County profile
Cabarrus County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#359 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$13.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
77,218
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,279
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
249,725
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$89.0k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
37.9%±1.4%
Poverty rate
9.3%±0.9%
Business applications
4,244 · 2025
Retail establishments
754
30.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation20%
Health care20%
Transportation14%
Construction11%
Manufacturing11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
249,725
residents · 2025 · +9.9% since 2020
Income per capita $61.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+14,571
International migration+4,186
Natural change+3,738
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.4B2019
$8.5B2020
$9.5B2021
$10.5B2022
$11.8B2023
$13.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$354.8k±$6.5k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
10.1%±1.0%
Affordability
6.8× wages
Residential permits
$299.9M
1,991 units · 8.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 96Tornado 89Lightning 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4232016
4542017
4902018
5272019
5522020
6362021
7912022
8502023
8782024
8972025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -7% since 20212,1522021
1,8192022
2,2702023
2,4852024
1,9912025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.3 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
NS
Nearest port
223.2 km
ELWELL FERRY - CARVERS
Nearest commercial airport
14.5 km
CONCORD-PADGETT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.5k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cabarrus?
Cabarrus's economy produced $13.0B in 2024, growing 9.8% year over year — faster than 90% of 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.