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Property management companies in Ford County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$75.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,931 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
136
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,216
−2.2% 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

Households in Ford County spend about $75.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,931 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

Ford County has 1 property management company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for residential and commercial property managers in Ford County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Ford County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 property management company on map listings, Ford County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ford 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 Ford County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFord CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)136105100
Households per official establishmentn/a2,4331,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,931$14,866$16,661
Median household income$62,439$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Ford 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 Ford County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,216−2.2% since 2020
Households
5,828
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
486 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$62,439+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,163
Median home value
$122,000
Jobs located here
5,845
Daytime population
12,564Residents 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 Ford 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
Ford County, ILNot scored11.7136−2.2%

Other business types in Ford County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 property management company in Ford County. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Ford County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $75.4M a year, or $12,931 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,828 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ford County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending.

How fast is Ford County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Ford County at 13,216 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,828 households. Median household income in Ford County is $62,439, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Ford County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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