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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Red Bluff, CA area

How the Red Bluff, CA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #61 of 177 scored small-town markets
#2 of 5 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$409.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,532 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
131
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,665
−1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Red Bluff area spend about $409.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,532 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 31% above 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.

There are 8 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Red Bluff area as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Red Bluff area in 2023. That is one for every 8,263 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Red Bluff area declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Red Bluff area is 58 (upper middle), #61 of 177 scored small-town markets and #2 of 5 scored small-town markets based in California.

How the Red Bluff area compares

The same measures for California 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Red Bluff, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRed Bluff areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.26.44.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)13180100
Households per official establishment8,2632,9734,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,532$19,977$16,661
Median household income$63,784$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5828

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff area

Population, 2025 estimate
64,665−1.7% since 2020
Households
24,788
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,949 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,910
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
18,377
Daytime population
57,669Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across California

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Red Bluff area marked.

Top small-town markets in California

Small-town markets in California ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sonora, CA6652.2208−4.0%#26 of 177
2Red Bluff, CA5883.2131−1.7%#61 of 177
3Eureka-Arcata, CA54132.4178−3.4%#75 of 177
4Ukiah, CA52102.9152−3.5%#86 of 177
5Truckee-Grass Valley, CA33296.872−0.4%#142 of 177
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA31188.359+0.9%#152 of 177

Other business types in the Red Bluff area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Red Bluff, CA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Red Bluff area. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in the Red Bluff, CA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $409.8M a year, or $16,532 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 31% above 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 24,788 households in the Red Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Red Bluff, CA area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Red Bluff area has 3.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 131, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Red Bluff area would have about 11, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,263 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is the Red Bluff, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Red Bluff area at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in the Red Bluff area is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Red Bluff area scores 58 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #61 of 177 scored small-town markets.

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