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Property management companies in the Bloomington, IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Bloomington, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #264 of 374 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,423 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 76
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,419
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 property management companies in the Bloomington metro area. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Bloomington metro area comes to about $1B a year: $14,423 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 24% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Bloomington metro area was 20 in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,511 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Bloomington metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, the Bloomington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #264 of 374 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Bloomington metro area 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 | Bloomington metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 76 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,511 | 2,433 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −7.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,423 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,905 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 the Bloomington metro area, 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 the Bloomington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,419+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,220
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,183 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,003
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 88,959
- Daytime population
- 180,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for property management companies, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 59 | 24 | 1.5 | 168 | −0.9% | #103 of 374 |
| 1Kankakee, IL | 59 | 7 | 1.7 | 146 | −1.7% | #105 of 374 |
| 2Rockford, IL | 57 | 24 | 1.8 | 137 | −0.3% | #116 of 374 |
| 3Peoria, IL | 54 | 31 | 2.0 | 124 | −1.3% | #147 of 374 |
| 4Decatur, IL | 51 | 7 | 1.6 | 147 | −4.3% | #171 of 374 |
| 5Springfield, IL | 49 | 16 | 1.8 | 143 | −1.2% | #193 of 374 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 49 | 266 | 2.3 | 115 | −0.2% | #196 of 374 |
| 6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 42 | 1,028 | 2.8 | 98 | 0.0% | #251 of 374 |
| 7Bloomington, IL | 41 | 24 | 3.4 | 76 | +0.1% | #264 of 374 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 34 | 11 | 2.9 | 83 | +1.7% | #318 of 374 |
Other business types in the Bloomington metro area
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 estate49
- Real estate agents and brokers50
- Property management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders59
- Home inspectors45
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Questions
How many property management companies are in the Bloomington, IL metro area?
There are 24 property management companies on map listings in the Bloomington metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bloomington, IL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $14,423 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 24 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 24% 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 70,220 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bloomington, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Bloomington metro area has 3.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 76, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,511 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bloomington, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. The Bloomington metro area scores 41 for property management companies (lower middle), #264 of 374 scored metro areas.
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