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Property management companies in Okaloosa County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #826 of 910 scored counties
#37 of 39 scored counties in Florida

Listings
59
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
103
+33.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,899 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
41
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,810
+4.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Okaloosa County is 27 (lower middle), #826 of 910 scored counties and #37 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 59 property management companies in Okaloosa County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Okaloosa County comes to about $1.4B a year: $15,899 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 59% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 103 businesses with payroll in Okaloosa County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 33.8% from 2019. That is one for every 829 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Okaloosa County. Population estimates put the population change in Okaloosa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOkaloosa CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.94.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)4160100
Households per official establishment8291,2361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.8%+17.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,899$15,326$16,661
Median household income$81,998$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score2732

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77 → 103+33.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
705
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
592 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$5.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
221,810+4.6% since 2020
Households
85,411
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
930 sq. mi.
People per square mile
233
Median household income
$81,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,934
Median home value
$351,200
Jobs located here
91,084
Daytime population
224,037Residents 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 Okaloosa 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
37Okaloosa County, FL27596.941+4.6%#826 of 910

Other business types in Okaloosa County

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

Questions

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

Okaloosa County has 59 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 33.8% from 2019.

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

About $1.4B a year, or $15,899 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 59 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 59% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 85,411 households in Okaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Okaloosa County has 6.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 41, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Okaloosa County would have about 24, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 829 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Okaloosa County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Okaloosa County at 221,810 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,411 households. The median household income in Okaloosa County is $81,998 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Okaloosa County scores 27 for property management companies (lower middle), #826 of 910 scored counties.

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