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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Albany County, NY
How Albany County, NY 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #119 of 887 scored counties
#13 of 22 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 39
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,555 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 164
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $18,555 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $2.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 64% 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.
Albany County has 39 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Albany County was 18 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,484 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Albany County is 70 (upper middle), #119 of 887 scored counties and #13 of 22 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 164 | 244 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,484 | 9,523 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −3.6% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,555 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 554
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 391 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dutchess County, NY | 83 | 20 | 1.7 | 298 | +1.5% | #16 of 887 |
| 2Orange County, NY | 80 | 19 | 1.4 | 365 | +4.2% | #31 of 887 |
| 3Ulster County, NY | 77 | 5 | 0.7 | 714 | +1.1% | #49 of 887 |
| 4Queens County, NY | 77 | 117 | 1.4 | 346 | −1.1% | #51 of 887 |
| 5Erie County, NY | 76 | 36 | 0.9 | 510 | −0.6% | #57 of 887 |
| 6Kings County, NY | 76 | 123 | 1.2 | 393 | −2.5% | #59 of 887 |
| 7Monroe County, NY | 73 | 57 | 1.8 | 255 | −1.0% | #79 of 887 |
| 8Saratoga County, NY | 72 | 29 | 2.8 | 180 | +2.3% | #95 of 887 |
| 9Onondaga County, NY | 71 | 40 | 2.0 | 226 | −1.9% | #104 of 887 |
| 10Bronx County, NY | 70 | 30 | 0.6 | 698 | −3.8% | #112 of 887 |
| 13Albany County, NY | 70 | 39 | 2.9 | 164 | +2.2% | #119 of 887 |
Other business types in Albany 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management54
- Mortgage brokers and lenders70
- Home inspectors63
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 mortgage brokers and lenders in Albany County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.5B a year, or $18,555 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 39 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 64% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Albany County has 2.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 164, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Albany County would have about 64, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,484 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 70 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #119 of 887 scored counties.
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