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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Newport News city, VA
How Newport News city, 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #819 of 887 scored counties
#28 of 37 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 28
- 5 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,412 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 100
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,230
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Newport News city scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #819 of 887 scored counties and #28 of 37 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 mortgage brokers and lenders in Newport News city. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $14,412 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Newport News city spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is in line with 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.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Newport News city in 2023. That is one for every 3,044 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newport News city declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Newport News city 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.
| Measure | Newport News city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 100 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,044 | 3,955 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,412 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $69,634 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 25
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 285 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 Newport News city, 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 Newport News city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,230−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 76,112
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 69 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,670
- Median household income
- $69,634+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,058
- Median home value
- $260,600
- Jobs located here
- 98,238
- Daytime population
- 206,364Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, VA | 81 | 8 | 2.3 | 192 | +8.8% | #28 of 887 |
| 2Spotsylvania County, VA | 79 | 13 | 2.5 | 183 | +10.5% | #40 of 887 |
| 3Stafford County, VA | 75 | 13 | 2.5 | 202 | +8.3% | #66 of 887 |
| 4Arlington County, VA | 74 | 30 | 2.7 | 190 | +2.1% | #75 of 887 |
| 5Suffolk city, VA | 73 | 5 | 1.3 | 317 | +10.4% | #77 of 887 |
| 6Prince William County, VA | 67 | 53 | 3.4 | 147 | +4.2% | #149 of 887 |
| 7Loudoun County, VA | 67 | 65 | 4.5 | 124 | +6.4% | #153 of 887 |
| 8Hanover County, VA | 66 | 9 | 2.1 | 216 | +5.6% | #159 of 887 |
| 9Bedford County, VA | 65 | 8 | 2.4 | 164 | +4.4% | #165 of 887 |
| 10Augusta County, VA | 60 | 6 | 1.9 | 200 | +1.8% | #241 of 887 |
| 28Newport News city, VA | 27 | 28 | 3.7 | 100 | −1.5% | #819 of 887 |
Other business types in Newport News city
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 estate21
- Real estate agents and brokers25
- Property management15
- Mortgage brokers and lenders27
- Home inspectors34
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Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Newport News city, VA?
Newport News city has 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Newport News city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $14,412 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with 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 76,112 households in Newport News city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport News city, VA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Newport News city has 3.7 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,044 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Newport News city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Newport News city at 183,230 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,112 households. The median household income in Newport News city is $69,634 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. Newport News city scores 27 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #819 of 887 scored counties.
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