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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Monroe County, PA
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Monroe County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #113 of 887 scored counties
#12 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,066 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 315
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 167,179
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 mortgage brokers and lenders in Monroe County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $18,066 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.2 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Monroe County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #113 of 887 scored counties and #12 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 315 | 185 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,780 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,066 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $83,565 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 167,179−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,212
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $83,565+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,906
- Median home value
- $267,600
- Jobs located here
- 50,869
- Daytime population
- 150,408Residents 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 |
| 12Monroe County, PA | 70 | 9 | 1.5 | 315 | −0.7% | #113 of 887 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders70
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Monroe County, PA?
There are 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Monroe County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $18,066 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.2 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,212 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, PA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Monroe County has 1.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 315, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Monroe County would have about 28, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Monroe County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 167,179 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,212 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,565 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Monroe County scores 70 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #113 of 887 scored counties.
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