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Property management companies in Rowan County, NC

How Rowan County, NC 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 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #76 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$841.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,289 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
252
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
155,096
+5.6% 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

For property management companies, Rowan County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #76 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 property management companies in Rowan County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Rowan County spend about $841.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,289 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.5 times 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 Rowan County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 3,681 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rowan County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Rowan County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Rowan County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRowan CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.02.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)25293100
Households per official establishment3,6811,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,289$15,139$16,661
Median household income$65,725$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 16
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Rowan 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 Rowan County

Population, 2025 estimate
155,096+5.6% since 2020
Households
58,899
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
293
Median household income
$65,725+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,650
Median home value
$238,400
Jobs located here
54,409
Daytime population
138,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Rowan County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Johnston County, NC83121.4200+17.9%#14 of 910
2Union County, NC81131.5204+11.7%#24 of 910
3Lincoln County, NC7751.4209+13.2%#53 of 910
4Rowan County, NC7561.0252+5.6%#76 of 910
5Gaston County, NC75141.5175+7.8%#84 of 910
6Cabarrus County, NC74121.4207+9.9%#94 of 910
7Harnett County, NC7361.2218+12.3%#103 of 910
8Davidson County, NC71101.4179+6.6%#128 of 910
9Randolph County, NC6881.4179+3.5%#155 of 910
10Chatham County, NC67103.0102+11.0%#181 of 910

Other business types in Rowan County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Rowan County, NC?

Rowan County has 6 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Rowan County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $841.6M a year, or $14,289 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.5 times 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 58,899 households in Rowan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rowan County, NC compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Rowan County has 1.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 252, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Rowan County would have about 15, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,681 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Rowan County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Rowan County at 155,096 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,899 households. The median household income in Rowan County is $65,725 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Rowan County scores 75 for property management companies (high), #76 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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