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Property management companies in Lehigh County, PA

How Lehigh County, PA 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #281 of 910 scored counties
#26 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
41
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
61
+7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,347 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
116
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
384,383
+2.7% 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 Lehigh County comes to about $2.6B a year: $18,347 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 16% 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.

Lehigh County has 41 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lehigh County in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,367 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lehigh County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Lehigh County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #281 of 910 scored counties and #26 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Lehigh County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Lehigh County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLehigh CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.81.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)116172100
Households per official establishment2,3672,7821,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.0%+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,347$18,070$16,661
Median household income$80,079$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6172

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 61+7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
432
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
411 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Lehigh 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 Lehigh County

Population, 2025 estimate
384,383+2.7% since 2020
Households
144,386
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
345 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,097
Median household income
$80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,753
Median home value
$300,400
Jobs located here
215,511
Daytime population
411,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon County, PA8261.1301+2.2%#15 of 910
2Berks County, PA82191.2277+2.7%#16 of 910
3Butler County, PA82121.5229+3.2%#18 of 910
4Northampton County, PA81100.8415+3.7%#21 of 910
5York County, PA79351.9170+3.6%#39 of 910
6Franklin County, PA79121.9168+3.0%#40 of 910
7Beaver County, PA7671.0319−1.1%#60 of 910
8Westmoreland County, PA75161.0305−1.4%#72 of 910
9Delaware County, PA75301.4253+0.8%#74 of 910
10Bucks County, PA75431.7221+0.3%#79 of 910
26Lehigh County, PA61412.8116+2.7%#281 of 910

Other business types in Lehigh County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Lehigh County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 property management companies in Lehigh County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.6B a year, or $18,347 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 41 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 16% 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 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Lehigh County has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 116, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 48, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,367 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 61 for property management companies (upper middle), #281 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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