Places/NY/Nassau County, NY
County profile

Nassau County, NY

United States · GDP 2024
#43 of 3,127 US counties by GDP42nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 86% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$130.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
562,420
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
48,718
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,398,939
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$146.2k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
49.7%±0.6%
Poverty rate
5.4%±0.3%
Business applications
24,390 · 2025
Retail establishments
5,518
39.5/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care37%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation15%
Professional services11%
Admin & support10%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
1,398,939
residents · 2025 · +0.6% since 2020
Income per capita $109.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration34,499
International migration+29,203
Natural change+12,083

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$106.0B
2019
$106.6B
2020
$113.6B
2021
$120.5B
2022
$125.6B
2023
$130.2B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$684.7k±$2.8k
Median gross rent
$2.3k/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
4.4%±0.3%
Affordability
9.1× wages
Residential permits
$436.7M
821 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Ice storm 99Coastal flooding 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
1027
2016
1089
2017
1161
2018
1205
2019
1239
2020
1325
2021
1475
2022
1559
2023
1674
2024
1790
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-40% since 2021
1,365
2021
778
2022
1,144
2023
830
2024
821
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.6 km
I-495
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
LI
Nearest port
11.2 km
KEYSPAN ENERGY, INC., GLENWOOD POWER STATION WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
14.6 km
REPUBLIC
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$74.9k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Nassau?

Nassau's economy produced $130.2B in 2024, growing 3.7% year over yearabout 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.