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Real estate businesses in Boone County, WV

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$105.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,291 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
1,216
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,251
−6.9% 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 Boone County comes to about $105.4M a year: $13,291 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

There are 2 real estate businesses on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Boone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 real estate businesses on map listings, Boone County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Boone 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 in Boone County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.516.638.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)1,216193100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,183414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.9%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,291$13,873$16,661
Median household income$57,093$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,251−6.9% since 2020
Households
7,927
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
502 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$57,093+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,950
Median home value
$93,100
Jobs located here
3,929
Daytime population
17,897Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Morgan County, WV731317.7187+5.5%#149 of 2,229
2Hampshire County, WV691315.0214+4.4%#238 of 2,229
3Preston County, WV6697.0454−0.6%#323 of 2,229
4Mason County, WV6476.9441−2.7%#388 of 2,229
5Mineral County, WV641311.7280−0.4%#394 of 2,229
6Jackson County, WV641513.0241−1.0%#402 of 2,229
7Marion County, WV613515.0219−1.2%#536 of 2,229
8Mercer County, WV583012.4247−3.4%#648 of 2,229
9Lewis County, WV5768.6370−3.7%#693 of 2,229
10Hancock County, WV572116.4195−4.5%#713 of 2,229
Boone County, WVNot scored22.51,216−6.9%

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Boone County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 real estate businesses in Boone County. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Boone County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $105.4M a year, or $13,291 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,927 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, WV compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Boone County has 2 real estate businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Boone County would have about 24, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Boone County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 20,251 people in 2025, down 6.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,927 households. Median household income in Boone County is $57,093, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Boone County has no market score for real estate businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Boone County

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