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Property management companies in DeKalb County, IL
The property management companies in DeKalb County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #613 of 910 scored counties
#16 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $544.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,777 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 65
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in DeKalb County spend about $544.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,777 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 35% 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 15 property management companies on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in DeKalb County in 2023. That is one for every 4,944 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). DeKalb County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #613 of 910 scored counties and #16 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 65 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,944 | 2,433 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,777 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents 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 DeKalb 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 |
| 16DeKalb County, IL | 41 | 15 | 3.8 | 65 | +1.5% | #613 of 910 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers49
- Property management41
- Mortgage brokers and lenders37
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in DeKalb County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 property management companies in DeKalb County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $544.9M a year, or $13,777 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 35% 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 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
DeKalb 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 65, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,944 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 41 for property management companies (lower middle), #613 of 910 scored counties.
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