 6 scored counties in Nevada.

How Elko County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Elko County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureElko CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.17.84.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11359100
Households per official establishment2,1813,0684,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,900$17,879$16,661
Median household income$86,487$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score4432

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Elko 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 Elko County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,815+2.1% since 2020
Households
19,627
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
17,173 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,650
Median home value
$301,400
Jobs located here
22,857
Daytime population
52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Nevada

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

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Elko County, NV4484.1113+2.1%#543 of 887
2Clark County, NV376878.057+5.8%#682 of 887
3Washoe County, NV331939.750+4.4%#744 of 887
4Humboldt County, NV3057.2610.0%#785 of 887
5Carson City, NV28145.975−0.2%#810 of 887
6Douglas County, NV28188.458+1.2%#814 of 887

Other business types in Elko County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Elko County, NV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 mortgage brokers and lenders in Elko County. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $351.3M a year, or $17,900 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elko County has 4.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 113, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Elko County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,181 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Elko County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 44 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #543 of 887 scored counties.

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