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Property management companies in Pottawattamie County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Pottawattamie County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #399 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 11 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $516.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,721 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 133
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 92,996
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 property management companies in Pottawattamie County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $13,721 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Pottawattamie County spend about $516.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 33% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Pottawattamie County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,764 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pottawattamie County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Pottawattamie County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #399 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 11 scored counties in Iowa.
How Pottawattamie 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 | Pottawattamie County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 133 | 124 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,764 | 3,110 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,721 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $73,602 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 92,996−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 37,642
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 951 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $73,602+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,780
- Median home value
- $195,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,169
- Daytime population
- 86,715Residents 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 Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management52
- Mortgage brokers and lenders45
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Pottawattamie County, IA?
Pottawattamie County has 7 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Pottawattamie County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $516.5M a year, or $13,721 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 33% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,642 households in Pottawattamie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pottawattamie County, IA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Pottawattamie County has 1.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 133, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Pottawattamie County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,764 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Pottawattamie County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Pottawattamie County at 92,996 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,642 households. The median household income in Pottawattamie County is $73,602 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Pottawattamie County scores 52 for property management companies (upper middle), #399 of 910 scored counties.
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