County profile
Ashe County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#1793 of 3,127 US counties by GDP68th-percentile growthmore diversified than 50% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,441
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
571
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
27,514
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$56.9k±$4.6k
Bachelor's degree+
25.9%±3.0%
Poverty rate
13.5%±2.1%
Business applications
308 · 2025
Retail establishments
103
37.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lifestore Financial Group, Inc.Financial Services$33.8M54DHQ-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 trade24%
Manufacturing22%
Health care21%
Construction16%
Food & accommodation14%
Information4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
27,514
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $51.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,756
International migration+189
Natural change−1,034
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$818.5M2019
$825.4M2020
$854.1M2021
$905.5M2022
$1.0B2023
$1.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$243.1k±$17.3k
Median gross rent
$859/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
29.1%±2.7%
Affordability
5.4× wages
Residential permits
$83.3M
195 units · 7.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
66.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 93Cold wave 83Strong wind 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1952016
1912017
2062018
2172019
2252020
2522021
3102022
3622023
3912024
3922025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 49% since 20211312021
1712022
1662023
1912024
1952025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
42.4 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
20.4 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
190.2 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
77.8 km
HICKORY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.8k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Ashe?
Ashe's economy produced $1.1B in 2024, growing 6.0% 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.