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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Philadelphia County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #101 of 887 scored counties
#11 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
96
15 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
55
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$11.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,647 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
302
3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,574,281
−1.6% 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

Households in Philadelphia County spend about $11.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,647 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3 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.

There are 96 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Philadelphia County as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 16%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 67% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Philadelphia County in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 12,353 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Philadelphia County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Philadelphia County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #101 of 887 scored counties and #11 of 28 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasurePhiladelphia CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.42.54.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)302185100
Households per official establishment12,3537,7804,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+22.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,647$18,070$16,661
Median household income$61,953$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7167

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 55+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
407
Annual payroll, 2023
$69.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
290The 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
Households
679,428
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.1
Land area
134 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11,759
Median household income
$61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,219
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
745,931
Daytime population
1,658,281Residents 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 Philadelphia 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
11Philadelphia County, PA71961.4302−1.6%#101 of 887

Other business types in Philadelphia County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 96 mortgage brokers and lenders in Philadelphia County. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.

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

About $11.3B a year, or $16,647 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 96 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3 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 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Philadelphia County has 1.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 302, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 290, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,353 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 71 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #101 of 887 scored counties.

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