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Real estate agents and brokers in Cabell County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in Cabell County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #819 of 2,176 scored counties
#17 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
55
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
13
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)
179
79% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,183
−3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 real estate agents and brokers in Cabell County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 54% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Cabell County spend about $536.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,639 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 79% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Cabell County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,024 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Cabell County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cabell County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #819 of 2,176 scored counties and #17 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia.

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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Cabell County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCabell CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.012.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)179199100
Households per official establishment3,0242,640788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.7%+20.1%
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 score5461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
553 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers 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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Real estate agents and brokers across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Cabell County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Preston County, WV6997.0361−0.6%#233 of 2,176
2Morgan County, WV661115.0176+5.5%#334 of 2,176
3Upshur County, WV6499.4261−0.3%#378 of 2,176
4Marion County, WV632510.7244−1.2%#412 of 2,176
5Putnam County, WV613314.2201−1.0%#514 of 2,176
6Hampshire County, WV611213.9185+4.4%#522 of 2,176
7Berkeley County, WV6112223.9117+13.7%#535 of 2,176
8Jackson County, WV601412.2205−1.0%#555 of 2,176
9Mercer County, WV59239.5256−3.4%#583 of 2,176
10Lewis County, WV5757.2353−3.7%#665 of 2,176
17Cabell County, WV545514.0179−3.2%#819 of 2,176

Other business types in Cabell County

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

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Cabell County, WV?

There are 55 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Cabell County as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers 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 55 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 79% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers 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 real estate agents and brokers?

Cabell County has 14.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 179, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Cabell County would have about 98, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,024 households, against one for every 788 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 54 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #819 of 2,176 scored counties.

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