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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Walton County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #477 of 887 scored counties
#21 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
14
7 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$555.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,164 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
102
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
93,288
+22.9% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Walton County comes to about $555.4M a year: $16,164 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2% 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.

There are 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Walton County as of September 2026. 7 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Walton County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 2,148 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Walton County grew 22.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Walton County is 48 (lower middle), #477 of 887 scored counties and #21 of 39 scored counties in Florida.

How Walton 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 Walton County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureWalton CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.15.34.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10274100
Households per official establishment2,1483,5104,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.5%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.9%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,164$15,326$16,661
Median household income$81,986$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 16
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
147 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Walton 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 Walton County

Population, 2025 estimate
93,288+22.9% since 2020
Households
34,362
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,038 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$81,986+41.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$130,042
Median home value
$425,100
Jobs located here
34,667
Daytime population
84,665Residents 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 Walton 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
21Walton County, FL48144.1102+22.9%#477 of 887

Other business types in Walton County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 mortgage brokers and lenders in Walton County. 7 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

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

About $555.4M a year, or $16,164 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,362 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Walton County has 4.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 102, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,148 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Walton County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Walton County at 93,288 people in 2025, up 22.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,362 households. Median household income in Walton County is $81,986, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.1%, 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. Walton County scores 48 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #477 of 887 scored counties.

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