Places/CA/San Diego County, CA
County profile

San Diego County, CA

United States · GDP 2024
#10 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$331.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,391,721
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
93,407
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$79.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,282,248
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$106.3k±$949
Bachelor's degree+
43.2%
Poverty rate
10.3%±0.2%
Business applications
45,546 · 2025
Retail establishments
9,207
28.0/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Food & accommodation20%
Professional services19%
Retail trade16%
Manufacturing11%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
3,282,248
residents · 2025 · -0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $84.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration133,070
International migration+57,817
Natural change+59,632

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$245.7B
2019
$247.1B
2020
$272.9B
2021
$295.4B
2022
$315.3B
2023
$331.9B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$854.7k±$4.0k
Median gross rent
$2.2k/mo±$11/mo
Vacancy rate
6.3%±0.2%
Affordability
10.7× wages
Residential permits
$2.5B
11,707 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$3.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 100Earthquake 100Landslide 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
1171
2016
1254
2017
1329
2018
1367
2019
1414
2020
1608
2021
1900
2022
2009
2023
2156
2024
2171
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
17% since 2021
10,048
2021
9,346
2022
11,469
2023
11,572
2024
11,707
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
21.1 km
I-8
Nearest freight rail
31.3 km
MTS
Nearest port
44.0 km
San Diego Unified Port, CA
Nearest commercial airport
51.8 km
MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,883,449 short tons/yr · San Diego Unified Port, CA
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$79.6k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of San Diego?

San Diego's economy produced $331.9B in 2024, growing 5.3% 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.