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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Iredell County, NC
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Iredell County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #69 of 887 scored counties
#6 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,816 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 147
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,798
- +12.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Iredell County is 75 (high), #69 of 887 scored counties and #6 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
Households in Iredell County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,816 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 47% 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 21 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Iredell County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Iredell County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 9,543 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Iredell County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iredell County grew 12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Iredell 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.
| Measure | Iredell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 147 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,543 | 5,469 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,816 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,419 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Iredell 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 Iredell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,798+12.9% since 2020
- Households
- 76,344
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 342
- Median household income
- $81,419+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,658
- Median home value
- $321,400
- Jobs located here
- 82,907
- Daytime population
- 186,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cabarrus County, NC | 85 | 17 | 2.0 | 208 | +9.9% | #8 of 887 |
| 2Johnston County, NC | 82 | 15 | 1.8 | 227 | +17.9% | #22 of 887 |
| 3Union County, NC | 81 | 16 | 1.9 | 236 | +11.7% | #26 of 887 |
| 4Lincoln County, NC | 78 | 6 | 1.6 | 248 | +13.2% | #42 of 887 |
| 5Gaston County, NC | 76 | 18 | 1.9 | 194 | +7.8% | #61 of 887 |
| 6Iredell County, NC | 75 | 21 | 2.8 | 147 | +12.9% | #69 of 887 |
| 7Davidson County, NC | 71 | 11 | 1.6 | 231 | +6.6% | #103 of 887 |
| 8Forsyth County, NC | 71 | 37 | 2.3 | 162 | +5.0% | #107 of 887 |
| 9Durham County, NC | 70 | 40 | 2.8 | 146 | +7.7% | #124 of 887 |
| 10Randolph County, NC | 67 | 9 | 1.6 | 226 | +3.5% | #144 of 887 |
Other business types in Iredell 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers39
- Property management65
- Mortgage brokers and lenders75
- Home inspectors38
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Iredell County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 mortgage brokers and lenders in Iredell County. 4 of them (19%) 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 Iredell County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $15,816 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 47% 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 76,344 households in Iredell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iredell County, NC compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Iredell County has 2.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 147, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Iredell County would have about 31, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,543 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Iredell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Iredell County at 211,798 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,344 households. Median household income in Iredell County is $81,419, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Iredell County scores 75 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #69 of 887 scored counties.
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