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Property management companies in Hancock County, WV

The property management companies in Hancock County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$177.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,806 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
106
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,729
−4.5% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hancock County comes to about $177.1M a year: $13,806 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 6% 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.

There are 3 property management companies on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for residential and commercial property managers in Hancock County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 property management companies on map listings, Hancock County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hancock 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.

Property management in Hancock County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.31.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)106173100
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2861,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,806$13,873$16,661
Median household income$61,466$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,729−4.5% since 2020
Households
12,824
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
83 sq. mi.
People per square mile
344
Median household income
$61,466+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,029
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
9,070
Daytime population
24,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for property management companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Hancock County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV8181.6176+13.7%#26 of 910
2Wood County, WV5072.0126−2.1%#438 of 910
3Putnam County, WV4693.972−1.0%#527 of 910
4Kanawha County, WV45141.8137−4.3%#530 of 910
5Raleigh County, WV4451.7137−3.5%#541 of 910
6Harrison County, WV4483.084−2.5%#557 of 910
7Monongalia County, WV42143.185+2.0%#590 of 910
8Cabell County, WV39102.597−3.2%#633 of 910
Hancock County, WVNot scored32.3106−4.5%

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Hancock County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 property management companies in Hancock County. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hancock County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $177.1M a year, or $13,806 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 6% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,824 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hancock County, WV compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Hancock County has 2.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 106, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending.

How fast is Hancock County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 27,729 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,824 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $61,466, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Hancock County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Hancock County

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