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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Dalton, GA metro area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the Dalton, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #157 of 373 scored metro areas
#8 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
15
9 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$742.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,255 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
127
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
147,819
+3.5% 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

At $14,255 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Dalton metro area spend about $742.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 27% 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 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the Dalton metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Dalton metro area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Dalton metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dalton metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #157 of 373 scored metro areas and #8 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Dalton 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 Dalton, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDalton metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.94.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)127102100
Households per official establishmentn/a4,6194,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,255$15,525$16,661
Median household income$67,846$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
159 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Dalton 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 Dalton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
147,819+3.5% since 2020
Households
52,080
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
227
Median household income
$67,846+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,684
Median home value
$208,800
Jobs located here
67,757
Daytime population
144,718Residents 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 Dalton 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 Dalton 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 Dalton, GA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Dalton metro area. 9 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Dalton metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Dalton, GA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $742.4M a year, or $14,255 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 27% 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 52,080 households in the Dalton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dalton, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Dalton metro area 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 127, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Dalton metro area would have about 19, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is the Dalton, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dalton metro area at 147,819 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in the Dalton metro area is $67,846, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.9%, 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 Dalton metro area scores 53 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #157 of 373 scored metro areas.

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