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Property management companies in Kent County, DE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Kent County, DE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #230 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +48.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,907 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 160
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 194,786
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Kent County comes to about $1.1B a year: $14,907 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 60% 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.
Kent County has 12 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 43% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Kent County was 37 in 2023, up 48.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,930 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #230 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | Kent County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 160 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,930 | 1,661 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +48.0% | +15.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.8% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,907 | $16,011 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 37+48.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 residential and commercial property managers in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 194,786+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 71,424
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 586 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 320
- Median household income
- $74,477+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,801
- Median home value
- $316,600
- Jobs located here
- 66,799
- Daytime population
- 177,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, DE | 63 | 12 | 1.7 | 160 | +6.8% | #230 of 910 |
| 2Sussex County, DE | 52 | 35 | 3.3 | 86 | +16.1% | #409 of 910 |
| 3New Castle County, DE | 45 | 76 | 3.4 | 88 | +3.0% | #536 of 910 |
Other business types in Kent 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Kent County, DE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 property management companies in Kent County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 48.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Kent County, DE spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $14,907 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 60% 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 71,424 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, DE compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Kent County has 1.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 160, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Kent County would have about 19, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,930 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, DE growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 194,786 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,424 households. Median household income in Kent County is $74,477, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Kent County scores 63 for property management companies (upper middle), #230 of 910 scored counties.
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