County profile
Kennebec County, ME
United States · GDP 2024
#500 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 66% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$8.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
49,617
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,318
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
129,067
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$69.1k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
31.9%±1.3%
Poverty rate
11.6%±1.2%
Business applications
1,134 · 2025
Retail establishments
524
40.7/10k 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
Health care35%
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing9%
Education9%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
129,067
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $61.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,532
International migration+1,299
Natural change−2,583
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.1B2019
$6.3B2020
$6.9B2021
$7.5B2022
$7.9B2023
$8.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$238.2k±$5.2k
Median gross rent
$992/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
14.5%±1.0%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$121.1M
510 units · 4.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
75.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Ice storm 97Hurricane 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2332016
2352017
2512018
2622019
2762020
3252021
3812022
4192023
4492024
4722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 17% since 20214362021
5492022
4412023
4802024
5102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.5 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
55.7 km
Bath Iron Works Corp., Pier No. 1.
Nearest commercial airport
10.2 km
AUGUSTA STATE
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.8k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kennebec?
Kennebec's economy produced $8.6B in 2024, growing 7.8% 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.