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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Berks County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Berks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #45 of 887 scored counties
#5 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 36
- 9 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,940 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 208
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For mortgage brokers and lenders, Berks County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #45 of 887 scored counties and #5 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.
At $17,940 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Berks County spend about $2.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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.
Berks County has 36 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Berks County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 10,882 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Berks County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berks 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.
| Measure | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 208 | 185 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 10,882 | 7,780 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,940 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 369 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The 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 Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northampton County, PA | 83 | 24 | 2.0 | 246 | +3.7% | #18 of 887 |
| 2Lebanon County, PA | 82 | 6 | 1.1 | 428 | +2.2% | #21 of 887 |
| 3Luzerne County, PA | 79 | 11 | 0.8 | 522 | +2.1% | #34 of 887 |
| 4Franklin County, PA | 79 | 12 | 1.9 | 239 | +3.0% | #35 of 887 |
| 5Berks County, PA | 78 | 36 | 2.2 | 208 | +2.7% | #45 of 887 |
| 6Westmoreland County, PA | 76 | 17 | 1.1 | 409 | −1.4% | #58 of 887 |
| 7Beaver County, PA | 76 | 9 | 1.2 | 354 | −1.1% | #60 of 887 |
| 8Dauphin County, PA | 75 | 22 | 1.8 | 250 | +2.3% | #65 of 887 |
| 9Washington County, PA | 74 | 13 | 1.5 | 316 | +0.7% | #71 of 887 |
| 10Erie County, PA | 72 | 12 | 1.1 | 390 | −1.8% | #91 of 887 |
Other business types in Berks County
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 estate70
- Real estate agents and brokers73
- Property management82
- Mortgage brokers and lenders78
- Home inspectors77
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Berks County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 mortgage brokers and lenders in Berks County. 9 of them (25%) 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 Berks County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.9B a year, or $17,940 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 36 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.1 times 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 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Berks 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 208, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Berks County would have about 75, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,882 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 78 for mortgage brokers and lenders (high), #45 of 887 scored counties.
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