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Property management companies in Mercer County, NJ

How Mercer County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #208 of 910 scored counties
#14 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
44
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
67
+6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,218 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
119
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
399,289
+3.3% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Mercer County comes to about $2.9B a year: $20,218 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 19% 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.

Mercer County has 44 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Mercer County was 67 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $175K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Mercer County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Mercer County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #208 of 910 scored counties and #14 of 19 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Mercer County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Mercer County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)119174100
Households per official establishment2,1511,7321,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.4%+11.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,218$20,430$16,661
Median household income$100,645$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6577

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 67+6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
610
Annual payroll, 2023
$42.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
443 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$175K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
399,289+3.3% since 2020
Households
144,114
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
225 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,719
Median household income
$100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,372
Median home value
$377,700
Jobs located here
262,034
Daytime population
469,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for property management companies, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Mercer County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, NJ8671.2313+2.9%#5 of 910
2Gloucester County, NJ84141.2292+3.3%#8 of 910
3Burlington County, NJ83311.7213+4.3%#12 of 910
4Somerset County, NJ79191.5288+3.5%#35 of 910
5Union County, NJ76412.0184+5.0%#65 of 910
6Camden County, NJ74341.7202+2.4%#95 of 910
7Middlesex County, NJ73591.9196+2.6%#105 of 910
8Morris County, NJ73432.2186+3.2%#107 of 910
9Hunterdon County, NJ71132.6163+2.3%#130 of 910
10Passaic County, NJ67321.8192+1.6%#168 of 910
14Mercer County, NJ65443.1119+3.3%#208 of 910

Other business types in Mercer County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Mercer County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 property management companies in Mercer County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Mercer County, NJ spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.9B a year, or $20,218 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 44 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 19% 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 144,114 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mercer County, NJ compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Mercer County has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 119, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Mercer County would have about 52, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Mercer County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $100,645, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Mercer County scores 65 for property management companies (upper middle), #208 of 910 scored counties.

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