County profile
Craven County, NC
United States · GDP 2024
#592 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 61% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
30,858
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,224
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
105,025
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$65.9k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
27.5%±1.4%
Poverty rate
13.7%±1.4%
Business applications
1,256 · 2025
Retail establishments
345
33.1/10k 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
Health care31%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation18%
Manufacturing16%
Professional services7%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
105,025
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $61.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,266
International migration+547
Natural change−392
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.2B2019
$5.2B2020
$5.7B2021
$6.0B2022
$6.5B2023
$6.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$231.6k±$7.0k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
11.7%±1.2%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$122.7M
553 units · 5.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 99Winter weather 98Lightning 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3372016
3412017
3542018
3832019
3892020
4362021
5202022
5782023
6332024
6502025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 78% since 20213112021
5762022
4192023
4852024
5532025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
62.4 km
I-587
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
NS
Nearest port
3.0 km
MID STREAM MILE 34
Nearest commercial airport
7.2 km
COASTAL CAROLINA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Craven?
Craven's economy produced $6.9B in 2024, growing 6.6% 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.