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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Ford County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$75.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,931 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
13,216
−2.2% 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 Ford County spend about $75.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,931 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no mortgage brokers and lenders in Ford County. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Ford County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ford County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, Ford County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Ford 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 Ford County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFord CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)n/a96100
Households per official establishmentn/a7,2894,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,931$14,866$16,661
Median household income$62,439$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Ford 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 Ford County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,216−2.2% since 2020
Households
5,828
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
486 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$62,439+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,163
Median home value
$122,000
Jobs located here
5,845
Daytime population
12,564Residents 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 Ford 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
Ford County, ILNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%

Other business types in Ford County

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

Questions

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

There are no mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Ford County as of September 2026. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Ford County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $75.4M a year, or $12,931 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,828 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ford County has no mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Ford County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Ford County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Ford County at 13,216 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,828 households. Median household income in Ford County is $62,439, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Ford County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, having none on map listings.

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