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Property management companies in Clay County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$96.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,392 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
174
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,238
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 property management company in Clay County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Clay County comes to about $96.7M a year: $12,392 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 property management company on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Clay County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.31.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)174146100
Households per official establishmentn/a3,2081,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,392$13,696$16,661
Median household income$43,125$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,238−2.0% since 2020
Households
7,805
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$43,125+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,753
Median home value
$129,100
Jobs located here
7,035
Daytime population
17,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS8281.1249+6.3%#17 of 910
2Rankin County, MS6981.3208+3.2%#149 of 910
3Jackson County, MS6391.6166+3.0%#229 of 910
4Harrison County, MS54192.3110+4.0%#377 of 910
5Lamar County, MS53103.968+4.7%#395 of 910
6Lee County, MS4972.1120+0.5%#456 of 910
7Madison County, MS43163.680+6.5%#581 of 910
8Lafayette County, MS3873.773+6.6%#659 of 910
9Hancock County, MS3794.459+1.6%#670 of 910
10Oktibbeha County, MS3294.158+0.4%#764 of 910
Clay County, MSNot scored11.3174−2.0%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Clay County, MS?

Clay County has 1 property management company on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clay County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $96.7M a year, or $12,392 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 7,805 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, MS compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Clay County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Clay County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 18,238 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,805 households. The median household income in Clay County is $43,125 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Clay County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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