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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Kankakee County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Kankakee County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #409 of 887 scored counties
#10 of 22 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $568.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,860 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 243
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,525
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kankakee County spend about $568.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,860 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.4 times 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 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Kankakee County as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Kankakee County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kankakee County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Kankakee County is 51 (upper middle), #409 of 887 scored counties and #10 of 22 scored counties in Illinois.
How Kankakee 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 | Kankakee County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 243 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,289 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,860 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,281 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 38 |
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
- 64 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Kankakee 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 Kankakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,525−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 40,996
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,302
- Median home value
- $192,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,664
- Daytime population
- 98,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Kankakee 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management58
- Mortgage brokers and lenders51
- Home inspectors13
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Kankakee County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 mortgage brokers and lenders in Kankakee County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Kankakee County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kankakee County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $568.2M a year, or $13,860 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 times 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 40,996 households in Kankakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kankakee County, IL compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Kankakee County has 1.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 243, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Kankakee County would have about 15, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Kankakee County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kankakee County at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in Kankakee County is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. Kankakee County scores 51 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #409 of 887 scored counties.
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