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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Rock Island County, IL

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Rock Island County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #562 of 887 scored counties
#14 of 22 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
12
9 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$820.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,290 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
175
75% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,869
−1.7% 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 Rock Island County spend about $820.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,290 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 75% 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 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Rock Island County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rock Island County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, Rock Island County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #562 of 887 scored counties and #14 of 22 scored counties in Illinois.

How Rock Island 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 Rock Island County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRock Island CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.94.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)17596100
Households per official establishmentn/a7,2894,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,290$14,866$16,661
Median household income$67,159$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4338

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
129 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Rock Island 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 Rock Island County

Population, 2025 estimate
141,869−1.7% since 2020
Households
61,733
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
428 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,299
Median home value
$150,400
Jobs located here
67,505
Daytime population
147,154Residents 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 Rock Island 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
14Rock Island County, IL43121.9175−1.7%#562 of 887

Other business types in Rock Island County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 mortgage brokers and lenders in Rock Island County. 9 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Rock Island County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $820.4M a year, or $13,290 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 75% 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rock Island County has 1.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 175, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 21, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Rock Island County scores 43 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #562 of 887 scored counties.

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