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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Richmond County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #117 of 887 scored counties
#12 of 22 scored counties in New York

Listings
50
13 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
24
−7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,791 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
173
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
501,290
+1.3% 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

At $19,791 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $3.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 73% 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.

Richmond County has 50 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Richmond County in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 7,116 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Richmond County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #117 of 887 scored counties and #12 of 22 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Richmond 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Richmond County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)173244100
Households per official establishment7,1169,5234,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.7%−3.6%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,791$19,048$16,661
Median household income$98,333$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7073

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 24−7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5013 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County

Population, 2025 estimate
501,290+1.3% since 2020
Households
170,777
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
58 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8,604
Median household income
$98,333+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,747
Median home value
$675,500
Jobs located here
129,021
Daytime population
400,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dutchess County, NY83201.7298+1.5%#16 of 887
2Orange County, NY80191.4365+4.2%#31 of 887
3Ulster County, NY7750.7714+1.1%#49 of 887
4Queens County, NY771171.4346−1.1%#51 of 887
5Erie County, NY76360.9510−0.6%#57 of 887
6Kings County, NY761231.2393−2.5%#59 of 887
7Monroe County, NY73571.8255−1.0%#79 of 887
8Saratoga County, NY72292.8180+2.3%#95 of 887
9Onondaga County, NY71402.0226−1.9%#104 of 887
10Bronx County, NY70300.6698−3.8%#112 of 887
12Richmond County, NY70502.9173+1.3%#117 of 887

Other business types in Richmond County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Richmond County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 mortgage brokers and lenders in Richmond County. 13 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Richmond County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.4B a year, or $19,791 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 50 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 73% 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 170,777 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richmond 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 173, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Richmond County would have about 87, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,116 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Richmond County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Richmond County at 501,290 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 170,777 households. Median household income in Richmond County is $98,333, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Richmond County scores 70 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #117 of 887 scored counties.

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