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Property management companies in Fort Bend County, TX

How Fort Bend County, TX 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 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #52 of 910 scored counties
#8 of 54 scored counties in Texas

Listings
45
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
166
+55.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,089 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
212
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
975,191
+17.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Fort Bend County is 77 (high), #52 of 910 scored counties and #8 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 45 property management companies in Fort Bend County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Fort Bend County spend about $5.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,089 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.1 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.

Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Fort Bend County in 2023, up 55.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,763 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $775K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Fort Bend County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fort Bend County grew 17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFort Bend CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)212108100
Households per official establishment1,7631,6861,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+55.1%+17.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,089$15,682$16,661
Median household income$114,041$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
107 → 166+55.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
649
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
453 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$775K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
975,191+17.4% since 2020
Households
292,713
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
862 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,037
Median household income
$114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,132
Median home value
$374,500
Jobs located here
248,090
Daytime population
729,530Residents 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 Fort Bend 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

Other business types in Fort Bend County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Fort Bend County, TX?

Fort Bend County has 45 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 55.1% from 2019.

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

About $5.3B a year, or $18,089 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 45 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.1 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 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fort Bend County has 1.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 212, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 95, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,763 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 55.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 77 for property management companies (high), #52 of 910 scored counties.

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