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Real estate businesses in Hancock County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Hancock County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #713 of 2,229 scored counties
#10 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $177.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,806 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 195
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,729
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,806 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $177.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 95% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
Hancock County has 21 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hancock County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,565 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hancock County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #713 of 2,229 scored counties and #10 of 31 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Hancock 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.
| Measure | Hancock County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 16.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 195 | 193 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,565 | 1,183 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,806 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,466 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $375K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,729−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,824
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 83 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $61,466+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,029
- Median home value
- $130,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,070
- Daytime population
- 24,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morgan County, WV | 73 | 13 | 17.7 | 187 | +5.5% | #149 of 2,229 |
| 2Hampshire County, WV | 69 | 13 | 15.0 | 214 | +4.4% | #238 of 2,229 |
| 3Preston County, WV | 66 | 9 | 7.0 | 454 | −0.6% | #323 of 2,229 |
| 4Mason County, WV | 64 | 7 | 6.9 | 441 | −2.7% | #388 of 2,229 |
| 5Mineral County, WV | 64 | 13 | 11.7 | 280 | −0.4% | #394 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, WV | 64 | 15 | 13.0 | 241 | −1.0% | #402 of 2,229 |
| 7Marion County, WV | 61 | 35 | 15.0 | 219 | −1.2% | #536 of 2,229 |
| 8Mercer County, WV | 58 | 30 | 12.4 | 247 | −3.4% | #648 of 2,229 |
| 9Lewis County, WV | 57 | 6 | 8.6 | 370 | −3.7% | #693 of 2,229 |
| 10Hancock County, WV | 57 | 21 | 16.4 | 195 | −4.5% | #713 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Hancock County
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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Hancock County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 real estate businesses in Hancock County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $177.1M a year, or $13,806 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 95% 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,824 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, WV compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Hancock County has 16.4 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 195, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hancock County would have about 41, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,565 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 27,729 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,824 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $61,466, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Hancock County scores 57 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #713 of 2,229 scored counties.
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