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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Kitsap County, WA

How Kitsap County, WA 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #427 of 887 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in Washington

Listings
57
12 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
25
−19.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,897 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
97
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
283,374
+2.7% 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 $19,897 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Kitsap County spend about $2.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3% 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.

Kitsap County has 57 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Kitsap County was 25 in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,341 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kitsap County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Kitsap County is 51 (upper middle), #427 of 887 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in Washington.

How Kitsap County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Kitsap County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureKitsap CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.36.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9783100
Households per official establishment4,3413,8414,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.3%+2.3%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,897$19,779$16,661
Median household income$104,158$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5143

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 25−19.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The 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 Kitsap 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 Kitsap County

Population, 2025 estimate
283,374+2.7% since 2020
Households
108,537
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
395 sq. mi.
People per square mile
703
Median household income
$104,158+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,745
Median home value
$555,100
Jobs located here
71,510
Daytime population
250,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lewis County, WA8272.1207+6.7%#23 of 887
2Mason County, WA7783.1150+7.8%#53 of 887
3Grant County, WA7392.5172+6.3%#82 of 887
4Cowlitz County, WA60143.2139+3.5%#247 of 887
5Island County, WA57133.6132−1.5%#297 of 887
6Clallam County, WA55123.4128+1.1%#332 of 887
7Whitman County, WA5463.2129+1.5%#349 of 887
8Yakima County, WA54343.9111+1.0%#361 of 887
9Kitsap County, WA51575.397+2.7%#427 of 887
10Skagit County, WA50254.8100+2.4%#446 of 887

Other business types in Kitsap County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Kitsap County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 mortgage brokers and lenders in Kitsap County. 12 of them (21%) 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, down 19.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Kitsap County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.2B a year, or $19,897 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 57 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 108,537 households in Kitsap County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kitsap County has 5.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 97, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Kitsap County would have about 55, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,341 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Kitsap County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Kitsap County at 283,374 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 108,537 households. Median household income in Kitsap County is $104,158, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Kitsap County scores 51 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #427 of 887 scored counties.

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