Jackson County

Iowa · FIPS 19097

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Jackson County ranks #2,190 of 3,210, and #51 of 99 in Iowa.

Mortgage lending activity in Jackson County, Iowa based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Jackson County, Iowa saw 383 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 238 of those loans and denied 62, producing a denial rate of 16.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 62.1%. The average loan amount was $146,697 at an average note rate of 6.97%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 54 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.1x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.1 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

383
Applications
238
Originated
16.2%
Denial Rate
$146,697
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Jackson County

Top-1 share
22.3%
Top-3 share
42.0%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Jackson County, lead originator Dupaco Community Credit Union funded 22.3% of 238 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 42.0% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Jackson County's 383 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Jackson County's $146,697 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Jackson County

Dupaco Community Credit Union funded 53 of the 238 loans originated in Jackson County, 22.3% of the county. 54 lenders reported activity here.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Jackson County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Jackson County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.