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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Hillsborough County, FL

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Hillsborough County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #741 of 887 scored counties
#32 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
403
68 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
210
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$9.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,773 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
58
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,574,115
+7.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Hillsborough County is 33 (lower middle), #741 of 887 scored counties and #32 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 403 mortgage brokers and lenders in Hillsborough County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Hillsborough County spend about $9.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,773 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 42% 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.

Official counts show 210 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Hillsborough County in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,777 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $718K have gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Hillsborough County. Population estimates put the population change in Hillsborough County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hillsborough County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Hillsborough County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHillsborough CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.95.34.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5874100
Households per official establishment2,7773,5104,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%+22.5%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,773$15,326$16,661
Median household income$79,540$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
196 → 210+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,665
Annual payroll, 2023
$283.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40368 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
236The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$718K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,574,115+7.4% since 2020
Households
583,192
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,022 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,490
Median household income
$79,540+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,695
Median home value
$371,500
Jobs located here
844,193
Daytime population
1,660,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hillsborough County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL8391.3302+21.1%#15 of 887
2Citrus County, FL74111.5228+11.1%#73 of 887
3Santa Rosa County, FL72182.5168+11.7%#96 of 887
4Highlands County, FL7151.1321+9.7%#100 of 887
5Lake County, FL71392.4161+18.1%#108 of 887
6St. Lucie County, FL67332.4157+21.4%#148 of 887
7Marion County, FL65452.7130+17.3%#175 of 887
8Pasco County, FL64662.8138+19.1%#191 of 887
9Polk County, FL64893.1120+19.8%#194 of 887
10Clay County, FL63253.0136+9.4%#205 of 887
32Hillsborough County, FL334036.958+7.4%#741 of 887

Other business types in Hillsborough County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Hillsborough County, FL?

There are 403 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. 68 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 210 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Hillsborough County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $9.2B a year, or $15,773 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 403 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 42% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,192 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hillsborough County, FL compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Hillsborough County has 6.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 58, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 236, against 403 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,777 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Hillsborough County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 1,574,115 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,192 households. The median household income in Hillsborough County is $79,540 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. 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. Hillsborough County scores 33 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #741 of 887 scored counties.

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