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Property management companies in Lake County, IL
How Lake 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #294 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 50
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 127
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,846 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 157
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 719,339
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lake County comes to about $4.4B a year: $16,846 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 57% above 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.
Lake County has 50 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lake County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,035 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $297K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Lake County is 59 (upper middle), #294 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 157 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,035 | 2,433 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | −7.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,846 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $110,416 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 130 → 127−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 924
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $68.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 501 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $297K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 719,339+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 258,455
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,610
- Median household income
- $110,416+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $155,726
- Median home value
- $345,700
- Jobs located here
- 328,525
- Daytime population
- 712,545Residents 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 Lake 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 |
Other business types in Lake 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 estate35
- Real estate agents and brokers35
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors47
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Lake County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 property management companies in Lake County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.4B a year, or $16,846 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 50 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 57% above 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 258,455 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Lake County has 1.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 157, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 78, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,035 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 719,339 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 258,455 households. Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Lake County scores 59 for property management companies (upper middle), #294 of 910 scored counties.
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