Real estate · Metro area · Alabama
Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Birmingham, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Birmingham, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #318 of 373 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 218
- 54 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,058 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 82
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,197,766
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Birmingham metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #318 of 373 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 218 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Birmingham metro area. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 25%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $15,058 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Birmingham metro area spend about $7B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 18% 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 85 businesses with payroll in the Birmingham metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,471 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Birmingham metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Birmingham metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Birmingham metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 82 | 102 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 5,471 | 6,863 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +5.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,058 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,498 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 574
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21854 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The 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 the Birmingham metro area, 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 the Birmingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,197,766+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 465,003
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $71,498
- Average household income
- $100,521
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 555,318
- Daytime population
- 1,227,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Birmingham metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dothan, AL | 69 | 10 | 1.6 | 215 | +3.4% | #35 of 373 |
| 2Decatur, AL | 69 | 15 | 2.4 | 155 | +2.5% | #36 of 373 |
| 3Tuscaloosa, AL | 67 | 24 | 2.3 | 159 | +2.9% | #43 of 373 |
| 4Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 65 | 13 | 2.0 | 175 | +3.5% | #58 of 373 |
| 5Huntsville, AL | 48 | 98 | 4.8 | 87 | +12.5% | #203 of 373 |
| 6Mobile, AL | 41 | 48 | 3.0 | 120 | −0.7% | #252 of 373 |
| 7Auburn-Opelika, AL | 40 | 38 | 5.0 | 74 | +7.1% | #269 of 373 |
| 8Montgomery, AL | 39 | 68 | 4.5 | 82 | +0.9% | #275 of 373 |
| 9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 38 | 70 | 7.1 | 56 | +14.8% | #287 of 373 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 35 | 50 | 3.9 | 91 | −1.3% | #315 of 373 |
| 10Birmingham, AL | 35 | 218 | 4.7 | 82 | +1.4% | #318 of 373 |
Other business types in the Birmingham metro area
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 estate36
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management53
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors51
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Birmingham, AL metro area?
There are 218 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Birmingham metro area as of September 2026. 54 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Birmingham, AL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7B a year, or $15,058 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 218 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 18% 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 465,003 households in the Birmingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Birmingham, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Birmingham metro area has 4.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 82, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Birmingham metro area would have about 179, against 218 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,471 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Birmingham, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Birmingham metro area at 1,197,766 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,003 households. The median household income in the Birmingham metro area is $71,498 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Birmingham metro area scores 35 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #318 of 373 scored metro areas.
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