County profile
Charlotte County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#451 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 50% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
44,163
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,601
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
217,212
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.8%
Median HH income
$70.0k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
27.0%±1.1%
Poverty rate
9.0%±0.7%
Business applications
3,737 · 2025
Retail establishments
597
28.2/10k 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
Retail trade30%
Health care25%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction13%
Admin & support8%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
217,212
residents · 2025 · +15.5% since 2020
Income per capita $60.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+37,081
International migration+3,071
Natural change−10,904
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.0B2019
$6.5B2020
$7.1B2021
$7.8B2022
$9.0B2023
$9.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$328.9k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
23.7%±1.0%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$898.5M
3,015 units · 13.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 99Lightning 98Wildfire 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3452016
3762017
4002018
4212019
4362020
5232021
6822022
7222023
6892024
6382025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20214,8302021
5,6762022
4,4292023
4,5852024
3,0152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.5 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
9.1 km
SGLR
Nearest port
15.3 km
PUNTA GORDA MUNI PIER
Nearest commercial airport
8.0 km
PUNTA GORDA
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.4k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Charlotte?
Charlotte's economy produced $9.8B in 2024, growing 8.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.