County profile
Jefferson County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#2478 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$440.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+12.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,979
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
289
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
16,007
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$4.2k
Bachelor's degree+
19.2%±2.8%
Poverty rate
21.0%±3.6%
Business applications
255 · 2025
Retail establishments
49
30.7/10k 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 trade28%
Construction24%
Food & accommodation16%
Health care15%
Professional services10%
Agriculture8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
16,007
residents · 2025 · +11.1% since 2020
Income per capita $54.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,778
International migration+116
Natural change−355
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$263.6M2019
$268.9M2020
$305.0M2021
$337.5M2022
$393.4M2023
$440.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$232.6k±$26.6k
Median gross rent
$898/mo±$106/mo
Vacancy rate
16.5%±3.4%
Affordability
5.4× wages
Residential permits
$16.2M
55 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
39.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 87Wildfire 71Cold wave 61
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1332016
1412017
1472018
1502019
1622020
1852021
2192022
2502023
2472024
2602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -51% since 20211122021
912022
692023
642024
552025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.3 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
6.1 km
FGA
Nearest port
42.4 km
LIQUID TRANSFER TERMINALS ST MARKS FL
Nearest commercial airport
43.9 km
TALLAHASSEE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.3k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson?
Jefferson's economy produced $440.6M in 2024, growing 12.0% year over year — faster than 94% of 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.