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Property management companies in Clay County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Clay County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #325 of 910 scored counties
#6 of 20 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +40.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,775 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 109
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,032
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clay County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,775 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 9% 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.
There are 25 property management companies on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 40.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,689 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Clay County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #325 of 910 scored counties and #6 of 20 scored counties in Missouri.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Clay County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 109 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,689 | 2,471 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.7% | +6.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,775 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,468 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 38+40.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 470
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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
- 265,032+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,171
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 649
- Median household income
- $88,468+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,962
- Median home value
- $275,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,697
- Daytime population
- 242,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, MO | 78 | 6 | 1.4 | 192 | +7.1% | #47 of 910 |
| 2Jefferson County, MO | 75 | 9 | 1.0 | 253 | +2.7% | #75 of 910 |
| 3St. Charles County, MO | 67 | 32 | 2.0 | 145 | +4.9% | #174 of 910 |
| 4Platte County, MO | 67 | 9 | 2.1 | 138 | +6.7% | #177 of 910 |
| 5Cole County, MO | 58 | 6 | 1.9 | 131 | +1.7% | #310 of 910 |
| 6Clay County, MO | 57 | 25 | 2.4 | 109 | +4.3% | #325 of 910 |
| 7St. Francois County, MO | 49 | 5 | 2.0 | 113 | +2.1% | #458 of 910 |
| 8Buchanan County, MO | 46 | 7 | 2.1 | 111 | −1.1% | #511 of 910 |
| 9Johnson County, MO | 46 | 6 | 2.8 | 84 | +4.9% | #522 of 910 |
| 10Jasper County, MO | 41 | 15 | 3.0 | 76 | +3.7% | #609 of 910 |
Other business types in Clay 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management57
- Mortgage brokers and lenders33
- Home inspectors36
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Clay County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 property management companies in Clay County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 40.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Clay County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $14,775 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 9% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 102,171 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MO compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Clay County has 2.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 109, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Clay County would have about 27, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,689 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 265,032 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 102,171 households. Median household income in Clay County is $88,468, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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 scores 57 for property management companies (upper middle), #325 of 910 scored counties.
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