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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Leon County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #298 of 887 scored counties
#12 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
35
8 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
14
−33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,671 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
132
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
299,048
+1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 mortgage brokers and lenders in Leon County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 23%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Leon County spend about $1.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,671 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 32% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Leon County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, down 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 8,757 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Leon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Leon County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #298 of 887 scored counties and #12 of 39 scored counties in Florida.

How Leon 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 Leon County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLeon CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.95.34.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)13274100
Households per official establishment8,7573,5104,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−33.3%+22.5%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,671$15,326$16,661
Median household income$66,287$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5736

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 14−33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
358 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Leon 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 Leon County

Population, 2025 estimate
299,048+1.7% since 2020
Households
122,597
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
445
Median household income
$66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,045
Median home value
$301,800
Jobs located here
170,719
Daytime population
341,629Residents 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 Leon 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
12Leon County, FL57352.9132+1.7%#298 of 887

Other business types in Leon County

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

Questions

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

Leon County has 35 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 33.3% from 2019.

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

About $1.8B a year, or $14,671 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 35 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leon County has 2.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 132, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Leon County would have about 46, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,757 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Leon County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. 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. Leon County scores 57 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #298 of 887 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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