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Property management companies in Columbia County, FL

The property management companies in Columbia County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$377.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,756 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
226
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,094
+6.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Columbia County comes to about $377.3M a year: $13,756 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.3 times 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 3 property management companies on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 4,572 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 property management companies on map listings, Columbia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for Florida 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.

Property management in Columbia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.14.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)22660100
Households per official establishment4,5721,2361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,756$15,326$16,661
Median household income$59,205$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$453K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,094+6.2% since 2020
Households
27,430
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
797 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,718
Median home value
$194,900
Jobs located here
24,625
Daytime population
67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for property management companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with Columbia County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL82121.7159+21.1%#19 of 910
2Highlands County, FL7261.3188+9.7%#115 of 910
3Marion County, FL64402.4103+17.3%#225 of 910
4Citrus County, FL63142.0126+11.1%#241 of 910
5Pasco County, FL63562.4114+19.1%#242 of 910
6Santa Rosa County, FL63223.096+11.7%#246 of 910
7Hernando County, FL62212.5101+13.3%#263 of 910
8St. Lucie County, FL62382.896+21.4%#265 of 910
9Lake County, FL59372.2119+18.1%#302 of 910
10Nassau County, FL57133.389+17.4%#333 of 910
Columbia County, FLNot scored31.1226+6.2%

Other business types in Columbia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Columbia County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 property management companies in Columbia County. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Columbia County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $377.3M a year, or $13,756 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.3 times 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 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, FL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Columbia County has 1.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 226, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,572 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Columbia County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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