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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the El Paso, TX metro area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the El Paso, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #303 of 373 scored metro areas
#22 of 24 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
108
24 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
51
+30.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,822 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
99
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
881,291
+1.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the El Paso metro area is 36 (lower middle), #303 of 373 scored metro areas and #22 of 24 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 mortgage brokers and lenders in the El Paso metro area. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 22%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the El Paso metro area comes to about $4.2B a year: $13,822 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is in line with 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 51 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the El Paso metro area in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 5,892 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the El Paso metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the El Paso metro area 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 El Paso, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.24.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9996100
Households per official establishment5,8925,3114,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.8%+7.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,822$15,682$16,661
Median household income$59,751$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3650

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51+30.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
276
Annual payroll, 2023
$25M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10824 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The 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 the El Paso metro area, 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 the El Paso metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
881,291+1.3% since 2020
Households
300,479
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
157
Median household income
$59,751+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,791
Median home value
$180,200
Jobs located here
348,186
Daytime population
868,355Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Texas, with the El Paso metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas 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
1Midland, TX77223.2136+9.8%#13 of 373
2College Station-Bryan, TX69282.6138+6.9%#38 of 373
3Sherman-Denison, TX67203.6106+12.8%#46 of 373
4Odessa, TX66172.6144+5.0%#54 of 373
5Abilene, TX63203.0122+4.8%#76 of 373
6Longview, TX61242.2165+3.8%#88 of 373
7Killeen-Temple, TX58643.6103+7.2%#118 of 373
8Lubbock, TX56342.4153+4.6%#135 of 373
9Waco, TX56292.6143+4.2%#136 of 373
10Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX55432.9129+0.5%#143 of 373
22El Paso, TX361083.699+1.3%#303 of 373

Other business types in the El Paso metro area

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the El Paso, TX metro area?

There are 108 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the El Paso metro area as of September 2026. 24 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the El Paso, TX metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.2B a year, or $13,822 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 108 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 300,479 households in the El Paso metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the El Paso, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The El Paso metro area has 3.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 99, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the El Paso metro area would have about 106, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,892 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the El Paso, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the El Paso metro area at 881,291 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 300,479 households. The median household income in the El Paso metro area is $59,751 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. The El Paso metro area scores 36 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #303 of 373 scored metro areas.

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