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Property management companies in DeSoto County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in DeSoto County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #17 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,609 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 249
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,918
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in DeSoto County is 82 (high), #17 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.
Households in DeSoto County spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,609 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.5 times 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.
DeSoto County has 8 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in DeSoto County in 2023. That is one for every 5,070 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in DeSoto County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeSoto 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.
| Measure | DeSoto County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 249 | 146 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 5,070 | 3,208 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,609 | $13,696 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,297 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,918+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 70,986
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 402
- Median household income
- $85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,760
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 80,765
- Daytime population
- 177,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 82 | 8 | 1.1 | 249 | +6.3% | #17 of 910 |
| 2Rankin County, MS | 69 | 8 | 1.3 | 208 | +3.2% | #149 of 910 |
| 3Jackson County, MS | 63 | 9 | 1.6 | 166 | +3.0% | #229 of 910 |
| 4Harrison County, MS | 54 | 19 | 2.3 | 110 | +4.0% | #377 of 910 |
| 5Lamar County, MS | 53 | 10 | 3.9 | 68 | +4.7% | #395 of 910 |
| 6Lee County, MS | 49 | 7 | 2.1 | 120 | +0.5% | #456 of 910 |
| 7Madison County, MS | 43 | 16 | 3.6 | 80 | +6.5% | #581 of 910 |
| 8Lafayette County, MS | 38 | 7 | 3.7 | 73 | +6.6% | #659 of 910 |
| 9Hancock County, MS | 37 | 9 | 4.4 | 59 | +1.6% | #670 of 910 |
| 10Oktibbeha County, MS | 32 | 9 | 4.1 | 58 | +0.4% | #764 of 910 |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 estate59
- Real estate agents and brokers61
- Property management82
- Mortgage brokers and lenders60
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in DeSoto County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 property management companies in DeSoto County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $15,609 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.5 times 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 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
DeSoto County has 1.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 249, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 20, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,070 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 82 for property management companies (high), #17 of 910 scored counties.
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