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Property management companies in Delaware County, IN
The property management companies in Delaware County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #885 of 910 scored counties
#21 of 22 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $575.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,438 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 58
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Delaware County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #885 of 910 scored counties and #21 of 22 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 property management companies in Delaware County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $12,438 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $575.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 42% 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.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Delaware County in 2023. That is one for every 1,492 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 58 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,492 | 2,826 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,438 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 31
- Employees, 2023
- 225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for property management companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Delaware County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 84 | 5 | 1.5 | 185 | +13.5% | #10 of 910 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 81 | 12 | 1.8 | 158 | +10.2% | #28 of 910 |
| 3Johnson County, IN | 66 | 13 | 2.1 | 131 | +7.4% | #189 of 910 |
| 4Porter County, IN | 65 | 9 | 1.3 | 203 | +1.6% | #194 of 910 |
| 5Hamilton County, IN | 62 | 42 | 3.1 | 102 | +10.9% | #262 of 910 |
| 6LaPorte County, IN | 61 | 6 | 1.4 | 177 | −0.9% | #270 of 910 |
| 7Bartholomew County, IN | 58 | 8 | 2.4 | 108 | +4.3% | #316 of 910 |
| 8Howard County, IN | 54 | 6 | 1.7 | 139 | +0.4% | #370 of 910 |
| 9Elkhart County, IN | 53 | 14 | 1.9 | 126 | +0.9% | #388 of 910 |
| 10Lake County, IN | 50 | 41 | 2.1 | 118 | +1.1% | #440 of 910 |
| 21Delaware County, IN | 18 | 18 | 3.9 | 58 | +1.2% | #885 of 910 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 estate32
- Real estate agents and brokers44
- Property management18
- Mortgage brokers and lenders57
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Delaware County, IN?
Delaware County has 18 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Delaware County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $575.3M a year, or $12,438 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 42% 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 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Delaware County has 3.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 58, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Delaware County would have about 10, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,492 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 18 for property management companies (low), #885 of 910 scored counties.
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