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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Richmond city, VA
How Richmond 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #530 of 887 scored counties
#20 of 37 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 40
- 9 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −21.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,727 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 98
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 237,257
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 mortgage brokers and lenders in Richmond city. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 23%, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
At $14,727 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond city spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2% below 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 Richmond city was 22 in 2023, down 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,742 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond city grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Richmond city is 45 (lower middle), #530 of 887 scored counties and #20 of 37 scored counties in Virginia.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 98 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,742 | 3,955 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.4% | +24.1% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,727 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 22−21.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 409 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 237,257+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 104,321
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 60 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,827
- Median household income
- $64,587+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,266
- Median home value
- $353,000
- Jobs located here
- 174,706
- Daytime population
- 296,295Residents 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 |
| 20Richmond city, VA | 45 | 40 | 3.8 | 98 | +4.6% | #530 of 887 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers36
- Property management29
- Mortgage brokers and lenders45
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Richmond city, VA?
There are 40 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Richmond city as of September 2026. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, down 21.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Richmond city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $14,727 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 40 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 2% below 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 104,321 households in Richmond city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond city, VA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Richmond city has 3.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 98, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Richmond city would have about 39, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,742 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond city at 237,257 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,321 households. The median household income in Richmond city is $64,587 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.7% 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. Richmond city scores 45 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #530 of 887 scored counties.
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