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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Sussex County, DE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Sussex County, DE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #363 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 41
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,701 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 104
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,140
- +16.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $15,701 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Sussex County spend about $1.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 4% 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.
Sussex County has 41 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 20%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 9% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Sussex County was 25 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 4,258 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Sussex County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #363 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.
How Sussex County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 104 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,258 | 3,466 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +17.2% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,701 | $16,011 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,497 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 250.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,140+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 106,441
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $81,497+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,287
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 85,870
- Daytime population
- 239,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 54 | 41 | 3.9 | 104 | +16.1% | #363 of 887 |
| 2Kent County, DE | 42 | 30 | 4.2 | 91 | +6.8% | #583 of 887 |
| 3New Castle County, DE | 40 | 104 | 4.6 | 91 | +3.0% | #617 of 887 |
Other business types in Sussex 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management52
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors60
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Sussex County, DE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 mortgage brokers and lenders in Sussex County. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Sussex County, DE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.7B a year, or $15,701 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 41 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 4% 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 106,441 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, DE compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Sussex County has 3.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 104, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Sussex County would have about 43, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,258 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, DE growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in Sussex County is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Sussex County scores 54 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #363 of 887 scored counties.
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