County profile
New York County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#1 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0T
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,322,720
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
93,904
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$157.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,664,862
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$103.9k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
64.2%±0.7%
Poverty rate
16.5%±0.5%
Business applications
54,695 · 2025
Retail establishments
9,268
55.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1JPMorgan Chase & Co.Financial Services$182.4B72B2Verizon Communications Inc.Communication Services$138.2B86A3Citigroup Inc.Financial Services$85.2B55C4Pfizer Inc.Healthcare$62.6B76B+5Galaxy DigitalFinancial Services$60.2B30D6The Travelers Companies, Inc.Financial Services$48.8B84B+7American Express CompanyFinancial Services$41.3B78B+8Philip Morris International Inc.Consumer Defensive$40.6B86A9Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.Communication Services$37.3B71B10Morgan StanleyFinancial Services$34.3B61C11Apollo Global Management, Inc.Financial Services$32.0B47D12Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Financial Services$27.0B76B+13American International Group, Inc.Financial Services$26.8B72B14BlackRock, Inc.Financial Services$24.2B60C15Macy's, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$21.8B67B16Colgate-Palmolive CompanyConsumer Defensive$20.4B85A17Bank of New York Mellon CorpFinancial Services$20.1B70B18KKR & Co. Inc.Financial Services$19.5B51D19Omnicom Group Inc.Communication Services$17.3B79B+20Consolidated Edison, Inc.Utilities$17.0B66B21Flutter Entertainment plcConsumer Cyclical$16.4B42D22Fox CorporationCommunication Services$16.3B73B23S&P Global Inc.Financial Services$15.3B84B+24Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.Technology$15.1B54D25Blackstone Inc.Financial Services$14.5B76B+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
Professional services23%
Finance & insurance20%
Health care17%
Information15%
Food & accommodation14%
Education11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,664,862
residents · 2025 · -1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $217.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−118,352
International migration+91,077
Natural change+14,238
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$780.0B2019
$774.9B2020
$852.0B2021
$903.8B2022
$935.7B2023
$1.0T2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$1.1M±$28.0k
Median gross rent
$2.2k/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
15.7%±0.5%
Affordability
6.9× wages
Residential permits
$527.4M
2,984 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 100Strong wind 99Winter weather 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2009–2021
3062009
2862010
2912011
3042012
3122013
3872014
2652015
4452017
4822020
4172021
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -6% since 20213,1652021
4,3372022
3,0302023
4,4672024
2,9842025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.0 km
I-495
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
MNCW
Nearest port
1.8 km
CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NY 74TH ST STA WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
8.2 km
LAGUARDIA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR954 filings from 340 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$157.2k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of New York?
New York's economy produced $1.0T in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
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.