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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Hanover County, VA

How Hanover County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #159 of 887 scored counties
#8 of 37 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$758.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,767 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
216
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,423
+5.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 mortgage brokers and lenders in Hanover County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in Hanover County spend about $758.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,767 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Hanover County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,557 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Hanover County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hanover County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #159 of 887 scored counties and #8 of 37 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hanover 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 Hanover County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHanover CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.14.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)216104100
Households per official establishment3,5573,9554,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,767$16,844$16,661
Median household income$112,805$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 12
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Hanover 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 Hanover County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,423+5.6% since 2020
Households
42,688
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
241
Median household income
$112,805+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$139,805
Median home value
$400,400
Jobs located here
61,897
Daytime population
116,596Residents 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 Hanover 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 Hanover County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Hanover County as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Hanover County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $758.5M a year, or $17,767 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 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 42,688 households in Hanover County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hanover County has 2.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 216, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Hanover County would have about 19, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,557 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Hanover County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Hanover County at 116,423 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,688 households. The median household income in Hanover County is $112,805 a year, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Hanover County scores 66 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #159 of 887 scored counties.

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