County profile
Hunterdon County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#447 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
45,700
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,672
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$72.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
131,781
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$141.7k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
57.4%±1.6%
Poverty rate
4.0%±0.5%
Business applications
1,808 · 2025
Retail establishments
415
31.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$1.5M58C2Arno Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$0——3Unity Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———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 care25%
Retail trade21%
Construction17%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services12%
Finance & insurance12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
131,781
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $110.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,513
International migration+1,430
Natural change+80
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.0B2019
$7.8B2020
$8.4B2021
$8.9B2022
$9.3B2023
$9.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$517.2k±$12.8k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
2.4%±0.5%
Affordability
7.1× wages
Residential permits
$50.1M
544 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 96Ice storm 86Winter weather 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7192016
7252017
7372018
7522019
7672020
8362021
9372022
10312023
11132024
11832025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -21% since 20216882021
4832022
3102023
3362024
5442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.3 km
I-78
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
NS
Nearest port
38.0 km
TRENTON MARINE TERM INC PAPER
Nearest commercial airport
33.3 km
TRENTON MERCER
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$72.5k
avg. annual pay · +10% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hunterdon?
Hunterdon's economy produced $9.9B in 2024, growing 5.6% 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.