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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Lee County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #714 of 887 scored counties
#30 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
214
42 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
118
+28.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,349 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
60
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
51% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
875,607
+14.4% 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

For mortgage brokers and lenders, Lee County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #714 of 887 scored counties and #30 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 214 mortgage brokers and lenders in Lee County. 42 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Lee County spend about $5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,349 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 40% 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 118 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Lee County in 2023, up 28.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,778 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lee County grew 14.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lee 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 Lee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.55.34.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6074100
Households per official establishment2,7783,5104,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.3%+22.5%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,349$15,326$16,661
Median household income$76,107$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3536

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 118+28.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
372
Annual payroll, 2023
$32.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21442 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
875,607+14.4% since 2020
Households
327,803
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,047
Median household income
$76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,469
Median home value
$362,200
Jobs located here
293,056
Daytime population
793,827Residents 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 Lee 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
30Lee County, FL352146.560+14.4%#714 of 887

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

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

There are 214 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 42 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 28.3% from 2019.

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

About $5B a year, or $15,349 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 214 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 40% 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 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 6.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 60, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Lee County would have about 129, against 214 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,778 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 35 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #714 of 887 scored counties.

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