County profile
Ulster County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#423 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
44,452
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,065
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
183,330
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$86.3k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
38.2%±1.3%
Poverty rate
14.6%±0.9%
Business applications
2,180 · 2025
Retail establishments
674
36.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Kingstone Companies, Inc.Financial Services$214.9M69B2Sono-Tek CorporationIndustrials$7.0M68BHQ-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
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation25%
Health care24%
Manufacturing11%
Construction8%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
183,330
residents · 2025 · +1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $69.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,103
International migration+2,535
Natural change−2,381
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.0B2019
$7.9B2020
$8.5B2021
$9.2B2022
$9.7B2023
$10.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$352.5k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
14.1%±0.9%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$132.1M
434 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 94Strong wind 92Tornado 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5482016
5782017
6182018
6582019
6972020
8242021
9442022
10192023
11242024
11602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 27% since 20213422021
4462022
3442023
5212024
4342025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.6 km
I-87
Nearest freight rail
9.2 km
CMRR
Nearest port
21.0 km
KINGSTON RECYCLING DEPOT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
42.5 km
HUDSON VALLEY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.5k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ulster?
Ulster's economy produced $10.5B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.