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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Yakima County, WA
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Yakima County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #361 of 887 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 34
- 8 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,801 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 111
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 259,185
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Yakima County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,801 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 11% above 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.
There are 34 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Yakima County as of September 2026. 8 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Yakima County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 7,309 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Yakima County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Yakima County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #361 of 887 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in Washington.
How Yakima 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.
| Measure | Yakima County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 111 | 83 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,309 | 3,841 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,801 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,656 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 348 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Yakima 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 Yakima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 259,185+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,708
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,295 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $70,656+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,451
- Median home value
- $310,100
- Jobs located here
- 108,597
- Daytime population
- 259,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis County, WA | 82 | 7 | 2.1 | 207 | +6.7% | #23 of 887 |
| 2Mason County, WA | 77 | 8 | 3.1 | 150 | +7.8% | #53 of 887 |
| 3Grant County, WA | 73 | 9 | 2.5 | 172 | +6.3% | #82 of 887 |
| 4Cowlitz County, WA | 60 | 14 | 3.2 | 139 | +3.5% | #247 of 887 |
| 5Island County, WA | 57 | 13 | 3.6 | 132 | −1.5% | #297 of 887 |
| 6Clallam County, WA | 55 | 12 | 3.4 | 128 | +1.1% | #332 of 887 |
| 7Whitman County, WA | 54 | 6 | 3.2 | 129 | +1.5% | #349 of 887 |
| 8Yakima County, WA | 54 | 34 | 3.9 | 111 | +1.0% | #361 of 887 |
| 9Kitsap County, WA | 51 | 57 | 5.3 | 97 | +2.7% | #427 of 887 |
| 10Skagit County, WA | 50 | 25 | 4.8 | 100 | +2.4% | #446 of 887 |
Other business types in Yakima County
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 estate56
- Real estate agents and brokers65
- Property management53
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors47
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Yakima County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 mortgage brokers and lenders in Yakima County. 8 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Yakima County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $16,801 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 34 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 11% above 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 87,708 households in Yakima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yakima County, WA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Yakima County has 3.9 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Yakima County would have about 38, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,309 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Yakima County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Yakima County at 259,185 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,708 households. Median household income in Yakima County is $70,656, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Yakima County scores 54 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #361 of 887 scored counties.
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