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Property management companies in Lancaster County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #373 of 910 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
27
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
56
+12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,008 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
125
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
334,049
+3.4% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Lancaster County spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,008 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 25% 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.

Lancaster County has 27 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lancaster County was 56 in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,395 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $550K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lancaster County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lancaster County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Lancaster County is 54 (upper middle), #373 of 910 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureLancaster CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)125150100
Households per official establishment2,3952,8091,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.0%+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,008$14,176$16,661
Median household income$74,793$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5469

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50 → 56+12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
811
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
271 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$550K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County

Population, 2025 estimate
334,049+3.4% since 2020
Households
134,126
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
838 sq. mi.
People per square mile
390
Median household income
$74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,420
Median home value
$275,200
Jobs located here
180,543
Daytime population
346,989Residents 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 property management companies in Lancaster County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.

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

About $1.9B a year, or $14,008 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 27 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 25% 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 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lancaster County has 2.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 125, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 34, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,395 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 54 for property management companies (upper middle), #373 of 910 scored counties.

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