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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Ionia County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Ionia County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$315.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,515 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
809
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
66,557
−0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 mortgage broker or lender in Ionia County. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

Households in Ionia County spend about $315.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,515 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. 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 Ionia County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Ionia County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings, Ionia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ionia County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Ionia County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIonia CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.43.44.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)809107100
Households per official establishmentn/a6,2814,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,515$13,996$16,661
Median household income$75,611$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
10 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 Ionia 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 Ionia County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,557−0.5% since 2020
Households
23,355
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,563
Median home value
$198,500
Jobs located here
18,430
Daytime population
58,714Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Monroe County, MI6761.0381+0.7%#142 of 887
2Jackson County, MI62101.6215−0.4%#213 of 887
3Calhoun County, MI5961.1299−0.6%#259 of 887
4St. Clair County, MI58152.2158+0.1%#274 of 887
5Bay County, MI5392.0166−1.6%#371 of 887
6Kalamazoo County, MI53292.7133+0.8%#377 of 887
7Ingham County, MI53342.9118+1.7%#382 of 887
8Berrien County, MI51162.5138−1.3%#414 of 887
9Eaton County, MI50102.2164+0.4%#434 of 887
10Ottawa County, MI49494.488+3.9%#464 of 887
Ionia County, MINot scored10.4809−0.5%

Other business types in Ionia County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Ionia County, MI?

Ionia County has 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings 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 Ionia County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ionia County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $315.6M a year, or $13,515 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ionia County has 1 mortgage broker or lender on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Ionia County would have about 8, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Ionia County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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