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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Palm Beach County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Palm Beach County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #787 of 887 scored counties
#35 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 491
- 71 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 256
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,242 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 51
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 88% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,575,726
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Palm Beach County is 30 (lower middle), #787 of 887 scored counties and #35 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 491 mortgage brokers and lenders in Palm Beach County. 71 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Palm Beach County comes to about $9.8B a year: $16,242 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 49% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 256 businesses with payroll in Palm Beach County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,365 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Palm Beach County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Palm Beach County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Palm Beach 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.
| Measure | Palm Beach County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 51 | 74 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,365 | 3,510 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +22.5% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,242 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $83,581 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 223 → 256+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,884
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $350.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 49171 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 252The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,575,726+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 605,430
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,964 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $83,581+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,577
- Median home value
- $447,300
- Jobs located here
- 678,049
- Daytime population
- 1,576,309Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 83 | 9 | 1.3 | 302 | +21.1% | #15 of 887 |
| 2Citrus County, FL | 74 | 11 | 1.5 | 228 | +11.1% | #73 of 887 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 72 | 18 | 2.5 | 168 | +11.7% | #96 of 887 |
| 4Highlands County, FL | 71 | 5 | 1.1 | 321 | +9.7% | #100 of 887 |
| 5Lake County, FL | 71 | 39 | 2.4 | 161 | +18.1% | #108 of 887 |
| 6St. Lucie County, FL | 67 | 33 | 2.4 | 157 | +21.4% | #148 of 887 |
| 7Marion County, FL | 65 | 45 | 2.7 | 130 | +17.3% | #175 of 887 |
| 8Pasco County, FL | 64 | 66 | 2.8 | 138 | +19.1% | #191 of 887 |
| 9Polk County, FL | 64 | 89 | 3.1 | 120 | +19.8% | #194 of 887 |
| 10Clay County, FL | 63 | 25 | 3.0 | 136 | +9.4% | #205 of 887 |
| 35Palm Beach County, FL | 30 | 491 | 8.1 | 51 | +5.5% | #787 of 887 |
Other business types in Palm Beach 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management32
- Mortgage brokers and lenders30
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Palm Beach County, FL?
Palm Beach County has 491 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 71 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 256 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Palm Beach County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $9.8B a year, or $16,242 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 491 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 49% 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 605,430 households in Palm Beach County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Palm Beach County, FL compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Palm Beach County has 8.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 51, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Palm Beach County would have about 252, against 491 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,365 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Palm Beach County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Palm Beach County at 1,575,726 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 605,430 households. The median household income in Palm Beach County is $83,581 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Palm Beach County scores 30 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #787 of 887 scored counties.
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