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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Carter County, TN

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Carter County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$314.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,883 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
269
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
72% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,361
+1.7% 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 3 mortgage brokers and lenders in Carter County. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Carter County comes to about $314.7M a year: $12,883 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.7 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Carter County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carter County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, Carter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carter County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Carter County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.24.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)26996100
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4194,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,883$14,833$16,661
Median household income$50,135$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,361+1.7% since 2020
Households
24,425
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
166
Median household income
$50,135+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,526
Median home value
$168,200
Jobs located here
12,579
Daytime population
45,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Robertson County, TN7851.8223+9.9%#44 of 887
2Bedford County, TN6552.6144+9.7%#169 of 887
3Blount County, TN65193.4114+6.0%#176 of 887
4Coffee County, TN6352.2162+7.4%#201 of 887
5Greene County, TN6251.8195+5.0%#214 of 887
6Loudon County, TN6293.7107+15.6%#225 of 887
7Wilson County, TN61254.2101+17.8%#235 of 887
8Madison County, TN60102.5142+2.0%#246 of 887
9Bradley County, TN58163.897+6.1%#285 of 887
10Tipton County, TN5752.2171+2.0%#286 of 887
Carter County, TNNot scored31.2269+1.7%

Other business types in Carter County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Carter County, TN?

There are 3 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Carter County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Carter County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $314.7M a year, or $12,883 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.7 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 24,425 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carter County has 1.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 269, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Carter County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Carter County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 57,361 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,425 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,135 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Carter County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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