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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Fort Bend County, TX
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Fort Bend County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #322 of 887 scored counties
#23 of 51 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 154
- 32 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +29.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,089 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 88
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 154 mortgage brokers and lenders in Fort Bend County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $18,089 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Fort Bend County spend about $5.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 12% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 62 businesses with payroll in Fort Bend County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 29.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,721 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $159K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Fort Bend County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fort Bend County grew 17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Fort Bend County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #322 of 887 scored counties and #23 of 51 scored counties in Texas.
How Fort Bend 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.
| Measure | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 88 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,721 | 5,311 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.2% | +7.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,089 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 62+29.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 329
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15432 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $159K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Texas, with Fort Bend County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 90 | 5 | 0.8 | 544 | +15.8% | #2 of 887 |
| 2Kaufman County, TX | 86 | 9 | 1.8 | 232 | +42.2% | #7 of 887 |
| 3Brazoria County, TX | 85 | 34 | 2.5 | 172 | +12.2% | #9 of 887 |
| 4Chambers County, TX | 81 | 5 | 2.9 | 153 | +22.6% | #29 of 887 |
| 5Hunt County, TX | 79 | 7 | 1.8 | 208 | +23.0% | #37 of 887 |
| 6Parker County, TX | 78 | 18 | 3.2 | 139 | +23.5% | #48 of 887 |
| 7Wise County, TX | 77 | 7 | 2.8 | 150 | +21.5% | #54 of 887 |
| 8Midland County, TX | 77 | 22 | 3.3 | 132 | +10.0% | #56 of 887 |
| 9Randall County, TX | 73 | 15 | 2.6 | 152 | +7.9% | #86 of 887 |
| 10Ellis County, TX | 73 | 23 | 3.2 | 133 | +24.0% | #89 of 887 |
| 23Fort Bend County, TX | 56 | 154 | 5.3 | 88 | +17.4% | #322 of 887 |
Other business types in Fort Bend 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 estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management77
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Fort Bend County, TX?
Fort Bend County has 154 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 29.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.3B a year, or $18,089 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 154 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% below 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 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Fort Bend County has 5.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 136, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,721 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 56 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #322 of 887 scored counties.
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