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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Craven County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Craven County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #510 of 887 scored counties
#28 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
14
8 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$606.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,141 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
111
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,025
+3.5% 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 14 mortgage brokers and lenders in Craven County. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $14,141 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Craven County spend about $606.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 11% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Craven County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 5,359 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Craven County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Craven County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #510 of 887 scored counties and #28 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Craven County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Craven County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCraven CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.34.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11195100
Households per official establishment5,3595,4694,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,141$15,139$16,661
Median household income$65,873$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4647

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 8
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
148 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Craven 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 Craven County

Population, 2025 estimate
105,025+3.5% since 2020
Households
42,871
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$65,873+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,440
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
35,530
Daytime population
98,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across North Carolina

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

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cabarrus County, NC85172.0208+9.9%#8 of 887
2Johnston County, NC82151.8227+17.9%#22 of 887
3Union County, NC81161.9236+11.7%#26 of 887
4Lincoln County, NC7861.6248+13.2%#42 of 887
5Gaston County, NC76181.9194+7.8%#61 of 887
6Iredell County, NC75212.8147+12.9%#69 of 887
7Davidson County, NC71111.6231+6.6%#103 of 887
8Forsyth County, NC71372.3162+5.0%#107 of 887
9Durham County, NC70402.8146+7.7%#124 of 887
10Randolph County, NC6791.6226+3.5%#144 of 887
28Craven County, NC46143.3111+3.5%#510 of 887

Other business types in Craven County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Craven County, NC?

There are 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Craven County as of September 2026. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Craven County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $606.2M a year, or $14,141 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% 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 42,871 households in Craven County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Craven County has 3.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Craven County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,359 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Craven County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Craven County at 105,025 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,871 households. The median household income in Craven County is $65,873 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Craven County scores 46 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #510 of 887 scored counties.

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