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Property management companies in Hancock County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Hancock County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #670 of 910 scored counties
#9 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$292.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,470 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
59
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,873
+1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 property management companies in Hancock County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hancock County comes to about $292.8M a year: $14,470 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 41% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Hancock County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,891 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Hancock County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #670 of 910 scored counties and #9 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Hancock 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 Hancock County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.41.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)59146100
Households per official establishment2,8913,2081,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,470$13,696$16,661
Median household income$67,708$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$573K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,873+1.6% since 2020
Households
20,237
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$67,708+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,339
Median home value
$224,200
Jobs located here
13,768
Daytime population
41,525Residents 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 Hancock 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

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 property management companies on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $292.8M a year, or $14,470 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 41% 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 20,237 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hancock County has 4.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 59, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Hancock County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,891 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 46,873 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,237 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $67,708 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.7% 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. Hancock County scores 37 for property management companies (lower middle), #670 of 910 scored counties.

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