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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Arlington County, VA

The mortgage brokers and lenders in Arlington County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #75 of 887 scored counties
#4 of 37 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
30
9 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,847 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
190
90% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
243,931
+2.1% since 2020

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What this means

Arlington County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #75 of 887 scored counties and #4 of 37 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for mortgage brokers and lenders.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Arlington County comes to about $2.2B a year: $19,847 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 90% 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.

There are 30 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Arlington County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 30%, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Arlington County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 7,468 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates show Arlington County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Arlington County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Arlington County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureArlington CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.74.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)190104100
Households per official establishment7,4683,9554,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,847$16,844$16,661
Median household income$142,114$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7445

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 15
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
309 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 Arlington 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 Arlington County

Population, 2025 estimate
243,931+2.1% since 2020
Households
112,027
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
41%
Vehicles per household
1.3
Land area
26 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9,089
Median household income
$142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$189,970
Median home value
$895,000
Jobs located here
166,762
Daytime population
284,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Frederick County, VA8182.3192+8.8%#28 of 887
2Spotsylvania County, VA79132.5183+10.5%#40 of 887
3Stafford County, VA75132.5202+8.3%#66 of 887
4Arlington County, VA74302.7190+2.1%#75 of 887
5Suffolk city, VA7351.3317+10.4%#77 of 887
6Prince William County, VA67533.4147+4.2%#149 of 887
7Loudoun County, VA67654.5124+6.4%#153 of 887
8Hanover County, VA6692.1216+5.6%#159 of 887
9Bedford County, VA6582.4164+4.4%#165 of 887
10Augusta County, VA6061.9200+1.8%#241 of 887

Other business types in Arlington County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Arlington County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 mortgage brokers and lenders in Arlington County. 9 of them (30%) 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 Arlington County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.2B a year, or $19,847 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 90% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Arlington County has 2.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 190, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Arlington County would have about 57, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,468 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Arlington County scores 74 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #75 of 887 scored counties.

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