Groundwork

Real estate · County · Kentucky

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Franklin County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #588 of 887 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$326.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,379 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
84
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,649
+2.0% since 2020

See the mortgage brokers and lenders around any address in Franklin County

The site report maps the mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Franklin County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 mortgage brokers and lenders in Franklin County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Franklin County comes to about $326.7M a year: $14,379 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 16% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 7,573 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Franklin County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Franklin County is 42 (lower middle), #588 of 887 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Franklin County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Franklin County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)84118100
Households per official establishment7,5737,1444,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.4%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,379$14,283$16,661
Median household income$65,298$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4253

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
125
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.7M
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
8The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,649+2.0% since 2020
Households
22,718
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
208 sq. mi.
People per square mile
249
Median household income
$65,298+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,985
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
35,970
Daytime population
63,912Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Franklin County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Franklin County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Mortgage brokers and lenders across Kentucky

Every Kentucky market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY7952.2220+4.9%#36 of 887
2Scott County, KY7752.2185+8.2%#52 of 887
3Hardin County, KY64122.7139+2.4%#190 of 887
4Shelby County, KY6063.2123+6.2%#251 of 887
5Campbell County, KY59112.8143+2.5%#265 of 887
6Bullitt County, KY57113.5114+5.0%#301 of 887
7Boone County, KY57214.1105+6.5%#303 of 887
8Madison County, KY55154.090+9.4%#338 of 887
9Warren County, KY52213.897+10.6%#401 of 887
10Laurel County, KY5162.5137+1.6%#415 of 887
11Franklin County, KY42104.484+2.0%#588 of 887

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Franklin County, KY?

There are 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Franklin County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $326.7M a year, or $14,379 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 16% 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 22,718 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 4.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 84, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Franklin County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,573 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 52,649 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,718 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,298 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Franklin County scores 42 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #588 of 887 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Franklin County. It maps the mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for mortgage brokers and lenders · All 56 business types in Franklin County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Franklin County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Franklin County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.