County profile
Barnstable County, MA
United States · GDP 2024
#267 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$19.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
76,963
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,957
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
233,539
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$95.2k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
48.2%±1.3%
Poverty rate
7.7%±0.7%
Business applications
2,595 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,402
59.9/10k 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%
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation20%
Construction12%
Professional services9%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
233,539
residents · 2025 · +2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $96.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+8,500
International migration+6,086
Natural change−8,518
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$14.2B2019
$13.7B2020
$15.4B2021
$16.9B2022
$17.9B2023
$19.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$629.0k±$7.0k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$60/mo
Vacancy rate
36.4%±0.8%
Affordability
10.1× wages
Residential permits
$354.5M
630 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Coastal flooding 95Hurricane 95Lightning 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
9182016
9642017
10172018
10582019
10972020
12572021
14842022
16472023
17742024
18062025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -6% since 20216722021
8872022
5472023
6402024
6302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
37.3 km
I-195
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
MC
Nearest port
8.2 km
HYANNIS TOURS PIER 1
Nearest commercial airport
5.9 km
CAPE COD GATEWAY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.2k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Barnstable?
Barnstable's economy produced $19.3B in 2024, growing 8.0% 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.