County profile
Gila County, AZ
United States · GDP 2024
#1128 of 3,127 US counties by GDP35th-percentile growthmore diversified than 47% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,495
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,065
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
53,801
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$62.0k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
18.7%±1.8%
Poverty rate
16.9%±2.1%
Business applications
652 · 2025
Retail establishments
137
25.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Wrap Technologies, Inc.Technology$4.7M41DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Food & accommodation21%
Retail trade20%
Mining & energy17%
Construction8%
Arts & recreation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
53,801
residents · 2025 · +0.9% since 2020
Income per capita $57.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,828
International migration+27
Natural change−2,402
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.7B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.2B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$269.4k±$14.0k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$90/mo
Vacancy rate
27.8%±1.8%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$48.7M
153 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 99Lightning 94Heat wave 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3992016
4312017
4572018
4932019
5252020
6202021
7652022
7882023
8022024
7962025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 20212042021
2092022
2312023
1512024
1532025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
115.8 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
39.0 km
AZER
Nearest port
596.0 km
San Diego Unified Port, CA
Nearest commercial airport
90.5 km
SHOW LOW RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gila?
Gila's economy produced $2.4B in 2024, growing 2.9% year over year — slower than 65% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.