County profile
Gulf County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#2210 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 41% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$652.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,779
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
405
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,943
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
23.5%±3.2%
Poverty rate
12.5%±2.8%
Business applications
330 · 2025
Retail establishments
62
39.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1UAV Corp.Industrials———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
Food & accommodation30%
Retail trade25%
Health care18%
Construction14%
Other services7%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,943
residents · 2025 · +11.7% since 2020
Income per capita $53.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,068
International migration+66
Natural change−560
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$422.4M2019
$458.8M2020
$505.8M2021
$566.9M2022
$615.3M2023
$652.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$250.0k±$29.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$122/mo
Vacancy rate
36.5%±3.7%
Affordability
5.0× wages
Residential permits
$87.5M
302 units · 18.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 93Lightning 75Wildfire 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2152016
2422017
2602018
2852019
3052020
3532021
4272022
4822023
4572024
4722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 3% since 20212932021
2992022
2782023
3022024
3022025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
79.9 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
14.2 km
AN
Nearest port
13.4 km
SRM CONCRETE, PORT OF SAINT JOE - HOLLINGSHEAD HARBOR DIVISION
Nearest commercial airport
70.8 km
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.0k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gulf?
Gulf's economy produced $652.0M in 2024, growing 6.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.