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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Champaign County, IL

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Champaign County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #200 of 887 scored counties
#4 of 22 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
17
7 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,456 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
173
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,972
+1.8% 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 Champaign County comes to about $1.2B a year: $13,456 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 73% 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 17 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Champaign County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 41%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Champaign County in 2023. That is one for every 17,094 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Champaign County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Champaign County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #200 of 887 scored counties and #4 of 22 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Champaign County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Champaign County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.04.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)17396100
Households per official establishment17,0947,2894,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,456$14,866$16,661
Median household income$63,683$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
136
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
177 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,972+1.8% since 2020
Households
85,472
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
996 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,413
Median home value
$211,500
Jobs located here
92,426
Daytime population
220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Champaign County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL8361.3318+9.9%#13 of 887
2Tazewell County, IL6650.9391−0.9%#156 of 887
3Sangamon County, IL66121.4256−1.0%#158 of 887
4Champaign County, IL63172.0173+1.8%#200 of 887
5Winnebago County, IL61171.5233−0.4%#227 of 887
6Will County, IL60883.6116+2.2%#254 of 887
7McLean County, IL59182.6144+0.1%#264 of 887
8Williamson County, IL5562.1165+0.2%#326 of 887
9LaSalle County, IL5251.1319−1.5%#395 of 887
10Kankakee County, IL5161.5243−1.7%#409 of 887

Other business types in Champaign County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Champaign County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 mortgage brokers and lenders in Champaign County. 7 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $13,456 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 73% 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 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Champaign County has 2.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 173, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Champaign County would have about 30, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,094 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Champaign County scores 63 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #200 of 887 scored counties.

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