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Property management companies in Polk County, IA
How Polk County, IA 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #463 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 63
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,764 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 87
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 516,546
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 property management companies in Polk County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $14,764 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 13% 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 90 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,282 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Polk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #463 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Iowa.
How Polk 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.
| Measure | Polk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 87 | 124 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,282 | 3,110 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | +2.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,764 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $83,576 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 90−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 862
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 633 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 516,546+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 205,358
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 879
- Median household income
- $83,576+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,398
- Median home value
- $262,100
- Jobs located here
- 309,340
- Daytime population
- 566,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for property management companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Polk County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 70 | 7 | 1.6 | 178 | +17.8% | #141 of 910 |
| 2Dubuque County, IA | 60 | 6 | 1.5 | 173 | +0.1% | #286 of 910 |
| 3Scott County, IA | 55 | 14 | 1.9 | 135 | +0.4% | #360 of 910 |
| 4Pottawattamie County, IA | 52 | 7 | 1.9 | 133 | −0.7% | #399 of 910 |
| 5Polk County, IA | 49 | 63 | 3.1 | 87 | +4.8% | #463 of 910 |
| 6Woodbury County, IA | 44 | 10 | 2.5 | 100 | +0.7% | #548 of 910 |
| 7Linn County, IA | 41 | 31 | 3.2 | 80 | +0.7% | #605 of 910 |
| 8Johnson County, IA | 38 | 22 | 3.5 | 74 | +4.6% | #657 of 910 |
| 9Black Hawk County, IA | 35 | 13 | 2.4 | 101 | +0.4% | #697 of 910 |
| 10Webster County, IA | 32 | 7 | 4.6 | 52 | −0.4% | #768 of 910 |
Other business types in Polk 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 estate36
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management49
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors45
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Polk County, IA?
There are 63 property management companies on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3B a year, or $14,764 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 63 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 13% 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 205,358 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, IA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Polk County has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 87, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Polk County would have about 55, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,282 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 516,546 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,358 households. The median household income in Polk County is $83,576 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Polk County scores 49 for property management companies (lower middle), #463 of 910 scored counties.
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