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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Tehama County, CA
How Tehama County, CA 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #331 of 887 scored counties
#13 of 42 scored counties 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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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Tehama County comes to about $409.8M a year: $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.
Tehama County has 8 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Tehama County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 8,263 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Tehama County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tehama County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #331 of 887 scored counties and #13 of 42 scored counties in California.
How Tehama 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.
| Measure | Tehama County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 131 | 80 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 8,263 | 2,973 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 55 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 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 Tehama 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 Tehama County
- 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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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kings County, CA | 71 | 8 | 1.8 | 240 | +1.0% | #102 of 887 |
| 2Merced County, CA | 71 | 26 | 3.0 | 141 | +5.1% | #111 of 887 |
| 3Tuolumne County, CA | 64 | 5 | 2.2 | 208 | −4.0% | #181 of 887 |
| 4San Francisco County, CA | 64 | 116 | 3.2 | 183 | −5.6% | #184 of 887 |
| 5Madera County, CA | 64 | 14 | 3.1 | 146 | +7.4% | #188 of 887 |
| 6Calaveras County, CA | 62 | 7 | 3.8 | 123 | +2.8% | #222 of 887 |
| 7Alameda County, CA | 59 | 231 | 3.9 | 148 | −2.6% | #262 of 887 |
| 8Tulare County, CA | 59 | 43 | 3.0 | 146 | +2.4% | #263 of 887 |
| 9San Benito County, CA | 59 | 11 | 5.3 | 101 | +8.6% | #271 of 887 |
| 10San Mateo County, CA | 58 | 98 | 3.7 | 166 | −2.5% | #273 of 887 |
| 13Tehama County, CA | 55 | 8 | 3.2 | 131 | −1.7% | #331 of 887 |
Other business types in Tehama 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 estate52
- Real estate agents and brokers61
- Property management46
- Mortgage brokers and lenders55
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Tehama County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 mortgage brokers and lenders in Tehama County. 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 Tehama County, CA 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 Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tehama County, CA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Tehama County 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, Tehama County 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 Tehama County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tehama County 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 Tehama County 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. 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. Tehama County scores 55 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #331 of 887 scored counties.
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