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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Union County, NC
How Union County, NC 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 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #26 of 887 scored counties
#3 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 7 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,473 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 236
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,674
- +11.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Union County is 81 (high), #26 of 887 scored counties and #3 of 38 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 mortgage brokers and lenders in Union County. 7 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Union County comes to about $1.5B a year: $17,473 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.4 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 7,020 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 11.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Union County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 236 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,020 | 5,469 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,473 | $15,139 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $102,900 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 167 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,674+11.7% since 2020
- Households
- 84,237
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $102,900+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,492
- Median home value
- $417,300
- Jobs located here
- 76,151
- Daytime population
- 210,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cabarrus County, NC | 85 | 17 | 2.0 | 208 | +9.9% | #8 of 887 |
| 2Johnston County, NC | 82 | 15 | 1.8 | 227 | +17.9% | #22 of 887 |
| 3Union County, NC | 81 | 16 | 1.9 | 236 | +11.7% | #26 of 887 |
| 4Lincoln County, NC | 78 | 6 | 1.6 | 248 | +13.2% | #42 of 887 |
| 5Gaston County, NC | 76 | 18 | 1.9 | 194 | +7.8% | #61 of 887 |
| 6Iredell County, NC | 75 | 21 | 2.8 | 147 | +12.9% | #69 of 887 |
| 7Davidson County, NC | 71 | 11 | 1.6 | 231 | +6.6% | #103 of 887 |
| 8Forsyth County, NC | 71 | 37 | 2.3 | 162 | +5.0% | #107 of 887 |
| 9Durham County, NC | 70 | 40 | 2.8 | 146 | +7.7% | #124 of 887 |
| 10Randolph County, NC | 67 | 9 | 1.6 | 226 | +3.5% | #144 of 887 |
Other business types in Union 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 estate58
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management81
- Mortgage brokers and lenders81
- Home inspectors54
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Union County, NC?
There are 16 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 7 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Union County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $17,473 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.4 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 84,237 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NC compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Union County has 1.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 236, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Union County would have about 38, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,020 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 267,674 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,237 households. The median household income in Union County is $102,900 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Union County scores 81 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #26 of 887 scored counties.
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