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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Galveston County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #270 of 887 scored counties
#19 of 51 scored counties in Texas

Listings
54
13 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,230 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
108
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
372,207
+5.9% 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

Households in Galveston County spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,230 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% 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.

Galveston County has 54 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Galveston County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 7,033 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Galveston County grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Galveston County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #270 of 887 scored counties and #19 of 51 scored counties in Texas.

How Galveston 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 Galveston County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGalveston CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.24.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10896100
Households per official establishment7,0335,3114,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,230$15,682$16,661
Median household income$86,105$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The 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 Galveston 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 Galveston County

Population, 2025 estimate
372,207+5.9% since 2020
Households
140,660
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
379 sq. mi.
People per square mile
946
Median household income
$86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,259
Median home value
$314,600
Jobs located here
122,596
Daytime population
313,358Residents 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 Galveston 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
19Galveston County, TX59543.8108+5.9%#270 of 887

Other business types in Galveston County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 mortgage brokers and lenders in Galveston County. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.3B a year, or $16,230 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 54 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Galveston 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 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Galveston County would have about 59, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,033 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 59 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #270 of 887 scored counties.

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