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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Hays County, TX
How Hays 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 · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #98 of 887 scored counties
#12 of 51 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,397 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 150
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,390
- +24.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 mortgage brokers and lenders in Hays County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 14%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $16,397 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Hays County spend about $1.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 50% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Hays County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 6,241 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hays County from 2020 to 2025 at +24.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Hays County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #98 of 887 scored counties and #12 of 51 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hays 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 | Hays County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 150 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 6,241 | 5,311 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,397 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Hays 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 Hays County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,390+24.8% since 2020
- Households
- 99,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $89,097+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,554
- Median home value
- $399,800
- Jobs located here
- 86,425
- Daytime population
- 232,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Hays County, TX | 72 | 28 | 2.8 | 150 | +24.8% | #98 of 887 |
Other business types in Hays 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 estate52
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders72
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Hays County, TX?
There are 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Hays County as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Hays County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.6B a year, or $16,397 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 50% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 99,849 households in Hays County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hays County, TX compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Hays County has 2.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 150, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Hays County would have about 42, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,241 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Hays County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hays County at 304,390 people in 2025, up 24.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 99,849 households. The median household income in Hays County is $89,097 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Hays County scores 72 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #98 of 887 scored counties.
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