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Mortgage brokers and lenders in San Bernardino County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in San Bernardino County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #590 of 887 scored counties
#23 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
396
69 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
153
−4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$12.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,364 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
80
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,224,091
+1.9% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in San Bernardino County comes to about $12.4B a year: $18,364 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 20% 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.

There are 396 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in San Bernardino County as of September 2026. Of those, 69 are chain locations, or 17%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in San Bernardino County in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,411 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in San Bernardino County.

Population estimates show San Bernardino County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in San Bernardino County is 42 (lower middle), #590 of 887 scored counties and #23 of 42 scored counties in California.

How San Bernardino County 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 San Bernardino County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Bernardino CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.96.44.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8080100
Households per official establishment4,4112,9734,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.4%−0.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,364$19,977$16,661
Median household income$85,478$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4228

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
160 → 153−4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
675
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
39669 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
318The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$400K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
Households
674,915
Median age
35.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
20,068 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,213
Median home value
$505,000
Jobs located here
841,641
Daytime population
2,086,204Residents 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 counties in California for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in California, with San Bernardino County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties 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
1Kings County, CA7181.8240+1.0%#102 of 887
2Merced County, CA71263.0141+5.1%#111 of 887
3Tuolumne County, CA6452.2208−4.0%#181 of 887
4San Francisco County, CA641163.2183−5.6%#184 of 887
5Madera County, CA64143.1146+7.4%#188 of 887
6Calaveras County, CA6273.8123+2.8%#222 of 887
7Alameda County, CA592313.9148−2.6%#262 of 887
8Tulare County, CA59433.0146+2.4%#263 of 887
9San Benito County, CA59115.3101+8.6%#271 of 887
10San Mateo County, CA58983.7166−2.5%#273 of 887
23San Bernardino County, CA423965.980+1.9%#590 of 887

Other business types in San Bernardino County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in San Bernardino County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 396 mortgage brokers and lenders in San Bernardino County. 69 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019.

How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $12.4B a year, or $18,364 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 396 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 20% 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 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

San Bernardino County has 5.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 80, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 318, against 396 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,411 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 42 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #590 of 887 scored counties.

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