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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Allegheny County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #199 of 887 scored counties
#18 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
140
15 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
79
+9.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$9.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,200 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
182
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 140 mortgage brokers and lenders in Allegheny County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

At $18,200 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Allegheny County spend about $9.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 82% 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.

Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Allegheny County in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,909 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Allegheny County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegheny County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, Allegheny County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #199 of 887 scored counties and #18 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.54.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)182185100
Households per official establishment6,9097,7804,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.7%+22.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,200$18,070$16,661
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
72 → 79+9.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,258
Annual payroll, 2023
$129.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14015 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
255The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$75K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Northampton County, PA83242.0246+3.7%#18 of 887
2Lebanon County, PA8261.1428+2.2%#21 of 887
3Luzerne County, PA79110.8522+2.1%#34 of 887
4Franklin County, PA79121.9239+3.0%#35 of 887
5Berks County, PA78362.2208+2.7%#45 of 887
6Westmoreland County, PA76171.1409−1.4%#58 of 887
7Beaver County, PA7691.2354−1.1%#60 of 887
8Dauphin County, PA75221.8250+2.3%#65 of 887
9Washington County, PA74131.5316+0.7%#71 of 887
10Erie County, PA72121.1390−1.8%#91 of 887
18Allegheny County, PA631402.6182−2.0%#199 of 887

Other business types in Allegheny County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Allegheny County, PA?

Allegheny County has 140 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $9.9B a year, or $18,200 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 140 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 82% 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 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegheny County has 2.6 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 182, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 255, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,909 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 63 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #199 of 887 scored counties.

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