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Property management companies in Jackson County, IL

How Jackson County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #814 of 910 scored counties
#21 of 24 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$279.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,178 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
50
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,501
−1.5% 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

Jackson County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #814 of 910 scored counties and #21 of 24 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Jackson County spend about $279.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,178 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 50% 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 10 property management companies on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 4,591 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.42.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)50105100
Households per official establishment4,5912,4331,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,178$14,866$16,661
Median household income$48,763$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,501−1.5% since 2020
Households
22,955
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$48,763+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,409
Median home value
$137,300
Jobs located here
23,658
Daytime population
57,693Residents 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 Jackson 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
21Jackson County, IL28104.450−1.5%#814 of 910

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 property management companies in Jackson County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Jackson County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $279.5M a year, or $12,178 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 50% 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 22,955 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 4.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 50, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Jackson County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,591 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Jackson County scores 28 for property management companies (lower middle), #814 of 910 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Jackson County

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