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Property management companies in Coles County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Coles County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #836 of 910 scored counties
#22 of 24 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$261.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,560 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
39
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
93% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,607
−1.0% 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, Coles County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #836 of 910 scored counties and #22 of 24 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 property management companies in Coles County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Coles County comes to about $261.5M a year: $12,560 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 61% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Coles County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 4,165 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Coles County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Coles 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.

Property management in Coles County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureColes CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.82.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)39105100
Households per official establishment4,1652,4331,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,560$14,866$16,661
Median household income$56,478$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$695K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Coles 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 Coles County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,607−1.0% since 2020
Households
20,824
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$56,478+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,657
Median home value
$127,400
Jobs located here
24,356
Daytime population
50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL7981.8167+9.9%#41 of 910
2McHenry County, IL75191.6180+2.5%#83 of 910
3Will County, IL74321.3224+2.2%#93 of 910
4Kane County, IL67311.7173+1.8%#171 of 910
5Tazewell County, IL6471.3196−0.9%#214 of 910
6Madison County, IL62171.5165−1.0%#248 of 910
7Lake County, IL59501.9157+0.8%#294 of 910
8Kankakee County, IL5871.7146−1.7%#309 of 910
9Rock Island County, IL5581.3185−1.7%#356 of 910
10Winnebago County, IL53221.9126−0.4%#386 of 910
22Coles County, IL26125.839−1.0%#836 of 910

Other business types in Coles County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Coles County, IL?

There are 12 property management companies on map listings in Coles County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Coles County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $261.5M a year, or $12,560 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 12 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 61% 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 20,824 households in Coles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Coles County, IL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Coles County has 5.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 39, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Coles County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,165 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Coles County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Coles County at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. The median household income in Coles County is $56,478 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Coles County scores 26 for property management companies (lower middle), #836 of 910 scored counties.

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