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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #126 of 373 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
79
26 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
28
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,758 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
111
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
641,231
+4.7% 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

Households in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,758 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 11% 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 79 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area as of September 2026. 26 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 8,281 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Augusta-Richmond County metro area grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #126 of 373 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Augusta-Richmond County metro area compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureAugusta-Richmond County metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.94.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)111102100
Households per official establishment8,2814,6194,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,758$15,525$16,661
Median household income$69,344$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5749

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7926 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
88The 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 the Augusta-Richmond County metro area, 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 the Augusta-Richmond County metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
641,231+4.7% since 2020
Households
231,857
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,481 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$69,344+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,940
Median home value
$226,100
Jobs located here
228,609
Daytime population
608,615Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Georgia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Augusta-Richmond County metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Rome, GA6651.4271+2.8%#49 of 373
2Gainesville, GA64152.0198+11.4%#62 of 373
3Warner Robins, GA64243.2121+8.2%#68 of 373
4Valdosta, GA62122.1164+3.3%#83 of 373
5Athens-Clarke County, GA60232.7141+3.9%#98 of 373
6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC57793.4111+4.7%#126 of 373
7Macon-Bibb County, GA56192.1167+2.1%#134 of 373
8Dalton, GA53152.9127+3.5%#157 of 373
9Savannah, GA53623.8102+8.1%#160 of 373
10Brunswick-St. Simons, GA50173.6104+4.4%#186 of 373

Other business types in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 79 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area. 26 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.4B a year, or $14,758 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 79 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% 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 231,857 households in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Augusta-Richmond County metro area has 3.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area would have about 88, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,281 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Augusta-Richmond County metro area at 641,231 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 231,857 households. Median household income in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area is $69,344, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. The Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores 57 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #126 of 373 scored metro areas.

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