County profile
Alpine County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#2991 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 1% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$146.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
587
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
46
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,043
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
9.8%
Median HH income
$105.5k±$8.5k
Bachelor's degree+
41.1%±7.8%
Poverty rate
10.0%±2.9%
Business applications
1 · 2025
Retail establishments
5
46.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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
Arts & recreation68%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction5%
Health care5%
Retail trade5%
Real estate4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,043
residents · 2025 · -11.6% since 2020
Income per capita $88.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−71
International migration+9
Natural change−73
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$140.2M2019
$115.2M2020
$117.0M2021
$117.9M2022
$133.7M2023
$146.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$590.2k±$75.2k
Median gross rent
ACS
Vacancy rate
72.1%±4.1%
Affordability
12.0× wages
Residential permits
$4.3M
4 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
10.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Avalanche 91Wildfire 89Landslide 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2013–2022
1722013
2012014
1842015
1952016
2152017
2202018
2412019
2342020
2772021
3022022
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 2021122021
42022
72023
32024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
58.6 km
I-580
Nearest freight rail
81.1 km
UP
Nearest port
146.6 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
100.5 km
RENO/TAHOE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Alpine?
Alpine's economy produced $146.3M in 2024, growing 9.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is arts & recreation.
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.