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Property management companies in Monongalia County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #590 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$662.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,844 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
85
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,991
+2.0% 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 Monongalia County comes to about $662.5M a year: $14,844 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 15% below 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 14 property management companies on map listings in Monongalia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Monongalia County in 2023. That is one for every 2,125 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $118K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Monongalia County.

Population estimates show Monongalia County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monongalia County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #590 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Monongalia 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 Monongalia County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMonongalia CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.11.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)85173100
Households per official establishment2,1254,2861,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,844$13,873$16,661
Median household income$65,346$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4261

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 21
Employees, 2023
186
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$118K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
107,991+2.0% since 2020
Households
44,629
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
360 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$65,346+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,594
Median home value
$267,700
Jobs located here
64,605
Daytime population
128,019Residents 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 Monongalia 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

Other business types in Monongalia County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 property management companies in Monongalia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $662.5M a year, or $14,844 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 15% below 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 44,629 households in Monongalia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monongalia County has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Monongalia County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,125 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Monongalia County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Monongalia County at 107,991 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,629 households. Median household income in Monongalia County is $65,346, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Monongalia County scores 42 for property management companies (lower middle), #590 of 910 scored counties.

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