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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Hidalgo County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Hidalgo County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #495 of 887 scored counties
#33 of 51 scored counties in Texas

Listings
100
25 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
36
+9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,380 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
93
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
921,549
+5.6% 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

Households in Hidalgo County spend about $3.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,380 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 7% 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.

Hidalgo County has 100 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 25%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Hidalgo County was 36 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 7,506 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Hidalgo County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Hidalgo County is 47 (lower middle), #495 of 887 scored counties and #33 of 51 scored counties in Texas.

How Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHidalgo CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.24.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9396100
Households per official establishment7,5065,3114,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.1%+7.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,380$15,682$16,661
Median household income$54,338$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4750

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 36+9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
217
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10025 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The 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 Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County

Population, 2025 estimate
921,549+5.6% since 2020
Households
270,210
Median age
31.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
568
Median household income
$54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,309
Median home value
$140,900
Jobs located here
292,679
Daytime population
862,027Residents 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 Hidalgo 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
33Hidalgo County, TX471003.793+5.6%#495 of 887

Other business types in Hidalgo County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 mortgage brokers and lenders in Hidalgo County. 25 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.

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

About $3.6B a year, or $13,380 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 100 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 7% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hidalgo County has 3.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 93, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 93, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,506 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 47 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #495 of 887 scored counties.

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