Real estate · Small-town market · California
Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Sonora, CA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Sonora, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #26 of 177 scored small-town markets
#1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $404.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,844 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 208
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,160
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Sonora area. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $17,844 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Sonora area spend about $404.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Sonora area in 2023. That is one for every 7,563 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Sonora area declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Sonora area scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #26 of 177 scored small-town markets and #1 of 5 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Sonora 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.
| Measure | Sonora area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 208 | 80 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,563 | 2,973 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,844 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,404 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $92K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Sonora 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 Sonora area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,160−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,690
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,221 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $77,404+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,064
- Median home value
- $433,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,129
- Daytime population
- 40,598Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sonora, CA | 66 | 5 | 2.2 | 208 | −4.0% | #26 of 177 |
| 2Red Bluff, CA | 58 | 8 | 3.2 | 131 | −1.7% | #61 of 177 |
| 3Eureka-Arcata, CA | 54 | 13 | 2.4 | 178 | −3.4% | #75 of 177 |
| 4Ukiah, CA | 52 | 10 | 2.9 | 152 | −3.5% | #86 of 177 |
| 5Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 33 | 29 | 6.8 | 72 | −0.4% | #142 of 177 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 31 | 18 | 8.3 | 59 | +0.9% | #152 of 177 |
Other business types in the Sonora 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 estate29
- Real estate agents and brokers29
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders66
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Sonora, CA area?
The Sonora area has 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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 Sonora, CA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $404.9M a year, or $17,844 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 22,690 households in the Sonora area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sonora, CA area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Sonora area has 2.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 208, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Sonora area would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,563 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sonora, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Sonora area at 53,160 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,690 households. The median household income in the Sonora area is $77,404 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. 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 Sonora area scores 66 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #26 of 177 scored small-town markets.
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