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Property management companies in Ellis County, TX
The property management companies in Ellis County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #27 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 54 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,658 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 166
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 240,867
- +24.0% since 2020
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What this means
For property management companies, Ellis County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #27 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 54 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 property management companies in Ellis County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Ellis County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,658 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 66% 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.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ellis County in 2023. That is one for every 3,588 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ellis County grew 24.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ellis 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.
| Measure | Ellis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 166 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,588 | 1,686 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,658 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $99,595 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 331
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 240,867+24.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,759
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $99,595+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,930
- Median home value
- $348,600
- Jobs located here
- 60,835
- Daytime population
- 167,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 87 | 9 | 1.4 | 212 | +15.8% | #4 of 910 |
| 2Rockwall County, TX | 86 | 5 | 1.2 | 280 | +28.9% | #6 of 910 |
| 3Brazoria County, TX | 81 | 15 | 1.1 | 273 | +12.2% | #22 of 910 |
| 4Ellis County, TX | 81 | 13 | 1.8 | 166 | +24.0% | #27 of 910 |
| 5Parker County, TX | 81 | 13 | 2.3 | 135 | +23.5% | #29 of 910 |
| 6Grayson County, TX | 79 | 6 | 1.1 | 248 | +12.8% | #36 of 910 |
| 7Hunt County, TX | 78 | 6 | 1.6 | 171 | +23.0% | #49 of 910 |
| 8Fort Bend County, TX | 77 | 45 | 1.5 | 212 | +17.4% | #52 of 910 |
| 9Denton County, TX | 76 | 69 | 1.9 | 170 | +16.9% | #67 of 910 |
| 10Johnson County, TX | 75 | 13 | 2.0 | 143 | +20.5% | #86 of 910 |
Other business types in Ellis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate57
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management81
- Mortgage brokers and lenders73
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Ellis County, TX?
Ellis County has 13 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 20 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Ellis County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $16,658 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 66% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,759 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, TX compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Ellis 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 166, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Ellis County would have about 22, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,588 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 240,867 people in 2025, up 24.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,759 households. The median household income in Ellis County is $99,595 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Ellis County scores 81 for property management companies (high), #27 of 910 scored counties.
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