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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Ward County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Ward County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $409.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,350 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 263
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 mortgage brokers and lenders in Ward County. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in Ward County spend about $409.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,350 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.6 times 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Ward County in 2023. That is one for every 9,523 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ward County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, Ward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Ward County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 263 | 219 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,523 | 10,032 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,350 | $14,169 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $579K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grand Forks County, ND | 63 | 5 | 1.6 | 218 | +1.9% | #197 of 887 |
| 2Cass County, ND | 54 | 26 | 3.1 | 118 | +9.1% | #354 of 887 |
| 3Burleigh County, ND | 53 | 15 | 3.6 | 105 | +4.7% | #387 of 887 |
| Ward County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 1.4 | 263 | −2.4% |
Other business types in Ward 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 estate30
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management24
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Ward County, ND?
There are 4 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $409.9M a year, or $14,350 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.6 times 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 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Ward County has 1.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 263, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Ward County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,523 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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