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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Smith County, TX
How Smith 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #483 of 887 scored counties
#32 of 51 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 38
- 10 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,154 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 85
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,549
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 mortgage brokers and lenders in Smith County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 26%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Smith County comes to about $1.3B a year: $15,154 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 15% 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 15 businesses with payroll in Smith County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,542 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Smith County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Smith County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #483 of 887 scored counties and #32 of 51 scored counties in Texas.
How Smith 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 | Smith County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 85 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 5,542 | 5,311 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.0% | +7.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,154 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,192 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 15−25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,549+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 83,134
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,956
- Median home value
- $240,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,630
- Daytime population
- 252,433Residents 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 |
| 32Smith County, TX | 48 | 38 | 4.6 | 85 | +7.8% | #483 of 887 |
Other business types in Smith 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management42
- Mortgage brokers and lenders48
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Smith County, TX?
Smith County has 38 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Smith County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.3B a year, or $15,154 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 38 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% 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 83,134 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Smith County has 4.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Smith County would have about 32, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,542 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Smith County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. The median household income in Smith County is $74,192 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Smith County scores 48 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #483 of 887 scored counties.
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