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Real estate agents and brokers in Monongalia County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #996 of 2,176 scored counties
#24 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
84
6 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
40
+66.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$662.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,844 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
145
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.8
39% below 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

Households in Monongalia County spend about $662.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,844 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 45% 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.

There are 84 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Monongalia County as of September 2026. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 39% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Monongalia County in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,116 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $80K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Monongalia County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monongalia County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monongalia County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #996 of 2,176 scored counties and #24 of 31 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Monongalia County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMonongalia CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.812.830.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)145199100
Households per official establishment1,1162,640788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+66.7%+22.7%+20.1%
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 score5161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 40+66.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
846 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$80K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers 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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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
24Monongalia County, WV518418.8145+2.0%#996 of 2,176

Other business types in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 84 real estate agents and brokers in Monongalia County. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019.

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 84 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 45% 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. 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 real estate agents and brokers?

Monongalia County has 18.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 145, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Monongalia County would have about 122, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,116 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 66.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for 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 51 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #996 of 2,176 scored counties.

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