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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Lucas County, OH

How Lucas 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #341 of 887 scored counties
#11 of 33 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
37
6 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,174 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
167
67% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,347
−1.7% 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 $13,174 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Lucas County spend about $2.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 67% 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.

There are 37 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Lucas County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Lucas County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 12,216 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lucas County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Lucas County is 54 (upper middle), #341 of 887 scored counties and #11 of 33 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lucas 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 Lucas County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLucas CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.94.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)167123100
Households per official establishment12,2168,7944,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,174$13,878$16,661
Median household income$62,224$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 15
Employees, 2023
91
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
376 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The 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 Lucas 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 Lucas County

Population, 2025 estimate
423,347−1.7% since 2020
Households
183,243
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
340 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,260
Median household income
$62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,001
Median home value
$163,900
Jobs located here
202,605
Daytime population
443,876Residents 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 Lucas 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
11Lucas County, OH54372.0167−1.7%#341 of 887

Other business types in Lucas County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 mortgage brokers and lenders in Lucas County. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

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

About $2.4B a year, or $13,174 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 37 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 67% 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 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lucas County has 2.0 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 167, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Lucas County would have about 62, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,216 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Lucas County scores 54 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #341 of 887 scored counties.

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