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Property management companies in Douglas County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #476 of 910 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
63
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
118
+9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,682 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
100
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,460
+3.6% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Douglas County comes to about $3.5B a year: $14,682 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is in line with 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 63 property management companies on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 118 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #476 of 910 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Douglas County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)100150100
Households per official establishment2,0212,8091,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.3%+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,682$14,176$16,661
Median household income$80,391$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score4869

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
108 → 118+9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,193
Annual payroll, 2023
$189.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
632 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
606,460+3.6% since 2020
Households
238,430
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,809
Median household income
$80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,185
Median home value
$266,100
Jobs located here
360,817
Daytime population
660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE78121.6176+9.0%#48 of 910
2Lancaster County, NE54272.0125+3.4%#373 of 910
3Douglas County, NE48632.6100+3.6%#476 of 910
4Madison County, NE3753.569+1.6%#669 of 910

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Douglas County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 63 property management companies in Douglas County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.5B a year, or $14,682 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 63 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is in line with 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Douglas County has 2.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 48 for property management companies (lower middle), #476 of 910 scored counties.

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