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Property management companies in Manatee County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Manatee County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #538 of 910 scored counties
#16 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 73
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 110
- +23.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,667 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 68
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 468,200
- +16.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Manatee County comes to about $2.8B a year: $15,667 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 32% below 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 73 property management companies on map listings in Manatee County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 110 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Manatee County in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,607 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Manatee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Manatee County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Manatee County is 45 (lower middle), #538 of 910 scored counties and #16 of 39 scored counties in Florida.
How Manatee 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.
| Measure | Manatee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 68 | 60 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,607 | 1,236 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.6% | +17.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,667 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89 → 110+23.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 731 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Manatee 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 Manatee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 468,200+16.6% since 2020
- Households
- 176,747
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 579
- Median household income
- $78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,837
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 145,644
- Daytime population
- 393,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 82 | 12 | 1.7 | 159 | +21.1% | #19 of 910 |
| 2Highlands County, FL | 72 | 6 | 1.3 | 188 | +9.7% | #115 of 910 |
| 3Marion County, FL | 64 | 40 | 2.4 | 103 | +17.3% | #225 of 910 |
| 4Citrus County, FL | 63 | 14 | 2.0 | 126 | +11.1% | #241 of 910 |
| 5Pasco County, FL | 63 | 56 | 2.4 | 114 | +19.1% | #242 of 910 |
| 6Santa Rosa County, FL | 63 | 22 | 3.0 | 96 | +11.7% | #246 of 910 |
| 7Hernando County, FL | 62 | 21 | 2.5 | 101 | +13.3% | #263 of 910 |
| 8St. Lucie County, FL | 62 | 38 | 2.8 | 96 | +21.4% | #265 of 910 |
| 9Lake County, FL | 59 | 37 | 2.2 | 119 | +18.1% | #302 of 910 |
| 10Nassau County, FL | 57 | 13 | 3.3 | 89 | +17.4% | #333 of 910 |
| 16Manatee County, FL | 45 | 73 | 4.1 | 68 | +16.6% | #538 of 910 |
Other business types in Manatee 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management45
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors32
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Manatee County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 property management companies in Manatee County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 110 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.8B a year, or $15,667 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 73 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 32% below 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 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Manatee County has 4.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 68, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Manatee County would have about 50, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,607 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 45 for property management companies (lower middle), #538 of 910 scored counties.
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