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Mortgage brokers and lenders in DuPage County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in DuPage County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #861 of 887 scored counties
#22 of 22 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 364
- 94 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,813 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 42
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 934,298
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
DuPage County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #861 of 887 scored counties and #22 of 22 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 364 mortgage brokers and lenders in DuPage County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in DuPage County comes to about $5.9B a year: $16,813 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 58% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in DuPage County was 122 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,875 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in DuPage County. Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DuPage 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.
| Measure | DuPage County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 42 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,875 | 7,289 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.7% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,813 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $112,096 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 122 → 1220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $159.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36494 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 151The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in DuPage 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 DuPage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 934,298+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 350,758
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 328 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,836
- Median household income
- $112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $152,117
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 643,931
- Daytime population
- 1,099,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 83 | 6 | 1.3 | 318 | +9.9% | #13 of 887 |
| 2Tazewell County, IL | 66 | 5 | 0.9 | 391 | −0.9% | #156 of 887 |
| 3Sangamon County, IL | 66 | 12 | 1.4 | 256 | −1.0% | #158 of 887 |
| 4Champaign County, IL | 63 | 17 | 2.0 | 173 | +1.8% | #200 of 887 |
| 5Winnebago County, IL | 61 | 17 | 1.5 | 233 | −0.4% | #227 of 887 |
| 6Will County, IL | 60 | 88 | 3.6 | 116 | +2.2% | #254 of 887 |
| 7McLean County, IL | 59 | 18 | 2.6 | 144 | +0.1% | #264 of 887 |
| 8Williamson County, IL | 55 | 6 | 2.1 | 165 | +0.2% | #326 of 887 |
| 9LaSalle County, IL | 52 | 5 | 1.1 | 319 | −1.5% | #395 of 887 |
| 10Kankakee County, IL | 51 | 6 | 1.5 | 243 | −1.7% | #409 of 887 |
| 22DuPage County, IL | 22 | 364 | 10.4 | 42 | +0.3% | #861 of 887 |
Other business types in DuPage 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 estate27
- Real estate agents and brokers29
- Property management46
- Mortgage brokers and lenders22
- Home inspectors46
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in DuPage County, IL?
There are 364 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in DuPage County as of September 2026. 94 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.9B a year, or $16,813 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 364 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 58% below 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 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
DuPage County has 10.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 42, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, DuPage County would have about 151, against 364 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,875 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 22 for mortgage brokers and lenders (low), #861 of 887 scored counties.
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