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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Valencia County, NM

How Valencia County, NM 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #120 of 887 scored counties
#2 of 7 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$439.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,940 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
161
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,013
+7.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 mortgage brokers and lenders in Valencia County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Valencia County comes to about $439.7M a year: $15,940 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 61% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Valencia County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 6,896 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Valencia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Valencia County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #120 of 887 scored counties and #2 of 7 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Valencia County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Valencia County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureValencia CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.84.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)161111100
Households per official establishment6,8966,4424,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,940$16,591$16,661
Median household income$58,933$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score7046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Valencia 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 Valencia County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,013+7.2% since 2020
Households
27,583
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,067 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$58,933+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,665
Median home value
$223,000
Jobs located here
16,710
Daytime population
63,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across New Mexico

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

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM8961.1445+6.9%#5 of 887
2Valencia County, NM7072.5161+7.2%#120 of 887
3Santa Fe County, NM62253.5132+1.2%#219 of 887
4Doña Ana County, NM58323.8107+4.1%#281 of 887
5Curry County, NM5052.7149−3.5%#436 of 887
6San Juan County, NM47194.689−0.9%#497 of 887
7Bernalillo County, NM272077.360−1.4%#823 of 887

Other business types in Valencia County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Valencia County, NM?

There are 7 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Valencia County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Valencia County, NM spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $439.7M a year, or $15,940 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 61% 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 27,583 households in Valencia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Valencia County has 2.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 161, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Valencia County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,896 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Valencia County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Valencia County at 82,013 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,583 households. The median household income in Valencia County is $58,933 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Valencia County scores 70 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #120 of 887 scored counties.

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