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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Kane County, IL

How Kane County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #743 of 887 scored counties
#20 of 22 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
147
28 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
34
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,108 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
52
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
86% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
525,757
+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

For mortgage brokers and lenders, Kane County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #743 of 887 scored counties and #20 of 22 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 147 mortgage brokers and lenders in Kane County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Kane County spend about $3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,108 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 48% 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 Kane County was 34 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 5,433 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $156K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Kane County. Population estimates put the population change in Kane County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kane 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 Kane County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureKane CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.04.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5296100
Households per official establishment5,4337,2894,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+2.7%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,108$14,866$16,661
Median household income$103,163$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 340.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
266
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14728 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$156K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Kane 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 Kane County

Population, 2025 estimate
525,757+1.8% since 2020
Households
184,706
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
996
Median household income
$103,163+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,975
Median home value
$327,000
Jobs located here
219,275
Daytime population
474,484Residents 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 Kane 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
20Kane County, IL331478.052+1.8%#743 of 887

Other business types in Kane County

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

Questions

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

Kane County has 147 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $3B a year, or $16,108 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 147 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 48% 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 184,706 households in Kane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kane County has 8.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 52, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Kane County would have about 76, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,433 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 Kane County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Kane County at 525,757 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,706 households. The median household income in Kane County is $103,163 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Kane County scores 33 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #743 of 887 scored counties.

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