County profile
Western Connecticut, CT*
United States · GDP 2024
#69 of 3,127 US counties by GDPmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$76.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+Infinity%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
292,288
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
19,955
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$113.0k
Census CBP · 2023
Population
640,482
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$128.2k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
55.5%±0.8%
Poverty rate
7.5%±0.5%
Business applications
11,937 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,352
36.9/10k 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 care27%
Retail trade18%
Professional services18%
Food & accommodation14%
Finance & insurance13%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
640,482
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $165.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−16,173
International migration+29,703
Natural change+7,663
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$02019
$02020
$02021
$02022
$02023
$76.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$652.9k±$8.5k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
6.4%±0.4%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$953.9M
2,749 units · 4.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Hurricane 97Ice storm 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6812016
6812017
6912018
7022019
7162020
7982021
9032022
9852023
10572024
11192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2023–2025
↑ 106% since 20231,3362023
1,0942024
2,7492025
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What is the GDP of Western Connecticut?
Western Connecticut's economy produced $76.3B 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.