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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Polk County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Polk County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #194 of 887 scored counties
#9 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 89
- 14 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,367 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 120
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 mortgage brokers and lenders in Polk County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in Polk County spend about $4.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,367 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 20% 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 34 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 8,513 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 19.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #194 of 887 scored counties and #9 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 120 | 74 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 8,513 | 3,510 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +22.5% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,367 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 34+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 294
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents 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 |
Other business types in Polk 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 estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management50
- Mortgage brokers and lenders64
- Home inspectors43
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Polk County, FL?
There are 89 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.2B a year, or $14,367 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 89 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 20% 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 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Polk County has 3.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 120, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Polk County would have about 107, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,513 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 64 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #194 of 887 scored counties.
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