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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Columbus, OH metro area
How the Columbus, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #193 of 373 scored metro areas
#6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 352
- 95 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- +11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,770 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 93
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,242,028
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 352 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Columbus metro area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in the Columbus metro area spend about $12.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,770 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 7% below 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 the Columbus metro area was 122 in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 7,087 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Columbus metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Columbus metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #193 of 373 scored metro areas and #6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Columbus metro area 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.
| Measure | Columbus metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 93 | 123 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,087 | 8,794 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.7% | +13.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,770 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,945 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 122+11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,036
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $180.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35295 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 327The 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 the Columbus metro area, 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 the Columbus metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,242,028+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 864,663
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 454
- Median household income
- $81,945+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,942
- Median home value
- $300,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,129,650
- Daytime population
- 2,268,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Columbus metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandusky, OH | 58 | 9 | 1.8 | 200 | −2.6% | #114 of 373 |
| 2Toledo, OH | 56 | 44 | 1.7 | 199 | −1.0% | #132 of 373 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 56 | 90 | 2.6 | 136 | +1.5% | #137 of 373 |
| 4Youngstown-Warren, OH | 52 | 33 | 1.8 | 181 | −1.4% | #161 of 373 |
| 5Canton-Massillon, OH | 52 | 35 | 2.1 | 164 | −0.2% | #162 of 373 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | 13 | 2.2 | 152 | −3.6% | #181 of 373 |
| 6Columbus, OH | 49 | 352 | 4.1 | 93 | +4.7% | #193 of 373 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 48 | 42 | 2.8 | 128 | −2.6% | #198 of 373 |
| 7Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 47 | 324 | 3.6 | 106 | +2.7% | #207 of 373 |
| 8Akron, OH | 46 | 99 | 3.3 | 107 | 0.0% | #213 of 373 |
Other business types in the Columbus metro area
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 estate42
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders49
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Columbus, OH metro area?
The Columbus metro area has 352 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 95 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 11.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbus, OH metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $12.8B a year, or $14,770 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 352 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 7% below 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 864,663 households in the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Columbus metro area has 4.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 93, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Columbus metro area would have about 327, against 352 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,087 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus metro area at 2,242,028 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 864,663 households. The median household income in the Columbus metro area is $81,945 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. The Columbus metro area scores 49 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #193 of 373 scored metro areas.
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