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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Roanoke city, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #614 of 887 scored counties
#22 of 37 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
15
5 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$589.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,518 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
101
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,111
−0.8% 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

At $13,518 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Roanoke city spend about $589.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.

Roanoke city has 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Roanoke city was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 8,715 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roanoke city declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For mortgage brokers and lenders, Roanoke city has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #614 of 887 scored counties and #22 of 37 scored counties in Virginia.

How Roanoke 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Roanoke city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoanoke cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.44.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)101104100
Households per official establishment8,7153,9554,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,518$16,844$16,661
Median household income$55,378$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 5
Employees, 2023
151
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
155 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke city

Population, 2025 estimate
99,111−0.8% since 2020
Households
43,575
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
43 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,313
Median household income
$55,378+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,578
Median home value
$190,500
Jobs located here
69,862
Daytime population
125,030Residents 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 Roanoke city 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
22Roanoke city, VA40153.4101−0.8%#614 of 887

Other business types in Roanoke city

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Roanoke city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 mortgage brokers and lenders in Roanoke city. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Roanoke city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $589.1M a year, or $13,518 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,575 households in Roanoke city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roanoke city has 3.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 101, 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 8,715 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Roanoke city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Roanoke city at 99,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,575 households. Median household income in Roanoke city is $55,378, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Roanoke city scores 40 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #614 of 887 scored counties.

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