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Property management companies in Dallas County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #758 of 910 scored counties
#49 of 54 scored counties in Texas

Listings
365
17 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
883
+1.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,620 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
76
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,661,397
+1.9% 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, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #758 of 910 scored counties and #49 of 54 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 365 property management companies in Dallas County. 17 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Dallas County spend about $15.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,620 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 24% below 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.

Official counts show 883 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Dallas County in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,113 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Dallas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dallas County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Dallas County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.72.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)76108100
Households per official establishment1,1131,6861,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.5%+17.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,620$15,682$16,661
Median household income$76,547$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
870 → 883+1.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
16,013
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3B
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
36517 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
276The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
Households
982,737
Median age
35.4
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,002
Median household income
$76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,403
Median home value
$303,000
Jobs located here
1,894,804
Daytime population
3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX8791.4212+15.8%#4 of 910
2Rockwall County, TX8651.2280+28.9%#6 of 910
3Brazoria County, TX81151.1273+12.2%#22 of 910
4Ellis County, TX81131.8166+24.0%#27 of 910
5Parker County, TX81132.3135+23.5%#29 of 910
6Grayson County, TX7961.1248+12.8%#36 of 910
7Hunt County, TX7861.6171+23.0%#49 of 910
8Fort Bend County, TX77451.5212+17.4%#52 of 910
9Denton County, TX76691.9170+16.9%#67 of 910
10Johnson County, TX75132.0143+20.5%#86 of 910
49Dallas County, TX323653.776+1.9%#758 of 910

Other business types in Dallas County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Dallas County, TX?

Dallas County has 365 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 883 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $15.4B a year, or $15,620 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 365 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 24% below 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 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Dallas County has 3.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 76, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Dallas County would have about 276, against 365 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,113 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 32 for property management companies (lower middle), #758 of 910 scored counties.

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