County profile
Washington County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#1068 of 3,127 US counties by GDP31st-percentile growthmore diversified than 39% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
10,696
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,065
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
59,353
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$73.5k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
22.4%±1.4%
Poverty rate
10.7%±1.4%
Business applications
486 · 2025
Retail establishments
180
30.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1GAMCO Investors, Inc.Financial Services$301.1M——2Tiptree Inc.Financial Services$488.0k53DHQ-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
Manufacturing34%
Retail trade22%
Health care17%
Construction11%
Food & accommodation8%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
59,353
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $53.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,020
International migration+426
Natural change−1,192
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.0B2019
$2.1B2020
$2.3B2021
$2.5B2022
$2.6B2023
$2.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$196.2k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
16.2%±1.4%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$28.9M
84 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
56.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 83Lightning 80Hurricane 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2602016
2642017
2762018
2842019
3002020
3262021
3712022
3982023
4252024
4462025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20211042021
902022
1002023
1002024
842025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
19.7 km
I-87
Nearest freight rail
6.9 km
CPKC
Nearest port
68.7 km
TROY TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
14.9 km
FLOYD BENNETT MEML
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.9k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Washington?
Washington's economy produced $2.6B in 2024, growing 2.2% year over year — slower than 69% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.