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Property management companies in Johnson County, IA

The property management companies in Johnson County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #657 of 910 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
22
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
37
+15.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$908.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,347 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
74
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,044
+4.6% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Johnson County comes to about $908.7M a year: $14,347 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 26% 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.

Johnson County has 22 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,712 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Johnson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Johnson County is 38 (lower middle), #657 of 910 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Iowa.

How Johnson County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Johnson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)74124100
Households per official establishment1,7123,1101,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.6%+2.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,347$14,016$16,661
Median household income$74,935$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3863

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 37+15.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
255
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
220 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,044+4.6% since 2020
Households
63,341
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
613 sq. mi.
People per square mile
256
Median household income
$74,935+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,874
Median home value
$308,600
Jobs located here
88,327
Daytime population
171,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for property management companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA7071.6178+17.8%#141 of 910
2Dubuque County, IA6061.5173+0.1%#286 of 910
3Scott County, IA55141.9135+0.4%#360 of 910
4Pottawattamie County, IA5271.9133−0.7%#399 of 910
5Polk County, IA49633.187+4.8%#463 of 910
6Woodbury County, IA44102.5100+0.7%#548 of 910
7Linn County, IA41313.280+0.7%#605 of 910
8Johnson County, IA38223.574+4.6%#657 of 910
9Black Hawk County, IA35132.4101+0.4%#697 of 910
10Webster County, IA3274.652−0.4%#768 of 910

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Johnson County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 property management companies in Johnson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 15.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Johnson County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $908.7M a year, or $14,347 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 26% 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 63,341 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, IA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Johnson County has 3.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 74, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Johnson County would have about 16, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,712 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 Johnson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 160,044 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,341 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $74,935, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Johnson County scores 38 for property management companies (lower middle), #657 of 910 scored counties.

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

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