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Property management companies in Marion County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #858 of 910 scored counties
#20 of 22 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
155
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
267
+1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,492 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
63
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
992,196
+1.6% 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

For property management companies, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #858 of 910 scored counties and #20 of 22 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 155 property management companies in Marion County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Marion County spend about $5.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,492 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 37% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 267 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,500 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Marion County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Marion 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.

Property management in Marion County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.92.33.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)63108100
Households per official establishment1,5002,8261,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.1%+5.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,492$13,818$16,661
Median household income$66,346$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score2353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
264 → 267+1.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,528
Annual payroll, 2023
$540.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1554 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
992,196+1.6% since 2020
Households
400,432
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,464
Median household income
$66,346+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,680
Median home value
$224,000
Jobs located here
662,636
Daytime population
1,168,106Residents 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 counties in Indiana for property management companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN8451.5185+13.5%#10 of 910
2Hendricks County, IN81121.8158+10.2%#28 of 910
3Johnson County, IN66132.1131+7.4%#189 of 910
4Porter County, IN6591.3203+1.6%#194 of 910
5Hamilton County, IN62423.1102+10.9%#262 of 910
6LaPorte County, IN6161.4177−0.9%#270 of 910
7Bartholomew County, IN5882.4108+4.3%#316 of 910
8Howard County, IN5461.7139+0.4%#370 of 910
9Elkhart County, IN53141.9126+0.9%#388 of 910
10Lake County, IN50412.1118+1.1%#440 of 910
20Marion County, IN231553.963+1.6%#858 of 910

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Marion County, IN?

Marion County has 155 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 267 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Marion County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.4B a year, or $13,492 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 155 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 37% 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 400,432 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marion County, IN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Marion 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 63, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Marion County would have about 97, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,500 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 992,196 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 400,432 households. The median household income in Marion County is $66,346 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Marion County scores 23 for property management companies (low), #858 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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