County profile
San Benito County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#921 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,222
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,168
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
70,082
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.9%
Median HH income
$114.4k±$5.1k
Bachelor's degree+
24.1%±1.6%
Poverty rate
6.7%±1.3%
Business applications
570 · 2025
Retail establishments
116
16.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Alpha Teknova, Inc.Healthcare$40.5M58CHQ-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
Manufacturing35%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation15%
Health care14%
Construction14%
Admin & support5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
70,082
residents · 2025 · +8.6% since 2020
Income per capita $70.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,550
International migration+305
Natural change+1,796
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.5B2019
$2.4B2020
$2.6B2021
$2.8B2022
$3.0B2023
$3.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$793.4k±$17.1k
Median gross rent
$2.0k/mo±$113/mo
Vacancy rate
3.6%±0.9%
Affordability
13.9× wages
Residential permits
$85.7M
247 units · 3.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
85.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 98Earthquake 97Drought 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
11372016
12022017
12742018
13302019
13562020
15772021
17582022
17052023
17422024
17562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -49% since 20214852021
3542022
3932023
2812024
2472025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.6 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
28.0 km
UP
Nearest port
142.3 km
PORT OF REDWOOD CITY WHARF NO 5
Nearest commercial airport
68.7 km
MONTEREY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.2k
avg. annual pay · +13% since 2019
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What is the GDP of San Benito?
San Benito's economy produced $3.3B in 2024, growing 9.9% year over year — faster than 91% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.