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Property management companies in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #184 of 374 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
42
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
76
+15.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,709 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
107
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
466,258
+3.9% 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

At $13,709 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Fort Wayne metro area spend about $2.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 7% 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.

The Fort Wayne metro area has 42 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 2.3, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Fort Wayne metro area in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,397 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Fort Wayne metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Fort Wayne metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Fort Wayne metro area is 50 (upper middle), #184 of 374 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.

How the Fort Wayne metro area 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.

Property management in Fort Wayne, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFort Wayne metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.33.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)107108100
Households per official establishment2,3972,8261,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.6%+5.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,709$13,818$16,661
Median household income$71,213$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5053

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
76+15.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
392
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
421 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$500K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Fort Wayne metro area, 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 the Fort Wayne metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
466,258+3.9% since 2020
Households
182,145
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
335
Median household income
$71,213
Average household income
$93,321
Median home value
$214,100
Jobs located here
229,223
Daytime population
467,926Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Indiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for property management companies, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fort Wayne metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Michigan City-La Porte, IN6161.4177−0.9%#84 of 374
2Columbus, IN6182.4108+4.3%#90 of 374
3Kokomo, IN5661.7139+0.4%#124 of 374
4Evansville, IN56211.8133+1.6%#125 of 374
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN562232.5109+2.7%#129 of 374
5Terre Haute, IN55121.8128+0.3%#133 of 374
6Elkhart-Goshen, IN55141.9126+0.9%#136 of 374
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN511542.897+2.9%#175 of 374
7Fort Wayne, IN50422.3107+3.9%#184 of 374
8Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN482543.087+5.4%#207 of 374

Other business types in the Fort Wayne metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 property management companies in the Fort Wayne metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.5B a year, or $13,709 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 42 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 7% 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 182,145 households in the Fort Wayne metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fort Wayne, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Fort Wayne metro area has 2.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 107, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Fort Wayne metro area would have about 45, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,397 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Fort Wayne, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Fort Wayne metro area at 466,258 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 182,145 households. Median household income in the Fort Wayne metro area is $71,213, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Fort Wayne metro area scores 50 for property management companies (upper middle), #184 of 374 scored metro areas.

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