Des Moines, IA · Property Management
Property Management in Des Moines, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 81 residential property managers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 601 people with $39.2 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
81
114th most of 385 US metro areas
601
7.4 per business, against 9.1 across all metros
$39.2 million
$65,161 per employee
85%
of businesses, against 85% across all metros
+2.5%
in the number of businesses (79 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Des Moines.
- Des Moines ranks 114th of 385 US metro areas by number of residential property managers.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 7.4 employees each, against 9.1 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $65,161 per employee a year, against $59,712.
- The market grew: 2 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps property management in Des Moines.
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Start renewals while you still have time
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Questions
Property Management in Des Moines
How many residential property managers are there in Des Moines?
81 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 601 people and paid $39.2 million in annual payroll.
Is the Des Moines market for property management growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 79 to 81 (+2.5%).
What does VERA do for property management in Des Moines?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Des Moines business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is residential property managers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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