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Property management companies in Marion County, WV

How Marion County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$332.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,255 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
150
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,584
−1.2% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Marion County spend about $332.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,255 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 50% 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.

Marion County has 4 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 43% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 7,780 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 property management companies on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marion 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 Marion County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)150173100
Households per official establishment7,7804,2861,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,255$13,873$16,661
Median household income$67,370$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
1
Annual payroll, 2023
$68K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,584−1.2% since 2020
Households
23,339
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
181
Median household income
$67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,263
Median home value
$166,700
Jobs located here
18,773
Daytime population
50,587Residents 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 Marion 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
Marion County, WVNot scored41.7150−1.2%

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 property management companies in Marion County. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $332.7M a year, or $14,255 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 50% 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 23,339 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 1.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 150, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Marion County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,780 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. Median household income in Marion County is $67,370, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Marion County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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