County profile
South Central Connecticut, CT*
United States · GDP 2024
#117 of 3,127 US counties by GDPmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$50.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+Infinity%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
263,675
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
13,779
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.0k
Census CBP · 2023
Population
578,741
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$88.2k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
42.0%±0.8%
Poverty rate
11.4%±0.6%
Business applications
7,415 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,860
32.2/10k 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 care30%
Education22%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation12%
Manufacturing11%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
578,741
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $74.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,466
International migration+17,221
Natural change−219
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$02019
$02020
$02021
$02022
$02023
$50.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$353.1k±$3.8k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
7.1%±0.5%
Affordability
5.4× wages
Residential permits
$167.0M
1,020 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 97Ice storm 97Coastal flooding 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5322016
5402017
5502018
5652019
5842020
6562021
7452022
8232023
8842024
9392025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2023–2025
↓ -29% since 20231,4272023
1,0142024
1,0202025
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What is the GDP of South Central Connecticut?
South Central Connecticut's economy produced $50.1B 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.