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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Topeka, KS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in the Topeka, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #149 of 373 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,595 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 338
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 77% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,052
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Topeka metro area spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,595 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.4 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.
The Topeka metro area has 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Topeka metro area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show the Topeka metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Topeka metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #149 of 373 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.
How the Topeka metro area compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Topeka metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 338 | 103 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,786 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,595 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,888 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 41 |
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
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 the Topeka metro area, 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 the Topeka metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,052+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 96,999
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $69,888+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,198
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 117,217
- Daytime population
- 240,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Topeka metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence, KS | 64 | 11 | 2.2 | 165 | +1.8% | #64 of 373 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 54 | 10 | 1.0 | 338 | +0.1% | #149 of 373 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 51 | 9 | 1.9 | 175 | −2.0% | #171 of 373 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 47 | 24 | 3.0 | 109 | +3.9% | #206 of 373 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 37 | 15 | 2.9 | 117 | +1.4% | #289 of 373 |
| 4Wichita, KS | 37 | 90 | 3.5 | 99 | +2.4% | #291 of 373 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 33 | 485 | 5.4 | 70 | +3.4% | #338 of 373 |
Other business types in the Topeka metro area
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 estate44
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management30
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Topeka, KS metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Topeka metro area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Topeka metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Topeka, KS metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.3B a year, or $13,595 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.4 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 96,999 households in the Topeka metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Topeka, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Topeka metro area has 1.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 338, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Topeka metro area would have about 34, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is the Topeka, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Topeka metro area at 233,052 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 96,999 households. Median household income in the Topeka metro area is $69,888, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. The Topeka metro area scores 54 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #149 of 373 scored metro areas.
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