County profile
Gilchrist County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#2308 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$576.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,222
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
295
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,488
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$63.5k±$8.6k
Bachelor's degree+
15.3%±2.4%
Poverty rate
11.5%±2.5%
Business applications
271 · 2025
Retail establishments
33
16.4/10k 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 care26%
Food & accommodation25%
Construction21%
Retail trade13%
Manufacturing11%
Admin & support5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,488
residents · 2025 · +14.5% since 2020
Income per capita $46.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,386
International migration+378
Natural change−200
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$361.8M2019
$434.8M2020
$441.1M2021
$482.6M2022
$538.4M2023
$576.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$199.9k±$14.1k
Median gross rent
$926/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±2.6%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$23.9M
94 units · 4.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 84Wildfire 77Lightning 59
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1972016
2012017
2172018
2292019
2382020
2732021
3262022
3402023
3802024
3772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -70% since 20213132021
1122022
1192023
942024
942025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.3 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
12.6 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
81.3 km
INDEPENDENT AGGREGATES (WESTSIDE)
Nearest commercial airport
51.1 km
GAINESVILLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.9k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gilchrist?
Gilchrist's economy produced $576.4M in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. 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.