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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Maricopa County, AZ
How Maricopa County, AZ 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #717 of 887 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 1,590
- 238 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 759
- +24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,887 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 53
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Maricopa County is 35 (lower middle), #717 of 887 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Maricopa County comes to about $32.7B a year: $18,887 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 47% 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.
Maricopa County has 1,590 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 238 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Maricopa County was 759 in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,280 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Maricopa County. Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Maricopa County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 7.2 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 53 | 65 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,280 | 2,984 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.2% | +19.9% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,887 | $18,061 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 611 → 759+24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 18,085
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,590238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 838The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 92 | 21 | 1.3 | 349 | +25.4% | #1 of 887 |
| 2Navajo County, AZ | 62 | 7 | 1.7 | 223 | +3.0% | #212 of 887 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 57 | 41 | 3.7 | 118 | +6.5% | #300 of 887 |
| 4Graham County, AZ | 55 | 5 | 3.9 | 107 | +4.0% | #335 of 887 |
| 5Cochise County, AZ | 54 | 18 | 3.5 | 115 | +0.6% | #356 of 887 |
| 6Yuma County, AZ | 50 | 37 | 4.7 | 88 | +9.2% | #452 of 887 |
| 7Mohave County, AZ | 47 | 40 | 3.9 | 103 | +6.5% | #494 of 887 |
| 8Pima County, AZ | 46 | 250 | 5.7 | 77 | +2.8% | #518 of 887 |
| 9Coconino County, AZ | 43 | 26 | 4.7 | 95 | −0.6% | #568 of 887 |
| 10Maricopa County, AZ | 35 | 1,590 | 9.2 | 53 | +5.5% | #717 of 887 |
Other business types in Maricopa 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors67
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Maricopa County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,590 mortgage brokers and lenders in Maricopa County. 238 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 759 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $32.7B a year, or $18,887 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,590 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 47% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Maricopa County has 9.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 53, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 838, against 1,590 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,280 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 35 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #717 of 887 scored counties.
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