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Property management companies in Dougherty County, GA

How Dougherty County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #869 of 910 scored counties
#35 of 38 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$437.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,757 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
61
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,616
−3.0% 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

For property management companies, Dougherty County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #869 of 910 scored counties and #35 of 38 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $12,757 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Dougherty County spend about $437.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 39% 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 13 property management companies on map listings in Dougherty County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Dougherty County in 2023. That is one for every 2,143 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dougherty County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dougherty County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Dougherty County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDougherty CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.82.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6197100
Households per official establishment2,1431,7641,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,757$15,525$16,661
Median household income$49,044$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 16
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,616−3.0% since 2020
Households
34,280
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
253
Median household income
$49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,820
Median home value
$134,400
Jobs located here
43,701
Daytime population
96,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Barrow County, GA8051.6169+18.7%#33 of 910
2Coweta County, GA7981.4212+9.2%#37 of 910
3Cherokee County, GA74212.1153+11.6%#97 of 910
4Forsyth County, GA74232.6139+11.8%#98 of 910
5Carroll County, GA7351.1232+9.8%#102 of 910
6Paulding County, GA72162.7112+12.7%#121 of 910
7Walton County, GA7161.7167+16.0%#129 of 910
8Bartow County, GA7171.7162+10.5%#132 of 910
9Newton County, GA7171.7158+11.2%#133 of 910
10Hall County, GA69111.5190+11.4%#150 of 910
35Dougherty County, GA20133.861−3.0%#869 of 910

Other business types in Dougherty County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Dougherty County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 property management companies in Dougherty County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $437.3M a year, or $12,757 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 39% 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 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Dougherty County has 3.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 61, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,143 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 20 for property management companies (low), #869 of 910 scored counties.

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