County profile
Lower Connecticut River Valley, CT*
United States · GDP 2024
#313 of 3,127 US counties by GDPmore diversified than 81% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+Infinity%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
65,436
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,489
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$63.3k
Census CBP · 2023
Population
177,311
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$104.4k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
46.0%±1.5%
Poverty rate
6.8%±0.6%
Business applications
1,968 · 2025
Retail establishments
668
37.7/10k 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
Health care32%
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation14%
Education8%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
177,311
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $87.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,757
International migration+2,329
Natural change−1,854
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$02019
$02020
$02021
$02022
$02023
$16.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$379.7k±$6.8k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$44/mo
Vacancy rate
10.7%±0.7%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$83.4M
358 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 88Coastal flooding 80Earthquake 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6932016
6982017
7042018
7262019
7502020
8382021
9552022
10482023
11392024
12032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2023–2025
↑ 67% since 20232152023
2692024
3582025
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What is the GDP of Lower Connecticut River Valley?
Lower Connecticut River Valley's economy produced $16.1B in 2024, growing Infinity% year over year. 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.