Hocking County

Ohio · FIPS 39073

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Hocking County ranks #1,279 of 3,210, and #67 of 88 in Ohio.

Mortgage lending activity in Hocking County, Ohio 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. Hocking County, Ohio saw 1,185 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 609 of those loans and denied 244, producing a denial rate of 20.6% and an approval (origination) rate of 51.4%. The average loan amount was $207,093 at an average note rate of 7.59%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 122 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 5.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 5.6 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.

1,185
Applications
609
Originated
20.6%
Denial Rate
$207,093
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Hocking County

Top-1 share
9.7%
Top-3 share
23.2%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Hocking County, lead originator Vinton County National Bank funded only 9.7% of 609 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 23.2% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Hocking County's 1,185 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Hocking County's $207,093 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Hocking County

Vinton County National Bank funded 59 of the 609 loans originated in Hocking County, 9.7% of the county. 122 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 Hocking County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Hocking 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.