County profile
Yolo County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#255 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$20.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
74,652
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,509
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$73.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
224,410
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$91.8k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
44.8%±1.3%
Poverty rate
16.7%±1.0%
Business applications
1,985 · 2025
Retail establishments
481
21.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Origin Materials, Inc.Basic Materials$18.9M24D2Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.Basic Materials$4.9M46DHQ-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 & accommodation19%
Health care18%
Wholesale trade17%
Retail trade16%
Transportation15%
Manufacturing15%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
224,410
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $71.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−3,665
International migration+7,663
Natural change+2,194
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.2B2019
$16.1B2020
$17.5B2021
$18.7B2022
$19.3B2023
$20.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$620.7k±$8.7k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
7.0%±0.8%
Affordability
8.5× wages
Residential permits
$120.3M
397 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 100Earthquake 97Wildfire 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
12222016
13102017
13972018
14432019
14632020
16442021
18852022
18492023
19202024
19032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -68% since 20211,2292021
9312022
7222023
7162024
3972025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.3 km
I-505
Nearest freight rail
9.3 km
CFNR
Nearest port
32.1 km
UNOCAL CORP WEST SACRAMENTO TERMINAL WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
27.1 km
SACRAMENTO INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,110,301 short tons/yr · Sacramento-Yolo Port, CA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$73.0k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Yolo?
Yolo's economy produced $20.5B in 2024, growing 6.0% 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.