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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Hood River County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #833 of 887 scored counties
#22 of 23 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$172.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,333 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
49
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,720
−0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Hood River County is 26 (lower middle), #833 of 887 scored counties and #22 of 23 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hood River County comes to about $172.8M a year: $19,333 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 51% 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.

There are 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Hood River County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 56%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hood River County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 2,980 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hood River County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Hood River County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Hood River County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureHood River CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.16.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4978100
Households per official establishment2,9803,4584,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.7%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,333$18,335$16,661
Median household income$88,947$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score2628

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
95 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Hood River 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 Hood River County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,720−0.7% since 2020
Households
8,939
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$88,947+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,854
Median home value
$660,000
Jobs located here
13,643
Daytime population
25,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Oregon

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, OR7281.7246+0.6%#92 of 887
2Polk County, OR6451.5309+2.3%#179 of 887
3Benton County, OR60143.6127+4.4%#248 of 887
4Coos County, OR5772.4171−1.5%#287 of 887
5Columbia County, OR5794.3107+2.6%#302 of 887
6Lincoln County, OR5452.2194+0.3%#340 of 887
7Multnomah County, OR541303.7131−2.6%#348 of 887
8Yamhill County, OR51184.6103+2.2%#426 of 887
9Crook County, OR5054.6100+10.6%#445 of 887
10Linn County, OR49214.1105+3.0%#458 of 887
22Hood River County, OR26910.149−0.7%#833 of 887

Other business types in Hood River County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Hood River County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 mortgage brokers and lenders in Hood River County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Hood River County, OR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $172.8M a year, or $19,333 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 51% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,939 households in Hood River County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hood River County, OR compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Hood River County has 10.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 49, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Hood River County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,980 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Hood River County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Hood River County at 23,720 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,939 households. Median household income in Hood River County is $88,947, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Hood River County scores 26 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #833 of 887 scored counties.

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