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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Cabell County, WV
How Cabell County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #722 of 887 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $536.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,639 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 92
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,183
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Cabell County is 34 (lower middle), #722 of 887 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 mortgage brokers and lenders in Cabell County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cabell County comes to about $536.3M a year: $13,639 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 8% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cabell County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 7,864 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cabell County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cabell County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Cabell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 92 | 192 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 7,864 | 13,248 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,639 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $55,832 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Cabell 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 Cabell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,183−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,318
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,798
- Median home value
- $164,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,698
- Daytime population
- 106,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Cabell County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 61 | 6 | 2.6 | 163 | +9.2% | #231 of 887 |
| 2Kanawha County, WV | 57 | 17 | 2.2 | 161 | −4.3% | #290 of 887 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 54 | 15 | 3.4 | 113 | +2.0% | #357 of 887 |
| 4Berkeley County, WV | 54 | 18 | 3.5 | 111 | +13.7% | #359 of 887 |
| 5Wood County, WV | 50 | 5 | 1.4 | 252 | −2.1% | #432 of 887 |
| 6Harrison County, WV | 49 | 5 | 1.9 | 191 | −2.5% | #454 of 887 |
| 7Cabell County, WV | 34 | 15 | 3.8 | 92 | −3.2% | #722 of 887 |
| 8Ohio County, WV | 30 | 6 | 3.3 | 109 | −4.4% | #776 of 887 |
| 9Raleigh County, WV | 25 | 9 | 3.1 | 108 | −3.5% | #834 of 887 |
| 10Putnam County, WV | 21 | 16 | 6.9 | 58 | −1.0% | #866 of 887 |
Other business types in Cabell 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers54
- Property management39
- Mortgage brokers and lenders34
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Cabell County, WV?
There are 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Cabell County as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $536.3M a year, or $13,639 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 8% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Cabell County has 3.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Cabell County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,864 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 34 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #722 of 887 scored counties.
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