Real estate · Metro area · West Virginia
Real estate agents and brokers in the Charleston, WV metro area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Charleston, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 109
- 8 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,861 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 204
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,170
- −4.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,861 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Charleston metro area spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is twice 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.
There are 109 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Charleston metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 59% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in the Charleston metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,647 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Charleston metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate agents and brokers, the Charleston metro area has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #83 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Charleston metro area 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 | Charleston metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 12.8 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 204 | 199 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,647 | 2,640 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.9% | +22.7% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,861 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $60,117 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33+17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1098 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 222The 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 the Charleston metro area, 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 the Charleston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,170−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 87,358
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $60,117
- Average household income
- $81,990
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 110,278
- Daytime population
- 231,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charleston metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 70 | 260 | 22.0 | 127 | +7.1% | #42 of 387 |
| 1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 62 | 151 | 9.9 | 254 | −2.6% | #76 of 387 |
| 2Morgantown, WV | 62 | 93 | 16.2 | 166 | +1.3% | #77 of 387 |
| 3Beckley, WV | 60 | 39 | 8.7 | 277 | −4.3% | #81 of 387 |
| 4Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 60 | 45 | 9.1 | 264 | −3.6% | #82 of 387 |
| 5Charleston, WV | 60 | 109 | 12.5 | 204 | −4.7% | #83 of 387 |
| 6Wheeling, WV-OH | 58 | 69 | 11.9 | 205 | −3.6% | #101 of 387 |
| 7Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 57 | 66 | 17.4 | 144 | −2.3% | #114 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 47 | 8,995 | 37.9 | 92 | +3.3% | #214 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 46 | 184 | 33.1 | 88 | +6.5% | #225 of 387 |
Other business types in the Charleston metro area
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 estate59
- Real estate agents and brokers60
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders58
- Home inspectors13
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Charleston, WV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 real estate agents and brokers in the Charleston metro area. 8 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Charleston, WV metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $13,861 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 109 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is twice 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,358 households in the Charleston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charleston, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Charleston metro area has 12.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 204, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Charleston metro area would have about 222, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,647 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Charleston, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charleston metro area at 200,170 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,358 households. Median household income in the Charleston metro area is $60,117, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Charleston metro area scores 60 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #83 of 387 scored metro areas.
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