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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Newport County, RI
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Newport County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #204 of 887 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $741.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,117 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 136
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 mortgage brokers and lenders in Newport County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $20,117 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Newport County spend about $741.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 36% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Newport County in 2023. That is one for every 9,217 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Newport County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, Newport County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #204 of 887 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Newport County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 136 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,217 | 5,967 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.9% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,117 | $18,750 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Newport 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 Newport County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,051−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $103,514+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,641
- Median home value
- $609,700
- Jobs located here
- 36,087
- Daytime population
- 83,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 72 | 14 | 2.7 | 197 | 0.0% | #93 of 887 |
| 2Bristol County, RI | 68 | 6 | 3.0 | 181 | −1.5% | #133 of 887 |
| 3Newport County, RI | 63 | 14 | 3.8 | 136 | −2.9% | #204 of 887 |
| 4Providence County, RI | 54 | 128 | 4.9 | 93 | +2.8% | #367 of 887 |
| 5Kent County, RI | 33 | 57 | 7.8 | 63 | +1.8% | #740 of 887 |
Other business types in Newport 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders63
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Newport County, RI?
Newport County has 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. 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 Newport County, RI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $741.7M a year, or $20,117 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 36% 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 36,868 households in Newport County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport County, RI compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Newport County has 3.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 136, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Newport County would have about 19, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,217 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Newport County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Newport County at 83,051 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Newport County is $103,514 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Newport County scores 63 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #204 of 887 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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