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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Peoria County, IL

How Peoria 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #566 of 887 scored counties
#16 of 22 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
23
11 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,612 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
118
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,553
−1.6% 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 Peoria County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,612 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 18% 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 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Peoria County as of September 2026. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Peoria County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 8,639 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Peoria County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Peoria County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #566 of 887 scored counties and #16 of 22 scored counties in Illinois.

How Peoria 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 Peoria County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasurePeoria CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.04.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11896100
Households per official establishment8,6397,2894,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,612$14,866$16,661
Median household income$65,108$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 9
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2311 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Peoria 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 Peoria County

Population, 2025 estimate
178,553−1.6% since 2020
Households
77,755
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
619 sq. mi.
People per square mile
290
Median household income
$65,108+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,598
Median home value
$158,500
Jobs located here
105,914
Daytime population
205,092Residents 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 Peoria 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
16Peoria County, IL43233.0118−1.6%#566 of 887

Other business types in Peoria County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 mortgage brokers and lenders in Peoria County. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $13,612 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 18% 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 77,755 households in Peoria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Peoria County has 3.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 118, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Peoria County would have about 27, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,639 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Peoria County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Peoria County at 178,553 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,755 households. Median household income in Peoria County is $65,108, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Peoria County scores 43 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #566 of 887 scored counties.

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