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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Hunterdon County, NJ
How Hunterdon County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #6 of 887 scored counties
#1 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $23,084 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 251
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,781
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Hunterdon County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #6 of 887 scored counties and #1 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 mortgage brokers and lenders in Hunterdon County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $23,084 per household (39% above the U.S. average), households in Hunterdon County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.5 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Hunterdon County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 16,953 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hunterdon County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hunterdon County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Hunterdon County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 251 | 132 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 16,953 | 5,212 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $23,084 | $20,430 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $141,715 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,781+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 50,860
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 304
- Median household income
- $141,715+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $185,175
- Median home value
- $517,200
- Jobs located here
- 48,352
- Daytime population
- 111,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hunterdon County, NJ | 86 | 12 | 2.4 | 251 | +2.3% | #6 of 887 |
| 2Hudson County, NJ | 83 | 48 | 1.6 | 317 | +1.8% | #14 of 887 |
| 3Essex County, NJ | 81 | 69 | 2.2 | 226 | +4.2% | #27 of 887 |
| 4Sussex County, NJ | 79 | 15 | 2.6 | 208 | +2.9% | #38 of 887 |
| 5Passaic County, NJ | 74 | 42 | 2.3 | 208 | +1.6% | #74 of 887 |
| 6Warren County, NJ | 73 | 15 | 3.3 | 151 | +3.2% | #87 of 887 |
| 7Union County, NJ | 73 | 75 | 3.7 | 144 | +5.0% | #88 of 887 |
| 8Cumberland County, NJ | 72 | 14 | 2.6 | 166 | +2.2% | #97 of 887 |
| 9Middlesex County, NJ | 71 | 101 | 3.3 | 163 | +2.6% | #106 of 887 |
| 10Ocean County, NJ | 71 | 75 | 3.1 | 159 | +5.6% | #109 of 887 |
Other business types in Hunterdon 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 estate62
- Real estate agents and brokers71
- Property management71
- Mortgage brokers and lenders86
- Home inspectors41
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Hunterdon County, NJ?
Hunterdon County has 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 Hunterdon County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $23,084 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.5 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 50,860 households in Hunterdon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hunterdon County, NJ compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Hunterdon County has 2.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 251, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Hunterdon County would have about 30, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,953 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Hunterdon County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hunterdon County at 131,781 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,860 households. The median household income in Hunterdon County is $141,715 a year, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hunterdon County scores 86 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #6 of 887 scored counties.
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