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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Calhoun County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Calhoun County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #661 of 887 scored counties
#19 of 24 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 17
- 6 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $601.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,363 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 91
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 mortgage brokers and lenders in Calhoun County. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $13,363 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Calhoun County spend about $601.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 9% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Calhoun County in 2023. That is one for every 9,003 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Calhoun County is 38 (lower middle), #661 of 887 scored counties and #19 of 24 scored counties in Alabama.
How Calhoun County 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 | Calhoun County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 91 | 102 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,003 | 6,863 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,363 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $930K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 83 | 7 | 1.7 | 238 | +18.0% | #19 of 887 |
| 2St. Clair County, AL | 72 | 7 | 2.0 | 190 | +7.1% | #94 of 887 |
| 3Elmore County, AL | 68 | 7 | 2.1 | 181 | +4.2% | #134 of 887 |
| 4Tuscaloosa County, AL | 66 | 24 | 2.7 | 138 | +3.8% | #161 of 887 |
| 5Morgan County, AL | 65 | 13 | 2.7 | 142 | +2.6% | #172 of 887 |
| 6Houston County, AL | 62 | 10 | 2.3 | 154 | +2.8% | #215 of 887 |
| 7Lauderdale County, AL | 59 | 11 | 2.8 | 130 | +3.3% | #266 of 887 |
| 8Talladega County, AL | 57 | 7 | 2.1 | 165 | +0.3% | #288 of 887 |
| 9Marshall County, AL | 52 | 13 | 3.6 | 102 | +6.0% | #400 of 887 |
| 10Cullman County, AL | 50 | 11 | 3.1 | 116 | +6.7% | #441 of 887 |
| 19Calhoun County, AL | 38 | 17 | 3.8 | 91 | −0.3% | #661 of 887 |
Other business types in Calhoun 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 estate41
- Real estate agents and brokers44
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders38
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Calhoun County, AL?
Calhoun County has 17 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Calhoun County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $601.5M a year, or $13,363 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 9% 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 45,015 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calhoun County, AL compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Calhoun County has 3.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 91, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,003 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Calhoun County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Calhoun County at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $55,029 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Calhoun County scores 38 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #661 of 887 scored counties.
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