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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Columbiana County, OH

How Columbiana County, OH 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #669 of 887 scored counties
#27 of 33 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$524.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,642 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
149
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,377
−2.2% 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

For mortgage brokers and lenders, Columbiana County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #669 of 887 scored counties and #27 of 33 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 mortgage brokers and lenders in Columbiana County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $12,642 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Columbiana County spend about $524.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 49% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Columbiana County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Columbiana County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Columbiana County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Columbiana County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureColumbiana CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.94.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)149123100
Households per official establishmentn/a8,7944,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,642$13,878$16,661
Median household income$58,180$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3748

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
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Columbiana 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 Columbiana County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,377−2.2% since 2020
Households
41,459
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,065
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
28,013
Daytime population
85,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Fairfield County, OH76132.2179+6.5%#62 of 887
2Licking County, OH70172.5152+3.8%#123 of 887
3Wood County, OH6771.3281+1.5%#143 of 887
4Miami County, OH64112.4148+3.4%#187 of 887
5Clermont County, OH64232.7140+3.9%#189 of 887
6Greene County, OH63192.8138+3.7%#203 of 887
7Trumbull County, OH60111.3253−1.3%#239 of 887
8Lorain County, OH58302.4153+3.1%#276 of 887
9Medina County, OH57192.6152+1.3%#292 of 887
10Montgomery County, OH55602.6133+0.5%#330 of 887
27Columbiana County, OH3792.2149−2.2%#669 of 887

Other business types in Columbiana County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Columbiana County, OH?

There are 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Columbiana County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Columbiana County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Columbiana County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $524.1M a year, or $12,642 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 49% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,459 households in Columbiana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbiana County has 2.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 149, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Columbiana County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Columbiana County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Columbiana County at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. The median household income in Columbiana County is $58,180 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Columbiana County scores 37 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #669 of 887 scored counties.

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 Columbiana County

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