County profile
Westchester County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#48 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 89% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$120.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
389,560
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
31,174
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$91.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,015,743
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$119.0k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
53.1%±0.7%
Poverty rate
9.0%±0.4%
Business applications
14,407 · 2025
Retail establishments
3,331
33.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1International Business Machines CorporationTechnology$67.5B83B+2Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$14.3B85A3Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.Healthcare$1.1B78B+4Loar Holdings Inc.Industrials$496.3M52D5OPAL Fuels Inc.Industrials$326.7M52D6Waldencast plcConsumer Defensive$272.1M35D7FRMO Corp.Financial Services$263.4M——8Applied UV, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$40.7M——9Sky Harbour Group CorpReal Estate$27.5M44D10Zoomcar Holdings, Inc.Industrials$9.1M——11Wright Investors' Service Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$5.4M24D12American Mobile Dental Corp.Healthcare$2.2M——13AI Era Corp.Communication Services$1.2M61C14Pervasip Corp.Communication Services$491.3k——15All For One Media Corp.Communication Services$9.0k——16ContraFect Corp.Healthcare$0——17PaxMedica, Inc. Common StockHealthcare$0——18alpha-En CorporationBasic Materials$0——19Metawells Oil & Gas Inc.Consumer Cyclical$0——20MabCure Inc.Healthcare———21FutureTech II Acquisition Corp.Financial Services———22Michael Anthony Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical———23Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———24Ubuyholdings Inc.Consumer Cyclical———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 care38%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction12%
Professional services10%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,015,743
residents · 2025 · +1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $136.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−33,546
International migration+33,996
Natural change+12,764
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$89.9B2019
$93.1B2020
$96.7B2021
$105.3B2022
$112.4B2023
$120.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$663.2k±$5.7k
Median gross rent
$2.0k/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
5.4%±0.4%
Affordability
7.3× wages
Residential permits
$362.0M
996 units · 1.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Winter weather 98Lightning 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
10722016
11052017
11442018
11722019
11942020
12822021
14002022
14852023
16032024
16942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -57% since 20212,3192021
3,4542022
1,4782023
1,5922024
9962025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.2 km
I-684
Nearest freight rail
1.2 km
MNCW
Nearest port
9.6 km
PARADISE HEATING OIL INC. TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
11.2 km
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR12 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$91.4k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Westchester?
Westchester's economy produced $120.2B in 2024, growing 6.9% 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.