County profile
Burlington County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#145 of 3,127 US counties by GDP56th-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$40.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
199,706
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
10,703
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$69.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
481,439
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$108.1k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
42.5%±0.9%
Poverty rate
6.6%±0.5%
Business applications
7,311 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,316
27.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Burlington Stores, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$11.5B74B2Allegiant Professional Business Services, Inc.Industrials$3.0M——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 trade20%
Transportation16%
Finance & insurance14%
Professional services13%
Food & accommodation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
481,439
residents · 2025 · +4.3% since 2020
Income per capita $78.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+9,817
International migration+8,869
Natural change+1,289
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$29.7B2019
$30.4B2020
$33.3B2021
$36.1B2022
$38.9B2023
$40.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$354.0k±$3.1k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
4.9%±0.4%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$239.4M
1,624 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Winter weather 98Ice storm 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6042016
6142017
6272018
6472019
6732020
7572021
8842022
9892023
10812024
11432025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -23% since 20212,1192021
1,9982022
1,6762023
2,1542024
1,6242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
21.5 km
I-295
Nearest freight rail
16.4 km
HIRR
Nearest port
28.6 km
INTERSTATE STORAGE & PIPELINE CORP WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
46.2 km
TRENTON MERCER
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$69.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Burlington?
Burlington's economy produced $40.9B in 2024, growing 4.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.