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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Knox County, ME
How Knox County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $328M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,743 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 280
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 mortgage brokers and lenders in Knox County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Knox County comes to about $328M a year: $17,743 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.8 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Knox County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Knox County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, Knox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 280 | 130 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,913 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −26.4% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,743 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 70 |
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
- 31 chain location
- 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kennebec County, ME | 79 | 12 | 2.2 | 196 | +3.5% | #39 of 887 |
| 2York County, ME | 75 | 32 | 3.5 | 136 | +4.8% | #70 of 887 |
| 3Androscoggin County, ME | 73 | 13 | 2.8 | 155 | +4.8% | #85 of 887 |
| 4Penobscot County, ME | 57 | 28 | 4.3 | 100 | +3.8% | #306 of 887 |
| 5Cumberland County, ME | 42 | 116 | 8.8 | 57 | +4.5% | #602 of 887 |
| Knox County, ME | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | 280 | +1.1% |
Other business types in Knox 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 estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers45
- Property management33
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Knox County, ME?
There are 3 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Knox County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $328M a year, or $17,743 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.8 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Knox County has 1.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 280, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Knox County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Knox 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.
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