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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Austin County, TX

How Austin County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$186.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,358 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
477
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,625
+11.6% 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

At $15,358 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Austin County spend about $186.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

There is 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings in Austin County as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Austin County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,043 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Austin County grew 11.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings, Austin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Austin County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Austin County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAustin CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.84.24.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)47796100
Households per official establishment4,0435,3114,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,358$15,682$16,661
Median household income$75,789$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$843K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Austin 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 Austin County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,625+11.6% since 2020
Households
12,128
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$75,789+14.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,163
Median home value
$296,900
Jobs located here
9,751
Daytime population
24,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX9050.8544+15.8%#2 of 887
2Kaufman County, TX8691.8232+42.2%#7 of 887
3Brazoria County, TX85342.5172+12.2%#9 of 887
4Chambers County, TX8152.9153+22.6%#29 of 887
5Hunt County, TX7971.8208+23.0%#37 of 887
6Parker County, TX78183.2139+23.5%#48 of 887
7Wise County, TX7772.8150+21.5%#54 of 887
8Midland County, TX77223.3132+10.0%#56 of 887
9Randall County, TX73152.6152+7.9%#86 of 887
10Ellis County, TX73233.2133+24.0%#89 of 887
Austin County, TXNot scored10.8477+11.6%

Other business types in Austin County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Austin County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 mortgage broker or lender in Austin County. 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 Austin County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $186.3M a year, or $15,358 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 12,128 households in Austin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Austin County has 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Austin County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,043 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Austin County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Austin County at 33,625 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,128 households. Median household income in Austin County is $75,789, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.5%, 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. Austin County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for mortgage brokers and lenders · All 56 business types in Austin County

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