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Property management companies in Mercer County, OH

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$223.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,631 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
134
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,737
+0.5% 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

Households in Mercer County spend about $223.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,631 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 34% 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 3 property management companies on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for residential and commercial property managers in Mercer County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 property management companies on map listings, Mercer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Mercer County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)134121100
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5831,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,631$13,878$16,661
Median household income$76,782$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 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
42,737+0.5% since 2020
Households
16,408
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
462 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$76,782+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,265
Median home value
$210,600
Jobs located here
19,998
Daytime population
40,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Licking County, OH7471.0260+3.8%#92 of 910
2Warren County, OH73151.6183+5.7%#108 of 910
3Delaware County, OH73192.3140+12.5%#112 of 910
4Fairfield County, OH7181.3204+6.5%#126 of 910
5Medina County, OH7081.1254+1.3%#138 of 910
6Clermont County, OH67161.9141+3.9%#176 of 910
7Lorain County, OH64231.8140+3.1%#220 of 910
8Wayne County, OH6361.4183−0.1%#226 of 910
9Greene County, OH63131.9142+3.7%#236 of 910
10Lake County, OH62151.5174−0.1%#247 of 910
Mercer County, OHNot scored31.8134+0.5%

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, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 property management companies in Mercer County. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $223.7M a year, or $13,631 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 34% 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 16,408 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mercer County has 1.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 134, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Mercer County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Mercer County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 42,737 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $76,782, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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 has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Mercer County

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