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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Wicomico County, MD
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Wicomico County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #333 of 887 scored counties
#7 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $615.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,203 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 121
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,899
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 mortgage brokers and lenders in Wicomico County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in Wicomico County spend about $615.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,203 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 21% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Wicomico County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 6,745 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Wicomico County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Wicomico County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #333 of 887 scored counties and #7 of 19 scored counties in Maryland.
How Wicomico County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Wicomico County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 121 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 6,745 | 4,242 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,203 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,210 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $590K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,899+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,470
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 374 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $76,210+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,023
- Median home value
- $254,700
- Jobs located here
- 43,883
- Daytime population
- 101,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prince George’s County, MD | 74 | 61 | 1.8 | 251 | +0.5% | #72 of 887 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 73 | 11 | 2.6 | 182 | +2.4% | #80 of 887 |
| 3Washington County, MD | 68 | 12 | 2.0 | 196 | +2.0% | #132 of 887 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 67 | 10 | 2.5 | 169 | +3.2% | #146 of 887 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 64 | 28 | 4.6 | 103 | +5.9% | #196 of 887 |
| 6Baltimore city, MD | 55 | 47 | 1.8 | 201 | −2.3% | #325 of 887 |
| 7Wicomico County, MD | 55 | 13 | 3.2 | 121 | +3.2% | #333 of 887 |
| 8Carroll County, MD | 54 | 22 | 3.4 | 137 | +2.2% | #346 of 887 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 49 | 40 | 3.9 | 116 | +2.0% | #457 of 887 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 49 | 66 | 6.3 | 76 | +11.0% | #467 of 887 |
Other business types in Wicomico 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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers36
- Property management32
- Mortgage brokers and lenders55
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Wicomico County, MD?
There are 13 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Wicomico County as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Wicomico County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $615.3M a year, or $15,203 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 21% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,470 households in Wicomico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wicomico County, MD compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Wicomico County has 3.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 121, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Wicomico County would have about 16, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,745 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Wicomico County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Wicomico County at 106,899 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,470 households. The median household income in Wicomico County is $76,210 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Wicomico County scores 55 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #333 of 887 scored counties.
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