Places/CA/San Bernardino County, CA
County profile

San Bernardino County, CA

United States · GDP 2024
#36 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 89% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$137.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
718,612
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
42,571
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,224,091
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$85.5k±$924
Bachelor's degree+
23.3%
Poverty rate
13.3%±0.4%
Business applications
26,656 · 2025
Retail establishments
5,362
24.2/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care22%
Retail trade22%
Transportation21%
Food & accommodation16%
Manufacturing10%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
2,224,091
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $54.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration30,701
International migration+31,170
Natural change+39,306

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$98.9B
2019
$101.0B
2020
$112.8B
2021
$123.2B
2022
$129.9B
2023
$137.9B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$505.0k±$4.3k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$15/mo
Vacancy rate
9.3%±0.2%
Affordability
8.5× wages
Residential permits
$1.4B
6,240 units · 2.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 100Wildfire 100Earthquake 100
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
904
2016
971
2017
1039
2018
1084
2019
1128
2020
1324
2021
1569
2022
1611
2023
1696
2024
1717
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-2% since 2021
6,342
2021
6,463
2022
7,315
2023
6,226
2024
6,240
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
13.1 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
13.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
207.5 km
DANA POINT
Nearest commercial airport
113.6 km
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$59.6k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of San Bernardino?

San Bernardino's economy produced $137.9B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over yearfaster than most 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.