County profile
Lake County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#2323 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$564.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+29.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,702
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
253
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,552
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$96.6k±$10.5k
Bachelor's degree+
49.5%±7.4%
Poverty rate
7.9%±3.8%
Business applications
334 · 2025
Retail establishments
34
45.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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 & accommodation26%
Health care18%
Retail trade16%
Arts & recreation16%
Construction15%
Manufacturing9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,552
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $58.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−188
International migration+98
Natural change+231
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$321.7M2019
$323.0M2020
$376.1M2021
$432.1M2022
$434.4M2023
$564.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$466.1k±$47.1k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$315/mo
Vacancy rate
24.2%±5.5%
Affordability
8.9× wages
Residential permits
$9.8M
46 units · 6.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 95Avalanche 89Lightning 38
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4262016
4882017
5542018
6062019
6392020
7422021
9562022
10432023
10492024
11112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -28% since 2021642021
642022
522023
552024
462025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
36.1 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
UP
Nearest port
905.9 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
45.1 km
ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.5k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lake?
Lake's economy produced $564.0M in 2024, growing 29.8% year over year — faster than 99% of 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.