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Property management companies in Shelby County, AL
How Shelby County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #277 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 16 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 22
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,986 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 121
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Shelby County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,986 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 21% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.
There are 22 property management companies on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,888 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Shelby County.
Population estimates show Shelby County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shelby County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #277 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 16 scored counties in Alabama.
How Shelby County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 121 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,888 | 2,968 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | +19.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,986 | $14,375 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 46−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 380
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 87 | 5 | 1.2 | 234 | +18.0% | #3 of 910 |
| 2Morgan County, AL | 72 | 7 | 1.4 | 185 | +2.6% | #117 of 910 |
| 3Houston County, AL | 68 | 5 | 1.2 | 217 | +2.8% | #153 of 910 |
| 4Lee County, AL | 62 | 15 | 2.2 | 120 | +8.6% | #259 of 910 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 61 | 22 | 2.5 | 121 | +6.5% | #277 of 910 |
| 6Marshall County, AL | 61 | 8 | 2.2 | 117 | +6.0% | #280 of 910 |
| 7Colbert County, AL | 56 | 5 | 2.1 | 120 | +3.8% | #342 of 910 |
| 8DeKalb County, AL | 52 | 6 | 2.3 | 102 | +3.4% | #404 of 910 |
| 9Madison County, AL | 50 | 66 | 4.0 | 73 | +11.0% | #452 of 910 |
| 10Lauderdale County, AL | 49 | 11 | 2.8 | 91 | +3.3% | #461 of 910 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 estate42
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management61
- Mortgage brokers and lenders47
- Home inspectors40
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Questions
How many property management companies are in Shelby County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 property management companies in Shelby County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $16,986 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 21% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Shelby County has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 121, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Shelby County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,888 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 61 for property management companies (upper middle), #277 of 910 scored counties.
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