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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area
How the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #268 of 373 scored metro areas
#10 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 74
- 13 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,912 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 78
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area comes to about $2.2B a year: $18,912 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 22% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,246 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #268 of 373 scored metro areas and #10 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area 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.
| Measure | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 78 | 83 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,246 | 3,841 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +2.3% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,912 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area, 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 the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kennewick-Richland, WA | 59 | 51 | 4.7 | 101 | +6.5% | #112 of 373 |
| 2Longview-Kelso, WA | 58 | 14 | 3.2 | 139 | +3.5% | #116 of 373 |
| 3Yakima, WA | 52 | 34 | 3.9 | 111 | +1.0% | #164 of 373 |
| 4Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 50 | 57 | 5.3 | 97 | +2.7% | #188 of 373 |
| 5Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 48 | 25 | 4.8 | 100 | +2.4% | #199 of 373 |
| 6Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 47 | 34 | 7.2 | 66 | +5.0% | #211 of 373 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 46 | 51 | 5.4 | 86 | +3.9% | #216 of 373 |
| 8Walla Walla, WA | 42 | 11 | 4.7 | 95 | −0.4% | #246 of 373 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 42 | 13 | 4.9 | 90 | +1.5% | #247 of 373 |
| 9Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 41 | 1,117 | 6.9 | 78 | +3.3% | #258 of 373 |
| 10Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 40 | 74 | 6.2 | 78 | +2.8% | #268 of 373 |
Other business types in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area
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 estate55
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders40
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area?
The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area has 74 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.2B a year, or $18,912 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 74 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 22% 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 118,899 households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area has 6.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 78, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area would have about 58, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,246 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area scores 40 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #268 of 373 scored metro areas.
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