County profile
Nevada County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#631 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
27,771
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,323
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
101,911
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$89.9k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
41.5%±1.8%
Poverty rate
11.0%±1.1%
Business applications
1,366 · 2025
Retail establishments
389
38.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BrewBilt Brewing CompanyIndustrials$503.0k——2BrewBilt Manufacturing Inc.Industrials$348.6k——3Islet Holdings, Inc.Healthcare———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
Food & accommodation24%
Health care24%
Retail trade21%
Construction15%
Other services9%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
101,911
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $80.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,349
International migration+363
Natural change−1,933
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.6B2019
$4.6B2020
$5.0B2021
$5.5B2022
$5.8B2023
$6.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$621.8k±$12.7k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$96/mo
Vacancy rate
21.1%±1.3%
Affordability
10.4× wages
Residential permits
$91.3M
198 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 99Landslide 96Earthquake 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7512016
8142017
8552018
8802019
9012020
10302021
11282022
11072023
11322024
11412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -55% since 20214432021
3672022
2532023
2152024
1982025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
7.0 km
UP
Nearest port
102.3 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
88.9 km
RENO/TAHOE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.8k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Nevada?
Nevada's economy produced $6.2B in 2024, growing 6.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.