Employment
348,545
Total employees (Census CBP)
Finance and Insurance ·NAICS 52213
NAICS 52213 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Credit Unions - Industry Benchmarks
$73,279/yr average annual pay across 20K establishments in NAICS 52213.
- 20.1%
- Finance and Insurance sector margin
- 349K
- Workers employed
- $73,279/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 52213
California leads Credit Unions activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Finance and Insurance sector runs a 20.1% net margin.
- 20.1%
- Finance and Insurance sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 349K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,279/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Benchmarking Insights for Credit Unions
Credit Unions sits inside Finance and Insurance, a sector that runs a 20.1% net margin overall.
19,605 establishments employ 348,545 workers (17.8/location) at $73,279/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
No recorded SBA 7(a)/504 lending for Credit Unions in the FY2020-26 dataset.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,279/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
19,605
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 20,051; establishment count was unchanged by 0. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $25.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 17.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Credit Unions NAICS 522130 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 32,000 |
| Florida | 28,960 |
| Texas | 27,927 |
| Michigan | 17,655 |
| Washington | 12,850 |
| Wisconsin | 11,475 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,100 |
| Ohio | 9,055 |
| Illinois | 8,858 |
| Indiana | 8,031 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Credit Unions?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 52213 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Finance and Insurance sector runs a 20.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Credit Unions?
19,605 business establishments. Together they employ 348,545 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Credit Unions?
$73,279/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 17.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Credit Unions employment?
California leads with 32,000 workers. Florida (28,960) and Texas (27,927) round out the top three.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 88% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Credit Unions
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Finance and Insurance
- 19,605 establishments, 348,545 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- No SBA lending on record for Credit Unions. See the rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 52213 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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