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Property management companies in Adams County, IL
The property management companies in Adams County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #551 of 910 scored counties
#14 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $368.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,197 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 95
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,267
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 property management companies in Adams County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Adams County spend about $368.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,197 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 5% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 9,305 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Adams County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #551 of 910 scored counties and #14 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Adams County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 95 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 9,305 | 2,433 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,197 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,220 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $980K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 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 Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,267−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,915
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 855 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $66,220+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,695
- Median home value
- $162,600
- Jobs located here
- 32,288
- Daytime population
- 63,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for property management companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Adams County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 79 | 8 | 1.8 | 167 | +9.9% | #41 of 910 |
| 2McHenry County, IL | 75 | 19 | 1.6 | 180 | +2.5% | #83 of 910 |
| 3Will County, IL | 74 | 32 | 1.3 | 224 | +2.2% | #93 of 910 |
| 4Kane County, IL | 67 | 31 | 1.7 | 173 | +1.8% | #171 of 910 |
| 5Tazewell County, IL | 64 | 7 | 1.3 | 196 | −0.9% | #214 of 910 |
| 6Madison County, IL | 62 | 17 | 1.5 | 165 | −1.0% | #248 of 910 |
| 7Lake County, IL | 59 | 50 | 1.9 | 157 | +0.8% | #294 of 910 |
| 8Kankakee County, IL | 58 | 7 | 1.7 | 146 | −1.7% | #309 of 910 |
| 9Rock Island County, IL | 55 | 8 | 1.3 | 185 | −1.7% | #356 of 910 |
| 10Winnebago County, IL | 53 | 22 | 1.9 | 126 | −0.4% | #386 of 910 |
| 14Adams County, IL | 44 | 7 | 2.5 | 95 | −2.1% | #551 of 910 |
Other business types in Adams 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders26
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Adams County, IL?
Adams County has 7 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Adams County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $368.4M a year, or $13,197 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 5% 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 27,915 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, IL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Adams County has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 95, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,305 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 64,267 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,915 households. The median household income in Adams County is $66,220 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Adams County scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #551 of 910 scored counties.
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