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Property management companies in Lake County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Lake County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #302 of 910 scored counties
#9 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
37
4 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
89
+11.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,929 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
119
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,068
+18.1% 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

At $14,929 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $2.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 19% 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.

Lake County has 37 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lake County was 89 in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,848 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lake County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 18.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #302 of 910 scored counties and #9 of 39 scored counties in Florida.

How Lake 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 Lake County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.24.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11960100
Households per official establishment1,8481,2361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.3%+17.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,929$15,326$16,661
Median household income$73,161$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5932

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
80 → 89+11.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
726
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
374 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
456,068+18.1% since 2020
Households
164,497
Median age
47.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
954 sq. mi.
People per square mile
433
Median household income
$73,161+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,160
Median home value
$318,400
Jobs located here
120,029
Daytime population
357,515Residents 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 Lake 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

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 property management companies in Lake County. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 11.3% from 2019.

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

About $2.5B a year, or $14,929 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 37 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 19% 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 164,497 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 2.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 119, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 44, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,848 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 456,068 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,497 households. Median household income in Lake County is $73,161, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Lake County scores 59 for property management companies (upper middle), #302 of 910 scored counties.

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